I believe I've found my blogging focus for April. :) I had seen last year a lot of my fellow bloggers doing A to Z Challenge. This April I am giving it a go and have plans to finish all the 26 on time, with best possible hopes. The challenge is about… Source: A to…
I like stories. In all the various forms they come in. I've been this way most of my life. I think it started with books, but I appreciate a good story, even when it's wrapped in a lot of fancy technology. It began with a live for books. That came once I got basic reading…
Pete via Compfight After a wonderful weekend, Mother Nature has decided to take a chill pill. That's what I think from here in southern California, at least. My apologies to my fellow Americans in the eastern part of our country. It's far from the pleasantness we have here. OK, there is a bit more seriousness…
As I write this, it’s Saint Patrick’s Day again. What a coincidence that I’d choose this topic on this holiday. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s7qgNMqDJI I don’t really believe in luck. The scientific side of me definitely sees “lucky” events as just very low-probability occurrences. I’ve seen evidence that that’s all such events are. For example, I read…
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="838"] "#Jimena in the Pacific is a massive storm. Makes the moon look puny. #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on Aug. 30, 2015. Photo Credit: Scott Kelly - NASA[/caption] Source: NASA Astronaut: Space Lessons of Scott Kelly's Year in Orbit Was looking for some inspiration, something to place in this blank space, and I stumbled…
Ian D. Keating via Compfight If there’s one thing the entire world needs more of, it’s empathy. There are too many people who are completely unwilling to put themselves in others’ shoes, too often. They’ll dish out crappy treatment to others around them because they feel more important, or are afraid of them, or any…
[caption id="attachment_2575" align="aligncenter" width="768"] Mics make me nervous - Photo by Kane Reinholdtsen[/caption] Being nervous. That's something I know about. It happens basically any time I'll be in the presence of any person who I value or care for. It also sometimes happens when around complete strangers, especially when I'm unexpectedly put on the spot. I…
This week’s wise words are from an unexpected source. We usually laugh at his words, but comedian Dave Chappell is a very wise man when you listen to his interviews. Very wise words, these are. I, for example, haven't posted for a couple days, and I think the reason is simple. I just didn't enforce…
[caption id="attachment_2564" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Photo credit: comingsoon.net[/caption] Here are a few of my thoughts on the movie, Logan. It’s super difficult to avoid spoilers since this is a movie seeing the end of two iconic characters from the Marvel universe (or, one of the multiverses, to be more specific.) Logan, The Wolverine, goes on a…
[caption id="attachment_2559" align="aligncenter" width="768"] Photo Credit: Glenn Carstens-Peters[/caption] It's been a few weeks since the last wrap-up post. Things have happened. Quite a few things. I've seen a few more movies and even reviewed one that was excellent. This week, however, saw a few things I hadn't expected or that I forgot were about to come…
