Real Christmas Spirit

08/15/2026

06/05/2026

Great advice

05/31/2026

The most accurate poem about aging: it started strong, then wandered into another room and forgot why it was there. 😂

05/15/2026

Turns out our entire childhood was sponsored by false advertising. 😂🐦

05/15/2026

Or by motorcycle.

02/09/2026

Long Winter's nap is over. Time to get back to the workshop.

02/05/2026

Run, run Rudolph

02/03/2026

Mario Puzo was already an acclaimed novelist by the late 1960s when 'The Godfather' (published in 1969) became a runaway bestseller and caught Hollywood’s attention. Despite his literary success, he had never written a screenplay in his life. When Paramount hired him to adapt his own novel for the 1972 film, he stepped into completely unfamiliar territory.

He later joked that he didn’t even know the proper formatting, relying instead on instinct, storytelling rhythm, and his growing partnership with a young Francis Ford Coppola, who was just 31 at the time.

Together, Puzo and Coppola shaped a script that would redefine American cinema. Their collaboration produced a film that won three Oscars, including Best Adapted Screenplay for Puzo and Coppola.

Yet even after earning two Academy Awards for screenwriting (for The Godfather in 1972 and 'The Godfather Part II' in 1974), Puzo still felt insecure about his technical understanding of the craft. Hoping to finally learn screenwriting “the right way,” he bought a respected how‑to book. When he opened it, the very first chapter offered a piece of advice he never expected. In the first chapter, it said “Study Godfather I”.

02/03/2026

Kringle and friend