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Since he doesn’t blog anymore it was through his Facebook status update I was made aware of this idea. Here is the introduction as I initially saw it posted: Rules of the Game: Copy this and post as your status update. List 12 albums that made a lasting impression on you, but only 1 per…
I have a major problem with the way our local zoo, the Woodland Park Zoo, conducts its membership. I had a problem when the local zoo and aquarium stopped featuring a joint membership, but that’s not what I want to talk about. Yes, it used to be that a family could pay one fee for…
Teatro Zinzanni is a staple of the Seattle nightlife scene and has been for … about 20 years I think. Initially set up in an empty lot with a tent for a limited run the company now features a permanent building, summer camps for kids and shows that feature a variety of different feats. Their…
Ole Lund Kirkegaard was a Danish author of children’s books. He died in 1979 but many of his books are still highly regarded. One of his more famous creations, Albert, has been adapted into an animated film which Shout Factory is bringing to North America on DVD. Albert Up, Up And Away! tells the story of…
Another week, another batch of photos. Let’s kick things off with the “cute duo” I don’t even remember when this was over the previous couple of weeks. As you might remember Xavier is taking T-ball this spring. Here he is working on batting. This past weekend Ciaran and I went on a hike with others…
Adventure? Strategy? RPG? Overfall is a little difficult to directly classify. Players take on a couple of heroes who come through a portal to their homeland after fighting in a war only to find that much more time has passed and their world is, in a way, being torn apart. The characters are tasked with…
Justice League vs Teen Titans There is a sequence at the beginning as the film opens with the Justice League (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash and Cyborg) battling the Legion of Doom (Lex Luthor, Cheetah, Weather Wizard, Toymaster and Solomon Grundy). Solomon Grundy comes raging down the street and says “Grundy smash!” – why is…
I have been to many conventions, expos and trade shows in my life but I have never been to a comic convention before. I applied for a press pass to this year’s Emerald City Comic Con but was turned down, which was disappointing, but also inconvenient as the tickets for the days I wanted to…
This year Ciaran wanted to copy August’s car from last year, but he wanted it to be the Silver Surfer, not some knock-off. So when it came time to shape the Pinewood Derby car Ciaran had definite ideas about how it should look. While we didn’t get it exactly shaped like a surfboard, it was…
Rather than post this as a regular review I wanted to turn this into a regular blog post. I feel that this isn’t a product that deserves a simple review but something a bit more in-depth, and with that comes a bit of a personal touch, at least in this case, because it does involve…