Not to rub it in for any of you experiencing record cold temperatures, but the weather has been pretty awesome for a couple weeks in southern California. When other parts of the nation have hunkered down to avoid dying from the cold, I’ve been walking around in shorts and sandals. For those of you bravingRead more
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‘Tis the season for gift exchanges. I have already participated in one gift exchange, I’ve got another tonight and another tomorrow night. White elephant gift exchanges are fun but no one ever really ends up with something they want. More intentional gift exchanges can be more successful unless someone ends up with a homemade ovenRead more
We haven’t even made it to Christmas this year and I’m already looking forward to Christmas 2015. Last week Disney announced that Star Wars: Episode 7 will be released on December 18, 2015. Not only will we get to celebrate baby Jesus, but we’ll also get to celebrate our return to a galaxy far, farRead more
There are a lot of science fiction technologies that, if real, would be totally awesome. Warp speed would enable us to explore the galaxy. Transporters would make this world an even smaller place. Food replicators would solve the problems of hunger and malnourishment. Those are all pretty awesome inventions, but there’s always been one thatRead more
I generally don’t like young people when it comes to my nerdclinations. Boxey was the worst part about the original Battlestar Galactica. Wesley Crusher inspired so much anger/envy that I celebrated when he got demoted at Starfleet Academy. He was in over his head, but Jake Lloyd definitely didn’t add a lot to Episode I.Read more
When it first debuted in 1989 I was banned from watching The Simpsons. Compared to what’s on television now The Simpsons seems rather tame. But as soon as Bart said, “I’m Bart Simpson, who the hell are you?” I knew that Springfield and all of its citizens would never light up our family’s television screen.Read more