An Empire, Striking Back, in the Theater

I took the eldest padawan to a showing of Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back today.

#BatmanDay, But It’s Not About That

This isn’t just #BatmanDay to me, which is again an invented thing to celebrate a comic book character.

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It’s hard to gather my thoughts for 9/11.

What We Should Understand from The Shining

Did we not expect everyone to snap during this time?

Y Kant Anakin Math?

With the experiment of forced remote learning being tried right now, and copious anecdotal reports of difficulty with the format, I started thinking about…Anakin Skywalker?

“At Least You Have to Admit That…”

One of my least favorite argument tactics.

“Happiness is a Polka”

I’m pretty sure I was hard-wired to like polka music thanks to my dad. But this is about a little more than that.

Format Junkies

While thinking about vinyl albums and the blink-of-an-eye format switches that have occurred since, I realized how people have been turned into “Format Junkies.”

Vinyl Records Are Still Mind-Blowing Technology

Does anyone just stop from time to time and think, “Holy frijoles, how do I take that for granted?”

“It’s Not Perfect, But…”

A dear friend told me recently that he’d rewatched a movie series that he enjoyed and offered, “It’s not perfect, but…” It got me thinking.

Mourning Manual Transmission

As new tech becomes commonplace, and cheaper, few remember how to fix it or operate the old versions.

Baby Birds & Good Outcomes

If you remember my post Baby Birds & Bad Days, this is a follow-up to that.

The Bookshelf of the Banned

I’ve made reference to it on occasion, but I’ve never really gone into a good analysis of my beloved “Bookshelf of the Banned” and why it exists. Well, now is as good a time as any.