The Empire Strikes Back is my favorite Star Wars movie. The movie further develops our beloved characters and we get to see them respond to the direst of circumstances. One of Empire’s greatest scenes is the battle on Hoth, which ends with that mustached guy yelling, “Retreat!” The word “retreat” has some negative connotations attachedRead more
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What’s the rule for using two colons in a single phrase? 20th Century Fox will have to answer that question and more as they have acquired the film rights for Magic: The Gathering. Magic: The Gathering is a trading card game and was first introduced over 20 years ago. Magic opened the floodgates for customizableRead more
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
‘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