The abilty of humans to communicate effectively is arguably our greatest asset.
It’s too bad that so many have forgotten this.… Read more
Review | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Everybody was kung fu fighting!… Read more
Cooking popcorn in a coffee pot with your microwave?
I saw a video on Facebook that shows a couple putting popcorn and butter into a coffeepot and microwaving it to pop it and I thought I’d give it a try.
I can’t post that one here,but I followed the instructions and can say with authority:
Do not do this.… Read more
Review | The Suicide Squad
Amanda Waller is back with a new mission for a doomed group of super-villains.… Read more
Review | Black Widow
After the events in Captain America: Civil War, Natasha goes into hiding. As we know, this never works out well.… Read more
A UTI is absolutely no fun at all
There is pain, then there is PAIN, then there is, YEARRRGGGHHH!… Read more
Review | A Quiet Place Part II
Picking up almost right where the first movie left off (after some flashbacks), Evelyn and the kids have to flee their devastated home, while silenty avoiding the Noise Monsters.
Thoughts for the day
1. When one door closes and another door opens, you are probably in prison.
… Read more What about this Covid 19 vaccine?
I’ve been dodging that pesky virus for over a year now, but I finally got my turn at the vaccine. What can I (and you) expect?… Read more
Review | Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Earth’s mightiest heroes join together to defeat…some ugly CGI menace with his army of ugly CGI minions. Sound familiar?… Read more
Review | Come True
When a runaway insomniac teenager enrolls in a sleep-study, she thinks she has found a way to earn some money and get a decent night sleep.
Instead she finds…terror! Muahahahahah…..… Read more
Easy sourdough bread — no starter required!
If you don’t want to muck around with odious starters and knuckle-busting kneading, here’s something to try.
Review | Tom And Jerry
An update to the classic cat and mouse shennanigans.… Read more
Review | Shadow In The Cloud
During World War II, a female flight officer, carrying a mysterious package is assigned to a bomber .… Read more
Review | The New Mutants
A group of teenagers with dangerous abilities find themselves confined to an institution run by a doctor with dubious designs.… Read more
Review | The Queen’s Gambit
An orphan finds she has a predilection for chess that becomes an obsession and a career.… Read more
Review | Palm Springs
After cringing through her sister’s wedding, a woman follows a stranger into a cave and finds herself stuck in a time loop.… Read more
Review | Artemis Fowl
The son of a collector of rare and exotic artifacts is tasked with rescuing his father from a mysterious villain.… Read more
Review | Upload
When a software entrepreneur is seriously injured in a car accident, he has his consciousness transferred into a virtual world.… Read more
My Carnivorous Plant Terrarium
(Updated 10/20/2020)
Still looking pretty good, except for that d. capensis to the upper right of the center flytrap. I am bringing down the light to 10 hours a day (from 14) and watering less frequently; this should induce some hibernation. Starting next month, I’ll have RO water in the fridge and use that to … Read more
Book Review | The Pursuit Of The Pankera by Robert A. Heinlein
Thirty-two years after Heinlein dies, he releases another novel. I think this must be some kind of record.… Read more
Review | Resistance
Do you remember the mime, Marcel Marceau? Did you know that he was in the French Resistance during World War II?
Neither did I.… Read more
Review | The Invisible Man
A woman is relentlessly stalked by her husband, who has found a way to turn himself invisible.… Read more