For those that don’t know me, I play Ukulele. I also love The Beatles. When I heard Greg Hawkes, the keyboardist from The Cars made an album doing covers of Beatles songs on *only* the ukulele, I had to have … Continue reading
Category Archives: Distractions
Old Movie Review: The Hunt for Red October
I got a new blu-ray movie this week (they’re not dvd’s… and I refuse to use “BD-Rom” so I’ll just use blu-ray movie… with the dash, but no capitalization). Man, I spent more time in parentheses than out… anyway, The … Continue reading
Coraline — Creeping Out Little Kids in 3D
Today I saw the movie adaptation of his book Coraline, and it delivered on every level. It was also the 3D version which worked out beautifully.
Zombies of the World, Beware (Day 2)
James Yeager was more the primary trainer on today’s work and Kyle Lynch was assisting as was Erin Trimble (sorry, not that other Aaron!) and the combination of their coaching was done on a more individual basis today. By the … Continue reading
Zombies of the World, Beware!
Today I made good on my promise to take more training; I went to Tactical Response’s Fighting Pistol class at the Sacramento Valley Shooting Center. It’s a two day course that really has pushed me to learn a lot about … Continue reading
Outlander, or “You Got Aliens on my Vikings! You Got Vikings on my Aliens!”
Chocolate and peanut butter. Guinness and Bass. Vampires and werewolves. Nazis and Zombies. Pulse rifles and flamethrowers. Cadillacs and dinosaurs…. hold up? Scratch that one. Like many successful combinations before it, Outlander has taken two bodies of work with rich … Continue reading
Let’s Go Sha-arks!
Went to a hockey game yesterday, and despite it being the first regulation loss for the San Jose Sharks at home, it was still a great time. Everyone should go to a hockey game!
Dammit! TV Guilty Pleasure: 24
Jack Bauer’s having another (7th) awful day. What keeps me coming back? Just the right mix of characters and action. There are weak spots, sure, but the ever present ticking clock means something exciting is always coming.