Today is Father Gerald Robinson's 70th birthday. He is incarcerated at Hocking Correctional Facility in southern Ohio.
The Toledo Catholic priest has spent the last 23 months in prison after his May 11, 2006 conviction on charges of murdering Sister Margaret Ann Pahl in 1980.
I could not let this day slip by without mentioning the priest's landmark birthday.
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On a related matter, I finished my movie treatment of "Sin, Shame & Secrets" last week and sent it to the producer. I'm awaiting his comments. This was a fairly major revision of my original treatment, for which I tried to do too much. This time around I based the movie on a straightforward chronological unfolding of the plot, similar to the way my book is outlined.
As a rookie at filmmaking, I think I was overreaching the first time around. There was a disconnect, as the producer said. This time it flows well and I think the story is a riveting one.
I'm hoping he'll like it and only need minor tweaks.

Toledo, Ohio
April 14, 2008