RIP C. Martin Croker
Jamil RaglandI loved going over to my grandfather's house when I was a kid. He's 6'4", and was this larger than life man who gave my brothers and I as much…
Princess Leia
Gene GlotzerCarrie Fisher died today. I wasn't going to write about it. Even though I'm a huge Star Wars fan, I figured there were tons of pieces being written by better,…
Charles Dickens – A Christmas Carol – Stave Five, The End of It
Well, we've come to the end. This stave is really more of a coda than anything else. It is here to show us the results and nothing more. Scrooge awakens…
Charles Dickens – A Christmas Carol – Stave Four, The Last of the Spirits
Of all the staves, this is probably the easiest one to get right on film. The spirit is nothing more than a black, hooded robe with a "spectral" hand outstretched. …
Charles Dickens – A Christmas Carol – Stave Three, The Second of the Three Spirits
This marks the center of the story. It is probably the most famous part of the story as well. We have Scrooge travelling with the Ghost of Christmas Present. It…
Charles Dickens – A Christmas Carol – Stave Two, The First of the Three Spirits
Well, my schedule was thrown off a bit, but I'm back with the second installment. The first of the three spirits is more commonly known as the Ghost of Christmas…
Live Music
I took my daughter to see The Nutcracker. It was fun. I know next to nothing about dance, but from my perspective, they did a nice job. Yet I didn't enjoy…
Charles Dickens – A Christmas Carol – Stave One Marley’s Ghost
I have a Christmas tradition that I would like to share. Every year, for the past twenty or so years, I have read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. I…
The Order of Things
There's a great scene in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine where our heroes (Captain Sisko and his officers) are battling the villains (the Jem'Hadar), and offer them the chance to…
Why Do I Do This?
I was recently asked about one of my posts about depression. The question was basically asking how I felt about my post. I answered that I didn't think it was…