Tag: 2015 year end
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Jessica Jones: Awesome First Episode
Of all the Marvel properties so far that have found their way to the screen (big or small) as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Jessica Jones is the one I’ve known the least about when it comes to the source material. (The Guardians of the Galaxy team that hit the big screen is…
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More on Thankfulness
Last week, I talked a bit about the similarities and differences among the concepts of being content, being happy, and being thankful. This week, as we approach Thanksgiving, I’m looking a bit at three more related concepts: Gratefulness, Happiness, and Acceptance. I won’t prattle on here, since I’m relatively happy with how it came out…
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Feeling Screwed Up in a Screwed Up Place
Diving back a little into Gen X flavored stuff. This time by talking a bit about one of my favorite movies that I think is definitively Gen X: Pump Up the Volume. It’s a movie I’ve written about before, so I won’t go in depth again in this bunch of text. What I will say…
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Fear and Anger
I will not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will…
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Autoduel Returns: Car Wars Arenas
I’m a bit of a fan of the Mad Max series. And the old video games Road Blasters and Spy Hunter. And all sorts of other things that involve cars with lots of weapons on them. Back in the 80s, Steve Jackson Games decided to capitalize on that sort of fandom and put out a…