The early 1980’s saw an all time high in popularity for Doctor Who in the US and in the U.K., 1982-85 saw great ratings for all three of 5th Doctor Peter Davison’s seasons, as well as the first season of 6th Doctor Colin Baker. The show was really in excellent shape, with Colin’s first seasonContinue reading “Doctor Who part 4”
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Doctor Who part 3
It’s 1981, and I’m swimming in the world of Doctor Who. It had been a year since I discovered it and researched the history of the first four Doctors. Imagine my shock, after finally getting my bearings, hearing that after seven years, Tom Baker was stepping down to regenerate into Doctor number five, in theContinue reading “Doctor Who part 3”
The Doctor Who Addiction part 2
So, having discovered this strange show called Doctor Who one day in 1980, I quickly became an avid fan, watching new 25 minute episodes each day. I can’t remember how soon it would be before we actually owned a VCR so I could tape them but I think it was fairly soon after I startedContinue reading “The Doctor Who Addiction part 2”
How *did* this Doctor Who addiction start? (Probably Part 1)
The year is 1980. I’m puttering around the house, local PBS station on in the background. Suddenly, I hear this music. Eerie, different…enough to get me looking at what’s going on. The screen is filled with a blue tunnel effect…we’re speeding down it. A blue box appears and is traveling down the tunnel. Then thisContinue reading “How *did* this Doctor Who addiction start? (Probably Part 1)”
The Big Disney Trip
It was probably around a decade ago that the four us made THE trip to Disney World. We’d been there a few times before when the kids were younger but now they were in their early to mid teens and we’d passed the point of having to constantly keep an eye on them, which madeContinue reading “The Big Disney Trip”
Follicular Mane-crafting
With a full seven months of unabated hair growth since January first, I find that the longer my hair gets, the tighter and thicker the curls get, *especially* on the sides and the back. Well, the back …. I may as well have a poodle sitting on the back of my head at this point,Continue reading “Follicular Mane-crafting”
“The Swedes” from The Umbrella Academy- Very Probably not Plagiarism…
I’m currently half way through the second season of The Umbrella Academy, a very well done show on Netflix. It tells the story of seven people with various superpowers who were all born on the exact same day 30 years ago under very mysterious circumstances. Each were also purchased as infants by the eccentric scientistContinue reading ““The Swedes” from The Umbrella Academy- Very Probably not Plagiarism…”
But She Also Can Act
I think it might have been while watching The Devil’s Advocate, probably when it first came out in ’97. Pretty good flick, and I thought “You know, this girl Charlize Theron is good but let’s face it, she’s no Ashley Judd.” And I started referring to her as the poor man’s Ashley Judd. This ofContinue reading “But She Also Can Act”
The Ensign’s Log Podcast
Communications, open. Steve Shives puts a lot of content out on the internet. A LOT. he puts out several series of videos on YouTube, at varying degrees of quality. The one I’m most familiar with is “Trek Actually”, a series of videos where he talks about all aspects of Star Trek. In it, he meticulouslyContinue reading “The Ensign’s Log Podcast”
Horse Guy
When one considers the work of Shakespeare, Milton, King or San Juan, one can’t help but feel a tiny little tickle at the base of their brain. What is this tickle? Is it harmful to me? It can’t be– it tickles! No, that tickle is just you hearing about these literary Giants of creation andContinue reading “Horse Guy”
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