Month: December 2015

Saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens tonight for my oldest son’s birthday…so much better than I expected. But after having read articles about some of the body-shaming comments toward Carrie Fisher, I have some of my own comments for (and about) these people. First, were you even watching the same movie? I thought she looked fantastic. You…

For those unfamiliar with the phrase, ‘six degrees of separation’ refers to a theory that every person is connected to any other person by six degrees/connections or less. I’m wary, for good reason, for getting what seem random Facebook friend requests. I normally look extensively at the profile before accepting, and one I received today…

Disclaimer: yes, I received product to do the review, but the product itself has no bearing on the review. (Wouldn’t make it much a review, then, would it?) I was initially contacted by Liporidex via twitter, and to be honest, I wasn’t initially interested in their products, much less doing a review. So what did…

My all-time favorite Christmas album is Trans Siberian Orchestra’s Christmas Eve and Other Stories. Musically, it’s an amazing album in its own right. But it’s also a concept album, where the album tells a story…in this case, if you pay attention to the lyrics, I can pretty much guarantee you’ll be tearing up by the…

Disclaimer: this review, unlike others, is completely unsolicited… For over a year now, I’d switched my primary shoe for work to Converse All-Star hightops, and the last of that was the black monochrome leather variant. They were comfortable and I liked them. Except for one thing: winters here in the Pacific Northwest tend to be…

Just a heads-up…but have some reviews in the pipeline coming up. One is something like a year in the making (or so, will have to check emails and explain at the time it’s posted), one is new, out-of-the-blue, and another is totally unsolicited, just because I like the product. And if you happen to have…