Monthly Archives: May 2016

As I may have mentioned before, I have two sons who are active Pokémon players. The older son has had a goal since last August of competing in the Pokémon World Championships. The younger son just loves playing and wasn’t … Continue reading →

Evidently Marvel has decided to make Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, a Hydra agent from the beginning. Just when I was beginning to take an interest in the superhero genre in large part because of the Captain America character. I … Continue reading →

I’ve been seeing a lot of jokes and headlines lately at the expense of vegans. I keep telling myself not to be offended. After all, there are some aggressive, even militant, vegans out there that give us all a bad … Continue reading →

Kiruna, Sweden sits atop one of the richest iron deposits in the world, which is its blessing and its curse and its blessing. The ground beneath part of the town of 18,000 is in danger of sinking. But the company that … Continue reading →

I’m continually blown away by the depth, variety and vividness of Brandon Mull’s imagination. It also occurred to me in thinking about this book after finishing it that I should also be more impressed by his writing ability, but he … Continue reading →

On my way to the break room at work yesterday I passed through another section of our department. I saw unexpected movement out of the corner of my eye and noticed the top of someone’s head protruding from their cubicle … Continue reading →

I hear a lot lately that I should check my privilege. So I did, and found this: Now, perhaps the list is cherry-picked, but to hear most feminists go on, you’d think that men had all the advantages across the … Continue reading →

“Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.” – Westley, “The Princess Bride” Last week President Obama issued the equivalent of a stick (as opposed to a carrot) to bypass the debate on gender identity and privacy … Continue reading →