I grew up in a special place. International Falls. On the border between America and Canada. The Boundary Waters spanned hundreds of kilometers across the border from the Great Lakes to the Lake of the Woods, creating a space where[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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I’ve watched both Guardians of the Galaxy movies in the last few weeks with a friend who had never seen either of them. He’s a bit busy in his normal life with work, young kids, and other family and such,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I watched Solo this weekend and I enjoyed it. I enjoyed it more than any Star Wars movie I’ve seen in years in fact. It was an ensemble adventure movie slim on story and high on action, much like the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today we remember all those who have fought and died for us. Today we mourn all those who did not return home. And in the words of the immortal George Patton, today we “thank God that such men lived.”
Many of you have heard by now that Origins disinvited a guest of honor because he held beliefs not welcome in their little convention. His name is Larry Correia. He authored the popular Monster Hunter International and Grimnoir Chronicles series,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I wrote about the major issues I had with Avengers Infinity War last week. The short version is, Hollywood Tactics 101. But stepping back from the climactic battle of collective idiocy, the rest of the movie was actually very good.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s been a couple weekends since the movie came out, so I figure it’s time to post what I think about this movie. It was fun. And it was tragic. And I don’t for a minute believe that any of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ll be honest. I didn’t see it happening. For those who don’t know, the Boy Scouts have changed their name to Scouts. And are going to allow girls into their ranks. I assume the Girl Scouts will follow suit soon.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So there’s a new game out there, called BattleTech. It’s a PC game based on the 1984 tabletop wargame of the same name. It’s guys in big robots blowing up other guys in big robots. Knights of the Fallen Roman[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m a Toys “R” Us Kid. I grew up when Geoffrey the Giraffe opened stores catering to every toy a kid could want in towns near and far. I remember the awe I felt when I walked into a store[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…