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Monthly Archives: August 2015
RIP David Noobs, creator of my favorite BritCom
Those of us in certain Nerd and/or Snob Circles may often ask each other, “What’s your favorite BritCom?” I think the frequent answers are Red Dwarf, Fawlty Towers, Black Adder, Absolutely Fabulous, Coupling and Monty Python’s Flying Circus…the latter is more … Continue reading
Light issues, somewhat solved!
I should’ve hit Specs (the local liquor store chain) sooner. They always have an armada of free boxes. Now I can take pictures/movies under consistent lighting conditions.
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Found my car for a Thundershift 500 rematch!
Mattel got me again, first Jim Rockford’s Firebird from The Rockford Files, now Homer’s awesome card that unfortunately bankrupted his half-brother’s company. It’s even as a die cast toy. What’s most surprising is how much heft (or weight) it has. The wheels … Continue reading
Lady Knight and retainers with a little kit bashing
Helping little girls in my own way, I modified a Playmobil knight package and accessories to make it more diverse. On the left, the knight is a woman (can’t see her braid in the back) who can still wear her … Continue reading
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Adventures in Babysitting #2
Round two of babysitting Ben yesterday. A bigger test, just Ben and me while Mom runs an errand. Why is this a test? Well, sometimes when children get upset, they’re inconsolable without their parents, thus leaving the babysitter in the … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Dr. Mark
There are at least three Marks in life lately, two have an initial after their names to identity them, this dude receives the title “Dr.” since he has a PhD and I think he’s addressed as so formally. Mark B … Continue reading
Vacation: Worth Seeing
When Hollywood dodges the lazy reboot strategy, you can often get an impressive result. Too bad this probably won’t be successful and the VHS-DVD second chance opportunity has evaporated. Vacation recaptured what the original’s two weaker sequels failed to deliver on: … Continue reading
Good night and good luck Jon, thanks for it all
Tonight is the conclusion of Jon Stewart’s run on The Daily Show which will be greatly missed not just by Libruls and Socialists but by people who aren’t factually challenged. Despite how much Jon skewered the Republicans, Faux News, Conservatives and … Continue reading
Protected: Update for early-to-mid August
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Our Lego Comic Strip’s debut
To help myself unwind thanks to all the weird stress I’ve been experiencing lately, I have been putting together the cheap Lego sets I’ve scored or the cool ones I earned at Pinballz. Last weekend, I had a brainstorm at the … Continue reading
Ant-Man: Worth Seeing
Let’s see…the Marvelverse streak is now 12 and this makes them the new champs. There were doubts since Ant-Man is more obscure than the B-list Avengers who have joined this Spring. I on the other hand remember, this character was … Continue reading
Adventures in Babysitting #1
Since I had some extra time off during my birthday week, I volunteered to babysit Ben. This gave Kristin the opportunity to do other work while I ran interference. Here’s a demonstration of Ben flexing his independence and power or … Continue reading
Weird Science turns 30 today
Weird Science probably isn’t on the short list of great John Hughes’ movies due to its audience being somewhat smaller in range than The Breakfast Club or Ferris Bueller’s Day Off; the poor, oppressed teenage boys who get beaten up. A demographic that … Continue reading