Challenge (In)complete
I didn’t think I would actually finish the 2015 Reading Challenge, but I knew I would put a big dent in it and I have: 28 categories (30 if I Continue Reading →
Category Archives: media
Christmas Books
“Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.” —George Bernard Shaw Great advice, Mr. Shaw. Books tend to be a very personal Continue Reading →
Finding Films
The rule is: life is way too short for crappy movies. The problem is there are a LOT of crappy movies out there… so how do you find the gems? Continue Reading →
Poetry as Positivity Barometer
Through history, we’ve seen many examples of poets who do their best work when their life is at its darkest. However, there are just as many poems that are light Continue Reading →
Tsundoku
Originating from Japanese, the word tsundoku is one of those words imported to English because we don’t have an equivalent. It basically means “book hoarding” but more specifically it is Continue Reading →
Reading Challenge
As I mentioned in my post about goals for 2015, one of the things I will be working on is the 2015 Reading Challenge. The list started circulating on social Continue Reading →
Retro Festive Gaming
I never would have picked Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman as the focus for a video game but in 1984 Quicksilva Ltd. released this simple platform game for the ZX Spectrum Continue Reading →
Dollar Store DVDs
Once in a while, I check the DVD bins at various dollar stores, because you never know what you might find. They’re not always a dollar, sometimes $2 or even Continue Reading →
Sounds of the Season
Tired of the same eighteen Christmas songs (and Eight Crazy Nights)? Try some of these streaming playlists to change it up a little: The Celebration’s Starting — indie artists for Continue Reading →
When you love Christmas this much
When you love Christmas this much… they call you Mister. Mr. Christmas is an award-winning documentary is “an offbeat, touching portrait of a man who has spent three decades turning Continue Reading →