I just got back from vacation and thinking about this upcoming season makes me already want another one. We have VBS this week and next week I’m heading to high school summer camp. Between teaching 300 kids and getting ready for camp I already miss the sandy beaches in our 50th state. More than theRead more
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I love my phone. At our wedding, Alycia’s sisters made fun of my affinity for my phone in their matrons of honor speech. Before going to Hawaii my friends asked me whether or not I would abstain from using my phone. In Hawaii I didn’t completely abstain from using my phone but I didn’t useRead more
Science fiction and fantasy are so popular because people like to escape from their everyday lives. I know that I love getting absorbed in a comic or television series because it takes me to a different place or time. I love my life and my job and my relationships, but sometimes I just want toRead more
It’s hard to believe but we’re almost halfway through the summer. So far this summer there have been some great nerdy movies (The Avengers), some good nerdy movies (Prometheus) and some bad nerdy movies (Battleship). I’m still waiting to see Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and I’ll be waiting a really long time to see G.I.Read more
One of my favorite parts about going on vacation is eating, which means another of my favorite parts about going on vacation is working out. I’ve eaten a lot of amazing food in Hawaii and I must confess to posting pictures of it on Instagram. A few weeks ago one of my friends tweeted: “WhyRead more
As I mentioned yesterday I am in Hawaii on vacation. Hawaii is a spectacular place to go on a vacation. The weather is gorgeous, the water is blue and there is a lot of amazing food. Not every place is perfect for a vacation, though. Here are some of the worst nerdy vacation spots. NewRead more