Monthly Archives: March 2012
The Voice of Ackbar
I’m often as interested in the people behind big, iconic productions such as Star Wars as I am the movies themselves. Star Wars may have been George Lucas’ baby, but so many people had a hand in raising the child … Continue reading
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Hope springs eternal
I blame it on the weather. I was walking our dog the other evening. It was shirt-sleeve warm, with a light breeze. Trees everywhere were starting to leaf. The nearby mountains, still wrapped in snow, towered above the houses and … Continue reading
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Book Review: Gardens of the Moon – Malazan Book of the Fallen – by Steven Erikson
Steven Erikson is said to have written his Malazan series based on a D&D setting he and a friend created. If so, they must have had some wild game sessions. That’s assuming they ever had time to play the game, … Continue reading
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Pruning and being pruned
I’ve been busy pruning the trees in our yard. This is the first really close look I’ve had at them since we bought the house last summer, especially without the leaves. I’m not thrilled with what I’m seeing. It’s been … Continue reading
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Learning by doing
It seems not that long ago that whenever my middle child would want to build something it really meant that I would be the one building it. His first Lego sets were built by me, and he didn’t even watch. … Continue reading
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Book Review: Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 – by Richard Paul Evans
Richard Paul Evans is best known for feel-good books like “The Christmas Box” and “Timepiece”, so it’s a bit of a departure for him to move into Young Adult fiction. Not that anyone can blame him. Most of the major … Continue reading
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The courage to challenge
I called a good friend of mine recently to catch up on life and discuss whatever came to mind. As it often does, the conversation turned to politics, and I expressed a view my friend did not share. He called … Continue reading
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Comedians: A license to be sub-human
I’m a little saddened by the results of the recent blow-up over Rush Limbaugh calling a liberal activist a slut. Rush apologized, but no one accepted his apology. People on the right began pointing out liberal pundits and comedians who … Continue reading
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Meeting Brandon Mull
It’s starting to seem like there’s an author under every rock down here. This morning we braved Costco (blowing Southwest Airlines away when it comes to making customers feel like cattle) for some shopping and found out that Brandon Mull, … Continue reading
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Beware the book fair!
I have a hard enough time getting in and out of the book store without buying something. Books have a siren song all their own. But several times a year the company I work for turns a large conference room … Continue reading
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