Writing from the trough

First, a brief note to everybody:  I’m baaaaaack.This may be in fits and starts, as my new life in Boston is excellent but demanding.  Also for the past month I have been writing little essays about Groundhog Day to accompany my publication of the original screenplay.  This has been fun, but it keeps sucking energy […]

Essence

The last time we moved – 16 years ago – we had a lot less stuff.  Even so, I remember vowing never ever to do this again.   If a new move were to become necessary, I promised, we were going to forego boxes and vans and go straight to the one match technique.  How much […]

Character and Country

It was one of those parties where it is somehow decided that now we are all going to tell a personal story.  Like you, I try to avoid these kinds of parties.  Like you, I dread being manipulated and peer pressured into humiliating myself.  Like you, I tend to find these experiences – in retrospect […]

Just a quick visit

On any other blog a reader might assume from the time lapsed since the last entry that the blogger is busy writing or moving or preparing for a new job. On this blog a reader additionally wonders, “You don’t suppose Mr. Rubin is trapped in a repeating day?” I hope all is well. […]

Size Matters

Q: Danny,
Okay, I’ve always been a fan of “Groundhog Day” and I’m sure you’ve answered this before, but could you give me your take on this issue?  Seeing that the concept is similar to “12:01″ and that they came out the same year and both Bill and Jonathan are great, etc……… Why is it that […]

Monkey Motivation

Once again the question comes from Al, our friend the farmer/writer/philosopher from Wisconsin.  “Do you draw inspiration from books or films?” he asks.  This is a nice but not a burning question, and I suspect that Al is cleverly trying to reengage me in my blog.  Thank you, Al.  This is very kind of you. 

It […]

Unstuck

People seem to always be complaining that they are stuck in their lives.  I hear a lot about it because of Groundhog Day – one of the ways that people relate to the movie is because they are feeling stuck in repetitive patterns, stuck, unable to change anything. 
As I begin one of the monumental upheavals […]