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It has been a bit of a whirlwind week what with St. Patrick’s Day celebrations and my dad coming in from Ireland. In my previous post I mentioned Déla performed last Friday for the senior center then came back to school for a couple of demonstrations. When she did, we ran into Ciárán and Xavier…
My kids can’t seem to get enough Pee-wee Herman. When the seasons 1 & 2 set came out I enjoyed sharing the series with my kids who laughed about as hard as I have ever heard. The only problem was that DVD release was not the whole of the series. Now Shout Factory has made…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! This year my daughter participated in a number of shows, where last year she only took part in the parade and “big” show at thee Seattle Center. Friday I took her out of school during lunch time to go to the Greenwood Senior Center. There were a lot more dancers than…
The third and fourth time I saw The Ramones were not as extraordinary as the first two (each deserving of their own entries). September 3, 1995, at the Bumbershoot festival was the third time I saw the band. It was mostly unremarkable, a “standard” set by the band in a festival setting. It was good to…
Another active week, but the coming weekend will prove to be even more so. St. Patrick’s Day brings plenty of opportunities for my daughter to perform. And I just found out my dad is coming over from Ireland for a couple of weeks. The weather has been really nice lately. A little unseasonably so. I’m…
Watch the special feature first. Seriously. Broadcast in October LEGO DC Super Heroes – Batman: Be-Leaguered was watched multiple times after it was recorded by my kids. For a couple of weeks it seemed that was the only thing they would watch. Now that special is included as a special feature to its sequel LEGO…
What is it with Cub Scouts and the fire station? Well, it is a fairly easy and accessible outing for the youngsters to learn about the world around them. Recently Ciárán’s den visited our local fire station. Because Laura was working late I wound up having to take everybody, which worked out fine, thankfully
Did you know there were more direct to video films in these franchises? I didn’t. Let’s take a quick look at them. Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer’s Curse Dragonheart was released theatrically in 1996 and was a decent film, then followed in 2000 by a direct to video sequel. Now, 15 years later, we get a…
Universal is looking to create a shared universe, much like Marvel has done with its super heroes. What does Universal have at its disposal? Possibly the greatest lineup of classic monsters ever set to film. To that end reshoots were added to tie this film into future ones of a planned shared monster universe franchise….
This is how an entry on a website for baby dating might look: My name is Tevye. I am 10 months old. My favorite activities include chewing on things (especially my daddy’s shoulder), crawling around, grabbing kitty cats by the ear and pooping myself awake 30 minutes after being put down for nap. I…