Archive For January 16, 2013
I wet the bed as a kid growing up. It wasn’t until… jeez… I don’t know, maybe 12 or so that it stopped. This is merely background though, and not the meaning for the post. I remember it was one of the times we lived in California. I think I was about 9 or…
I’m bummed that Nick Jr. started showing commercials. Sure, there were some sponsorship messages, but those were very limited in quantity. The promotional items for other programs airing on Nickelodeon didn’t bother me much either. But now that Nick Jr. airs commercials, we don’t watch that channel much. Now we get two new DVDs of…
One of the hallmarks of good parenting is consistency. Having a regular bedtime, for example. Consistency is something my wife and I take seriously. This came up just this morning.
I’ve been playing Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition for a while now, and I have to say, it’s a wonderful throwback to the heyday of PC RPGs from 10-15 years ago. There’s a lot to the game, and so much of it remains the same, it’s definitely a game for fans of “classic” RPGs to purchase,…
I finally got a shot of all 5 kids before Kyle left back for college on Tuesday.
While I’m not under any illusion about the quality of the Harold and Kumar films, I still find them humorous enough to enjoy. Guilty pleasures, if you will. not only are there three films, but now they have been collected into a new package for fans. I’m sure it was done as some sort of…
My daughter loves “My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic” and while I’m not nearly as enamored with the show as she is, I’ll actually sit down and watch an episode or two with her. What’s interesting is my 9 year old son also enjoys the program. The show is occasionally recorded on the DVR for…
So I’m watching Frankenweenie, and I’m struck by how dark the whole thing is. Some of this has to do with the fact that it’s in black and white. The animation style also helps with this dark feeling – I was sort of surprised at this actually, where there was a lack of emotion demonstrated…
I drove Kyle to the airport this morning. It was the end of his Christmas break from Gonzaga University, and time for him to return. It was tough saying goodbye to him, as it was perhaps the best visit we have had with him in a very long time. Much of what made this…