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Adios, Espanol

Well, I had a good run. I went about 194 straight days on Spanish. According to my stats, learned over 9,000 words and was in the top 1% of students. But a couple things happened. First, COVID started to slow me down. I wasn’t bad yet but the morning Spanish sessions were getting more laborious. Continue reading “Adios, Espanol”

Sales calls

Years ago, 20 or more, we used to get at least a sales call every hour. Irritating as hell. Then I heard about the Do Not Call registry, and listed my numbers. This actually helped, cutting out the majority of sales calls. There was a couple features you could add to your phone as well,Continue reading “Sales calls”

Pizza Rollette

For time immemorial, whenever you’re feeling adventurous at meal time, there is a game. Yes, there could be danger. You may very well get burnt. The game is a variation on Russian Roulette. Only this version, you eat. Pizza rolls. Totino’s Pizza Rolls. They come frozen, in one inch long, fried, sealed packets, filled withContinue reading “Pizza Rollette”

YOU, ME & the VACCINE

At some point here, someone may get offended. Just an FYI. It’s December now, and the vaccine hopefully will be hitting the streets soon. No idea how smooth or disastrous the roll out will be. When it does though, I, of course, will be getting it. Why wouldn’t I? Having developed no antibodies from gettingContinue reading “YOU, ME & the VACCINE”

Ear Plugs are my friends

It took several instances of large, family weekend retreats, comic book convention meet ups with room sharing, and just our family on trips sharing a hotel room… but I finally learned. In these scenarios, there will always be snoring or some other crazy sounds at night. Packing ear plugs– several of them– is one ofContinue reading “Ear Plugs are my friends”

Theaters, Studios, and Movies, Oh My!

Thanks to our old pal COVID, the movie industry–like many others– has been crippled. The studios, who foot the bill for the movies, are feverishly trying to recoup their losses on movies that attempted to go through theaters, only to end up box office disappointments. Warner put out Chris Nolan’s Tenet a few months ago,Continue reading “Theaters, Studios, and Movies, Oh My!”

The Mandalorian Season 1 – (Spoilers)

When it comes to Star Wars movies, I think the hardcore, yet reasonable fans will tell you that it all maybe should have ended after Return of the Jedi. The prequels and sequels are maybe more trouble than they’re worth, on several levels. Maybe the best thing about the prequels is that it spurred onContinue reading “The Mandalorian Season 1 – (Spoilers)”

The Doctor Who New Years Day Special

This upcoming New Years Day will broadcast the latest Doctor Who special, “Revolution of the Daleks”. The special picks up some time after the events of the Series 12 finale, “The Timeless Child”. An episode so divisive amongst DW fandom, that the majority of fans just threw their hands up in the air, shook theirContinue reading “The Doctor Who New Years Day Special”

The Great British Bake-Off

12 contestants are picked from thousands of entries each year. The new bakers then gather in a giant tent in a glen to compete in dozens of baking challenges. There are three timed challenges each week. The Signature, which they have foreknowledge of and can practice at home, the Technical, where they go in blindContinue reading “The Great British Bake-Off”

Blog Bits

Ever since I got home from the hospital, and discovered I had only two blogs in reserve, —when I really needed 26 to finish out the year/experiment– I realized that I had to go back to the well, and see if there were any subjects I haven’t covered that I should. So I’ve been typingContinue reading “Blog Bits”