Monthly Archives: March 2016

Thoughts on THE FORCE AWAKENS, episode IV: That Kid Ain’t Right

The Force Awakens review, parts one, two, and three Continuing my examination of The Force Awakens, from the standpoint of character, my stance continues to be that the film does some things well, but not all of them, and not enough. … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

When in need of musical balm, and when in doubt of where to seek it…turn to Russia. At least, that’s how it’s always been with me. There’s just something about the Russian musical character that grabs me whenever I hear … Continue reading

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Thoughts on THE FORCE AWAKENS, Episode III: Poe, Rey, Me (or, the Whodats and the Waddadaywants)

The Force Awakens review, parts one and two So, if I found the basic story bones of The Force Awakens unsatisfying on a lot of levels, what about the other area where the film has been picking up major praise: its … Continue reading

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When the Sky Gods take pity

Sometimes, when I’m driving in to work for a long shift on a cold Tuesday, the Sky Gods take pity and give me something pretty to look at. Like this: Thank you, Sky Gods!

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What happens when you’re done?

So what do you do when you finish writing a novel? What happens after you publish it? I can’t speak for every writer out there, but for me, the answer is clear: I start the next one. There was a … Continue reading

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Thoughts on THE FORCE AWAKENS, Episode II: Wait, what?! (or: Stop me if you’ve seen this movie before!)

The Force Awakens review, part one Might as well jump in with my biggest problem with The Force Awakens, right? Well, as I watched the movie the first time, and again the second time, and again still the third time, I … Continue reading

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A Farewell to Football

It’s been fun, football, but I can’t do it anymore. I’ve been sensing this moment coming, with every single death of a former player. My enthusiasm started to wane with the suicide of Junior Seau…or maybe it was Mike Webster’s … Continue reading

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Thoughts on THE FORCE AWAKENS, episode I: The Phantom Lucas

So. The Force Awakens. I liked it. A lot. I loved a lot of the things in it. But I don’t think I loved it, overall. It’s a weird thing, seeing Star Wars just keep on truckin’. I had mostly … Continue reading

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The conversations I have….

I did try to tell her that shaving cream is the worst possible thing ever ever ever, but they never listen! The pie-in-the-face topic came up a bunch of times last week, which always makes me cheerful….

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Lazy Linkage!

It’s been a while since I did this, hasn’t it? I am, once again, going to try to be better about regularly updating this blog. Of course, we’ve heard that before, haven’t we? :: Apparently the person who runs the … Continue reading

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