Monthly Archives: September 2015

The Pope criticizes a pretend Catholic. “[The Mayor of Rome] pretends to be Catholic, it came on him all of a sudden. It doesn’t happen like that,” Francis said. The pope’s cutting comments on the politician — who observers say … Continue reading →

This may come as a shock to you, but I really like “Firefly”. I know! Surprising, right? I guess I don’t mention it THAT much, but I like the show. I was thinking of the various book universes I’ve read … Continue reading →

Here you go. You should have it by now. Comment here, there, or wherever else you’d like. A brief excerpt: “Heart of Gold”‘s conceit is just too ridiculous for me to take seriously. The idea that babies are sometimes better … Continue reading →

We just had a discussion over dinner about politics – what the most important issue is, who the best candidate is, etc. I’m going to zoom in on a particularly interesting section of the conversation: Person A: If it were … Continue reading →

In which I attempt to solve the more obvious writing issues of the new Abrams Star Trek films. Part 1 is about the first film. Part 2 will be about “Into Darkness”. Read it, love it, comment where you want … Continue reading →

Women can’t resist a man singing show tunes. It’s so powerful even a lot of men can’t resist a man singing show tunes. – Andy Bernard

There is a myth, and a very pervasive one, so much so that I’ve actually read it in writing books, about how this is the worst opening line never written. Many reasons are given for this, none good. Some say … Continue reading →

I always liked that name for God. Anyway, here’s a story. I have a good forty-five minute, 20 mile plus drive from my house to my college. Today where I lived it started pouring right before I went home. All … Continue reading →

…Of “The Office”. End of season thoughts: Very clearly the weakest. The Sabre buyout arc unfortunately did little to distinguish itself from the initial Charles Miner takeover from season 5. That said, it did bring some good things along with … Continue reading →

“Defending the Abrams Star Trek Films” and “A Quick Explanation of the Puppies”. From the first: You can make the argument that the movies are badly written. You can make the argument that Kirk’s characterization is inconsistent with his characterization … Continue reading →