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
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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
Last week Disney confirmed its plans to release a new Star Wars movie every year, alternating between trilogy films and origin stories. Disney confirmed that the first origin story movie would center on Han Solo and be released in 2016. I’m all right with origin stories but I would prefer to see Disney explore otherRead more
I love living in Southern California. Most of the time the weather is very moderate. We don’t experience the frigid winters of the east coast nor the sweltering, humid summers of the south. This past week, though, has felt more like Florida than California. Yesterday, while manning the Next Steps table in our church’s courtyard,Read more