This blog shall stop at nothing and stay there, bringing all undiscerning readers up to date information about significant items of interest and intrigue that will certainly be interesting to someone somewhere at sometime. I shall also try to avoid being vague.
Die Hard is one of those rare things in nature. Rarer than a hen’s tooth. More rarer than a unicorn. Even more rarer than a Sasquatch riding a unicorn with a hen’s tooth in its innate rareness. No, my friends, enemies, and barely tolerated minor acquaintances at best, Die Hard is one of those rare …
Continue reading “Almost Equal Sequels Part XXI: Die Hard 2”
Franchises are not always obvious. Who knew that taking the framework of 1958’s It: The Terror Beyond Space while mixing in some HR Giger artwork and then coating everything with KY jelly would result in such a hit with audiences? But there was 20th Century Fox, suddenly sitting pretty with Alien’s sizeable box office returns …
Ah, the 1950s! The true glory days of the hard scrabble slightly financed sci-fi extravaganzas! Giant bugs and atomic beasts! Flying saucers and underwater creatures! Infinitesimal amounts of money were spent on a huge catalog of films that were unleashed onto the unwitting public. There were great posters, intriguing titles, and the promise of something unique and entertaining. And mothers across the …
Continue reading “Almost Equal Sequels Part XIX: War of the Colossal Beast “
As I write this in August 2025, there is still an opportunity to watch incredible creatures eating folks in your local theaters. No, I’m not talking about the unsettling weirdness that is Pedro Pascal in Fantastic Four: First Steps, you sillies! I mean dinosaurs! Honest to goodness, slathered with CGI dinosaurs! Yes, there are probably …
Continue reading “Almost Equal Sequels Part XVIII: The Lost World: Jurassic Park”
Since this site has just exploded into the world, many people have approached me on the street, asking the truly important questions like “Would you like to sample some of this fried summer sausage?” and “Did you pay for your gas at the pump?” Let’s not forget this penetrating query: “Wouldja buy some chocolate bars to …
Continue reading “Concerted Efforts Part 6: Progressively Lonelier Heart Owners”
One of the great thrills of my childhood was going to the Flea Market in Princeton, WI during Saturdays throughout the summer. My grandparents have a cabin in nearby Wautoma and when we’d go up there for a weekend or longer, my brother and I couldn’t wait to seek out the treasures amongst what others …
Due to the startling response that has rocketed forth due to the reaction towards my posts due to my not having enough to do aside from using the word “due” due to my severely limited vocabulary, I have decided to respond to your responses, indulging this wonderful audience with indulgences of my past performances in …
Continue reading “If All The World’s Indeed A Stage, Where Are The Dressing Rooms?”
Ah, comedy! Remember when Hollywood made comedies? I know it seems like an eternity ago, but at one time in the dim and dark past, despite the dysentery and the covered wagons, studios thought that comedies were a worthwhile enterprise. They figured that audiences might pay to laugh at something on the big screen. And …
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(Author’s note: my last surviving grandparent passed away recently. I had written this to read at the funeral, but given the decorum and feeling the vibe in the room, I chickened out. So while the mourners were spared hearing this, I like to think that my grandmother would have found it amusing. My brother certainly …
Continue reading “A Word or Three In Memoriam of My Grandmother”
My wife and I have been doing our best to train and teach our children. Sometimes we succeed, sometimes we fail, but we don’t give up easily. We encourage, we enable, we chastise, we correct. Parenting is a full-time job. If you don’t believe me, just ask Ward Cleaver or Herman Munster; they know the …
Continue reading “Nobody Errs It Better: Petty Nitpicks and James Bond”
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