February is my favorite month. I don’t exactly know why. My birthday is in February, but I don’t think that’s it. When I notice my birthday, it tends to be because something went awry. Either I’m sick and spend the day complaining about being sick on my birthday. Or the person who decides to take…
For anyone who doesn’t know, Jessica Jones is a Marvel Comics hero. She is not your typical superhero. She has super powers, but when she tried the hero thing, it didn’t go so great. So, now she is a PI. It gives a different slant to the whole superhero theme. Netflix recently released season one…
There’s a new Star Wars movie out. You might have heard about it. I saw it and I can say that it is easily one of the top ten best Star Wars films. But this post is not about the new film. Leading up to the new film, I re-watched all six of the old…
In the lead up to the new Star Wars movie, there has been a lot of talk about canon. Disney made a big deal out of the fact that the six movies and The Clone Wars are the only pre-Disney cannon. Everything from the Expanded Universe (Novels, comic books, etc.), all of the TV specials and…
I complain about the press a lot. Mostly I complain about them being really, really, really bad at their job. But, I have other reasons for hating them. Yesterday, there were headlines all over the internet about processed meats causing cancer. Bacon is as bad as tobacco, they said. I’m not exaggerating, I saw more…
The Bible is a very long and complex book. It is well worth the effort, though. Not only does it have plenty of fascinating and insightful material on its own, it is the primary source of religious knowledge for all Christians. Any serious scholar of religion knows that there are right and wrong ways of…
If you follow baseball, you know what happened, but just in case, here’s a quick recap. During Saturday night’s game between the Mets and Dodgers, Chase Utley was the runner at first when there was a ground ball up the middle. If the Mets turned a double play, the Dodgers were out of the inning,…
The 2015 MLB playoffs start today. It’s mostly a good group of teams and looks to be a fun few weeks. Here is each team along with the reasons why you should root for them. Houston Astros 86-76 Second AL Wildcard: Houston is a perpetually snake-bitten franchise and no one expected them to contend this year,…
As I stated in yesterday’s post, after a mass shooting, there are always people who say that guns aren’t the problem, mental illness is the problem. This bothers me because it is just a smokescreen used to prevent any real discussion of the real issues. But it also bothers me for deeper reasons. Very generally,…
There was another mass shooting yesterday at Umpqua Community College in Oregon. I was going to write about it yesterday, but I was too sad and angry. I read that this is the 45th school shooting this year. That is shocking to me. I had only heard about a few of those. Apparently school shootings…
