Thursday, July 12, 2018

Teacher Tributes: Physics


Surprisingly, considering the nature of physics, this tribute is probably the least scientific of the lot.

I had fantastic science teachers through most of high school, but the biggest help I got from one of them had almost nothing to do with the curriculum.

Thursday, July 5, 2018

Braveheart Through a Kid’s Eyes


Sure, as kids grow older, there are tiny tot moments that no longer occur…

But the breadth and depth of media and other experiences you can share with them constantly increases.

Instead of goofy comedies or “so bad its good” films, I intended to elevate our father daughter viewing one night with the star packed, five Oscar award winning, critically acclaimed if historically inaccurate film, Braveheart.

Turns out encouraging her to enjoy biting satire, and Mystery Science Theater 3000 while encouraging the passing on of my own smart-ass genes came back to bite me in the butt.

Thursday, June 28, 2018

Jurassic World 2 *TITLE DENIED*



Sorry, my daughter has banned me from anymore Boogaloo sequel jokes.

Let’s get this out of the way:

DINOSAURS!!!!!
WOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!

OK, on with the review.  No spoilers for most of the post, but there are items from the previous outings that need to be referenced. I’ll warn before new spoiler type thoughts.

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Some Smashing Comics for Dealing with Grief



Technically this is “Bad Geek Confessions: The Hulk” but I liked the other title.

After years of confusion, I finally figured out how and why I read the Hulk

And also why I suddenly have a long box filled with the Green Goliath’s adventures.  

For a long time, I decided I viewed him the same way I view the Punisher: a fantastic guest star to see how other heroes dealt with him, but his solo adventures normally didn’t interest me.

Except for the times that they did.