It wasn't the worst of times. I'm taking about the newest movie incarnation of Dune. Let me preface this with a little info: This isn't exactly my genre. I go more for Rom-Coms, Marvel -- action with comedy -- period or historic drama or comedy, some paranormal comedy. Straight up sci-fi is not my thing.... Continue Reading →
2017 was a very bad year
Dear Dan, 2017 sucked ... and not well. Let's forget the whole politics/Republican jackasses in Congress/racism/tax cut for the wealthy/Trump vs. women, immigrants, Constitution, etc., etc., but pro-Russia/ad nauseum disaster portions of the year. Every year that passes, I feel like I lose more of you. This year I lost two major pieces of you,... Continue Reading →
Robin Williams
Dear Dan, Well, now you get to meet Robin Williams. I'm sorry you two couldn't figure out another way. I'd sort of like to be a fly on the wall for the meeting. Two of my favorite funny men, cracking jokes. I don't know that you would actually be making the jokes, though. You would... Continue Reading →
Creature Feature
Dear Dan, Back when we were kids, there was a program in the afternoon called "Creature Feature." They played some of the original Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Mummy movies. They also played some of the worst films I've ever seen. One summer during high school, you contracted mono. I think you were 16 at the... Continue Reading →
Musical earwigs and my thought process
Musical earwigs -- those songs that gets stuck in my head and I can't get it out. For the past several months, I've been waking up with a song running through my head. The same song will be on an endless loop for several days, then another moves in. Once in a while I get... Continue Reading →
It all ends
Dear Dan, It All Ends. I don't know how I feel about this. Aside from the end of the series and no more books or movies coming out, I mean. There's the connection we always shared throughout the books/movies. I hate that that will end, but in reality that ended July 25, 2007. I got... Continue Reading →