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So how is Xavier’s first year in preschool going? We’re a couple of weeks in and as a dad blogger I think there’s some sort of legal requirement to talk about the kid’s school once a month of your dad blogger license gets revoked. Every day Xavier asks if he can run ahead. We drop…
My son Xavier is 3 years old. He’s sitting on the toilet. “I’m a boy, right dad?” “Yes you are.” “But you’re not a boy.” “I’m not? Then what am I?” “A dad!”
I’m still not sure what to think about “Bates Motel” after watching the first season. I mean, I kind of like it, but it also feels so arbitrary. The series is a modern reimagining of the character Norman Bates from the novel and film Psycho, only exploring his backstory. So it’s a prequel series, but…
To say Psycho was a hit would be an understatement. To this day its influence is felt. It was a box office hit when initially released in 1960. It took a while, but the inevitable sequel arrived in 1982, just as the horror genre was really taking off. That sequel was successful enough to bring…
I woke up at 12:30 this morning. My mind was racing, fixating on … stuff that this post isn’t about. I finally wound up surrendering to whatever it was that prevented my sleep and got up about 1. At 2 in the morning I was downstairs sorting socks (don’t ask) when I heard the telltale…
If you’re not familiar with “Starzinger” don’t worry, you’re not alone. This was a Japanese animated science fiction series that capitalized on the popularity of “Star Blazers” otherwise known as “Space Battleship Yamato” and combined with the old fable Journey To The West. Where “Star Blazers” found widespread syndication, “Starzinger” not as much, so its…
The Howling came out in 1981, and is directed by Joe Dante. This was his first film after working with Roger Corman’s production studio where he worked on Rock N Roll High School and Piranha, and before Gremlins. While he didn’t have the large budget some of his later films would, The Howling was based…
Kid number 6 is due towards the end of April. It’s not like we were trying, actually we were sort of trying to be careful. Things happen. People ask if we know what we’re going to have. There are two things wrong with this. First, Laura is only about 7 weeks pregnant, a little too…
With all of the younger kids in school my mornings have finally opened up. More laundry getting done. More blogging getting done. And now time to visit the dentist. Several years ago one of my molars got infected and needed to get pulled. It was a horrible experience, and one that I’m surprised I can’t…