I just saw Star Wars – The Last Jedi. I am at a loss what to write about it. I have no strong opinions about it. Sure, I can say things about it: it was way too long, one of the main plot threads turned out to be a snipe hunt, Luke’s “Just For Men”…
Today I’m really at a loss what to write about for my December 2017 daily post. One thing about the holidays is they are more fun when we share things. So, tonight I want to share one of my favorite pieces of holiday music. It’s the album Woody Guthrie’s Happy Joyous Hanukkah* by The Klezmatics….
I know, I’m a movie behind. The Last Jedi just came out, so why am I talking about The Force Awakens? The answer is simple, I haven’t seen The Last Jedi yet, but I just finished watching The Force Awakens. It was the last movie of my binge before seeing the new one. I hadn’t…
As a kid, Christmas is the best. You get a week off of school. You get to eat lots of cookies and candy canes. And you get presents. There’s nothing at all to worry about. As a parent, Christmas is still the best, but it’s different. There are worries for the parents. When are we…
Star Wars Episode VIII The Last Jedi has been screened for critics and the reviews are in. But, the critics are so afraid of spoilers that they don’t really say anything. It’s a bunch of critics saying, “I liked it,” and then filling the column out with another 500-1000 words of nothingness. It’s frustrating. Critics…
I am more Jewish than most people, but not Jewish enough to be considered Jewish by most Jews, if that makes any sense. In other words, I have some Jewish heritage, but I’m not, nor have I ever been, Jewish by religion. However, I have always been in and around American Jewish culture. Starting in…
I am still in my re-watch in anticipation of the new Star Wars movie. Instead of sticking to Episodes I-VII, I decided to re-watch Rogue One before Episode IV. I saw it last December when it was in theaters and hadn’t thought about it much since. My opinion of it hasn’t changed. The movie lands…
You might have heard, there is a new Star Wars movie coming out next weekend. That’s given me the perfect excuse to re-watch all of the other Star Wars movies. Not that I need an excuse. I can watch most of them any time. But this time, I’m starting with Phantom Menace and plan on…
Snow is my favorite kind of weather. It doesn’t matter how inconvenient or dangerous it is, if there’s snow, I’m happy. Snow looks beautiful. I even like the sound of snow. Well, maybe not the sound of snow itself, but the way snow changes the sounds of other things. It softens everything which creates a…
One of my favorite holiday albums when I was a kid was Christmas In The Stars. As an adult, it is right at the top of my nostalgia list. Just hearing a few notes of it makes me super happy. And I’m confident that I’m doing a good job as a parent because my daughter…
