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Monthly Archives: May 2020
New Chucks for May 2020, part 2
This pair falls under a design group Converse chose to call Animal Prints. As you can see, the shoes are supposed to resemble fish scales but it’s just printed into the canvas. Pretty cool in my opinion.
Letterkenney comes to Texas
Spotted this on a Texas-based car which means they know their Canadian comedy.
New Chucks for May 2020, part 1
Damned Converse and their 20% Off Sale in April. They knew May was going to be a three-paycheck month. On the upside, the 20% was in addition to shoes already marked on sale or clearance. I ended up making my … Continue reading
Bad Company
Besides being the first movie to use the title Bad Company (the name reappeared in 1995 and 2002, both as modern Action flicks), we can also blame the 1972 period piece for giving the AOR band its name; Paul Rodgers loved … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Pandemic Theater, Streaming
Tagged 19th Century, Action, Coming-of-Age, Drama, US Civil War
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1860: The beginning of modern Italy via Giuseppe Garibaldi
One hundred and sixty years ago Garibaldi left Genoa with 1000 volunteers to invade the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. In Garibaldi’s defense, the kingdom was an absolute monarchy and its ruler King Francis II, a Bourbon (blech!), wasn’t very … Continue reading
Just in time for May the Fourth be with You!
Went with a super deep cut from Star Wars history, the show George Lucas always regrets and tried to destroy every copy he could find…The Wookiee Lifeday Holiday Special which I actually watched the only night it appeared. Hey, anything Star Wars … Continue reading
An important message from LEGO® Batman®
If you won’t listen to Dr. Fauci, then take the advice of a superhero who’s been fighting crime and other adversaries for 80 years!
Posted in Comic Books, Health, Legos, Movies, News, Toys
Tagged Batman, Current Events
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Kingdom: two seasons
When I thought nothing more could be done with the Zombie trope, this joint Netflix-Korean production proved me wrong. The zombies are more like ghouls since they can run and you must watch the series through its first two seasons … Continue reading
Posted in Bingewatch, TV
Tagged 17th Century, Action, Bingewatch, Drama, Horror, Korean, Netflix, Zombies
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How non-empathetic people deal with illness
Not that Depression is ever gone be it a mental state or the Republicans driving the World Economy into the ditch every generation. But despite the Pandemic, I’m feeling pretty decent because the worst of everything surrounding the divorce is … Continue reading
Happy Caturday for May 2020
I am so guilty of all of the above happening to me with the numerous kitties in my life…and I wouldn’t have it any other way. When you hear their contented purring and they stare at you with half-awake eyes, … Continue reading
LEGO® Droids play Star Wars Anthem
With this being May the Fourth be with You weekend, it’s only fitting to show off this guy’s LEGO Droid project I saw via a LEGO rumor site.
Welcome May and this month’s header
Onward to what will probably be our second full month of being in the Pandemic Shirt Storm so what better Header is there than a Horror movie! May 2020 is also the 40th anniversary of the Friday the 13th series. Now … Continue reading
“Stay in place” orders are over in Texas, wait n’ see
We’re far from being out of the woods yet. I plan to be still wandering about with my newish mask and a two-ouncer of hand sanitizer. When I don’t need to be anywhere, I’m going to be home, enjoying my … Continue reading