He was a crucial part of my growing up from obnoxious teenager to starry-eyed young adult. I had met a lot of musicians and actors but meeting him nearly made me faint. I Ardently loved him for what he did. I didn’t want to be a groupie, I wanted to sit at his feet and … Continue reading
anatomy of birds
Me: we have to leave the eggs because the mother birds need to sit on them so they can be born Lil Miss: [busts out laughing] I can’t believe birds do that! Me: heh yeah Lil Miss: it’s like their farting on their babies! Me: heh Lil Miss: wait, can birds actually fart? Me: …
smart phones and the decline of society
I am coming to the conclusion that it’s not smartphones that are screwing up society, it’s the indirect effect of “immediacy” – because of tech like smartphones, everyone expects immediate answers. So it seems like everything you do requires another meeting, another answer, RIGHT NOW that’s what’s driving me nuts. Before this tech, people communicated … Continue reading
Breaking Bad was great….
When I watched Breaking Bad, I thought was the absolute best show I’d ever seen on TV. Then I saw Orphan Black. Then I saw Mr Robot. Then I saw Jessica Jones and Luke Cage. Then I saw Stranger Things. Then I saw Sense8. Then I saw 3%. Then I saw Dark. Then I saw … Continue reading
The Tater Tot Saga
Was “accosted” by Third Son soon after waking from a 5 hour “nap” to detail The Saga of the Tater Tots… with a twist ending Apparently SOMEONE put some tater tots in the oven and forgot about them. Luckily he discovered this and managed to air out the house while I was sleeping and turn … Continue reading
Ursula K Leguin
Ursula K Leguin has died. She was the first sci-fi writer I read who was a woman. I was 13. I had read some fantasy stuff before but nothing could have prepared me for the brilliance that was The Dispossessed. She blew my mind. She made me hunger for more. Not just more sci-fi,. but … Continue reading
