Author Archives: rickjlundeen

Let’s contrast and compare the stories of two different men. In two different decades, they had very different experiences when it came to jumping out of a plane.  RICK’S STORY: During the mid 1980’s, Rick was unattached in every way. No real job, or girlfriend, no direction, no urgency, no ties. The thought occurred to himContinue reading “Tales of One and a Half Skydivers”

Another series I’ve been hittin’ pretty hard is Comic Tropes, with host Chris Piers. Now, honestly, there is a huge amount of crap on YouTube regarding comics. Many channels tout announcements, analysis and reviews about comic based movies, tv shows and comics and ultimately, they have very little to nothing to say. That old sawContinue reading “YouTube Rabbit-Hole- “Comic Tropes””

Theresa, unbeknownst to me, started learning Swedish a while back. Kudos to her! So when the next family reunion happens, she can join in the Swedish speaking portion of the discussions. There are never Swedish speaking portions of the discussions.  A couple sections of the family know a bit of it but by and large,Continue reading “2nd Language Optional”

I’m not really into the whole sword and sorcery/fantasy stuff. You may have thought I was because of the sci-fi, time travel and superhero stuff but no, that ain’t my thing. Crazy ass names I can never pronounce or remember (one of the many reasons I wasn’t into Game of Thrones), goofy wizards and magicContinue reading “Now, if I *DID* play D and D…”

In the mid ’80’s, Linda and I went to some family cottage off a lake with another couple, Judy and Bob. It was a fun weekend and a good time was had by all, although I vaguely recall almost getting us killed at a country bar by constantly yelling “Yeeehaaaaa!” whilst in my cups. DrunkenContinue reading “Man of infrequent action- Water sports (Tubing Edition)”

There were seven of us guys who decided to all pitch in and rent a jeep for the day to go explore the island of Oahu. Full disclosure, I can’t remember the names of any of the guys — this being a class trip, we were all kind of thrown together–but we were clearly anxiousContinue reading “Hawaii 1980 part four”

I’m not sure if I’m posting my “Man of Infrequent Action” series before or after this but it certainly applies.  The days were for excursions and we decided to rent some mopeds and scoot around Oahu, specifically for a few of us–Diamond head, the inactive volcano. It took some adjustment, getting the hang of theContinue reading “Hawaii 1980 part three”

First, the fun. Of the some four or five days we were in Hawaii, while daytime consisted of outdoor excursions and sight seeing, the nights were celebrations. The biggest event was a giant luau for several tour groups, including the class. It had all the touristy stuff, with the dancers, flame sticks, singers — wasContinue reading “Hawaii 1980, part two”

So senior year at Alan B. Shepard high school, we had the pretty amazing opportunity  to go to Hawaii for our senior trip. In a surprising move, I opted to go. With the cool kids, even though I wasn’t one of them. To their credit though, they were not only the cool kids via popularity butContinue reading “Hawaii. 1980. Part One”

Sometimes, you come across an amazing achievement. I’ve been a Star Trek since the ’60’s and enjoyed the latter day spinoffs to varying degrees but there is a charm and brilliance about The Original Series which has been tough to match. The writing, the characters, the acting set a certain benchmark in sci-fi television. AndContinue reading “YouTube Rabbit Hole: Star Trek Continues”