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Yearly Archives: 2016
Pacific Heat is Netflix’s first big misstep
This is the worst export from Australia since Silverchair’s debut album. When it comes to an adult animated comedy I didn’t think Netflix could have anything more unfunny than Brickleberry, I was sadly mistaken. The premise is about four elite police officers … Continue reading
Christmas present for a friend
My co-worker/friend Kathy is a DJ and a hoot. So for Christmas I scored some pieces from the Lego Store (namely the records and microphone), looked up some designs/pictures on the Internet of other designs and made a DJ stand for … Continue reading
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Arrival: Acquired taste
It’s great to see some more cerebral Sci-Fi! Not the usual explosion-laden, aliens-as-a-surrogate for an Other America is supposed to hate. I’m amazed this movie even got made but I guess the studio approved Arrival when they looked at the cast. … Continue reading
Austin Toy Museum
Every time I went to WizWorld, this organization brought a diorama to advertise their existence. So Somara and I finally checked the place out. It’s located downtown and on the East side of the interstate in a modest-sized building. Overall it was … Continue reading
Stars win their 300th game (last week)
It was awesome too, they totally shutout their only remaining nemesis, the San Antonio Rampage. Solid passing and strong offense. So let’s see, this their eighth season but it’s barely begun, subtract 10 for now, divide by seven…they have averaged winning … Continue reading
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Final Star Trek header for the anniversary
The last televised version of Star Trek, Enterprise gets an unfair shake. Despite it being filled with continuity holes unlike all the other shows, I felt Captain Archer and the crew really got rolling some time in the second season. The whole space … Continue reading
Still very sad, missing Miette
I haven’t received her ashes from the vet yet but I did get the paw print and it makes me cry still. Miette was the last of the “apartment cats” until we moved into our house, making Nemo the first … Continue reading
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RIP: Florence Henderson and Ron Glass
Two mainstays of my TV consumption passed away over the holiday weekend. Florence Henderson of course was always Mrs. Brady from the cheesy The Brady Bunch, the sitcom family I think many of us in Gen X wanted to belong to. … Continue reading
White Trash… by Nancy Isenberg
Given Trump’s success, this book’s timing couldn’t be any better since they were a major factor in the outcome and were lumped in with the “White Working Class.” For starters, when does the term White Trash really begin? As hinted by the … Continue reading
The Wanderers digitally restored
I only remember seeing some parts of The Wanderers when it was on HBO around 1980, I think. By today’s standards, it would be a PG-13 movie due to the violence. According to its history, the movie tanked upon release but … Continue reading
Generation X 25 years later
I re-read Douglas Coupland’s debut novel in 2011 for the 20th anniversary but failed to write about how well it held up. Now that we’re on the 25th anniversary, I can try again since people prefer increments of five! The … Continue reading
Farewell to McCormick Hall, aka the Beer Can
This is very old news to any living in Milwaukee and/or more into keeping up with Marquette events. I found out recently through the alumni magazine. All I had to say was “It’s about time!” McCormick Hall was so crappy … Continue reading
Thanksgiving arrest near my house
I don’t know the specifics yet, I figure there’s a police blotter I can read tomorrow which is what I did when the dead, homeless guy was discovered under my overpass/exit. This morning was different. Somara had already left for … Continue reading
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High-Rise
I remember seeing the trailer for this and then it never showed up at any theater. When it popped up on Netflix, I pounced on the opportunity to see another JG Ballard story brought to life. His other most famous … Continue reading