Back in the day, all cars had clutches for shifting gears. When shifting from gear to gear, your feet–both of them– were very busy working the pedals. The left foot was on the clutch for every shift. The right, working the brake and accelerator back and forth. It was how things were done. Eventually, mostContinue reading “Clutch, Brake, Accelerator”
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Am I Burnt Out on the MCU?
Or am I just enjoying the break in the action? 2020, for all it’s bad and bad, it’s downs and downs, it coincided with a lull in the MCU slate of movies. All we were supposed to get this year was Black Widow and The Eternals. Now, it sucks that circumstances didn’t allow us toContinue reading “Am I Burnt Out on the MCU?”
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”
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