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House of Cards Thoughts

Believe it or not, I only recently watched House of Cards. That’s got to be surprising for some because I do tend to speak about politics a lot and I’m a big Kevin Spacey fan. Here are some thoughts I had after finishing all four season:


It's well-written, superbly acted, and beautifully shot. First two seasons are the best. Season Three lost something big with the Frank versus Claire turn. The two of them working together is part of what makes the show work. In season Four, I think the show j...

Brief Thoughts on Daredevil's Second Season

I think enough people have watched the second season of Daredevil by now that I can offer a couple of thoughts about it. This season was really a toss-up for me—in some ways it was better, in other ways, it was worse—especially coming on the heels of Jessica Jones which was so goddamned perfect.

The Good:
Season Two Is A Natural Occurrence Of The Events of Season One: If you’ve watched that first season then you get more out of your investment, but I think it’s structured so you could easily...

Comics You Should Be Reading

TOKYO GHOST

TOKYO GHOST BY RICK REMENDER IS RIDICULOUSLY GOOD SCIENCE FICTION.

Tattoo Ideas: Omega Gang

A really geeky part of me really wants to get an Omega Gang tattoo:

Did You Know This?

Did you know these differences? I didn't.

Ghost In The Shell Casting

Originally, I started to write my own lengthy post summing up my thoughts on Ghost In The Shell casting. Then I saw this. So I'm just going to leave it right here:

Why pugs?

Why do I own pugs? This pretty much nails it:

The Meatspace Ratio

I was thinking about how we interact with each other online. How the digital age, the internet, social media, and smart phones are both awesome and terrible. I mean, when the lovely wife was on such high doses of methotrexate to try to keep her from going blind and pretty much sick all the time, the only thing that kept me from drowning under the weight of worry and loneliness was social media. But, yet, probably once a week, I want to punch my computer screen and delete all my accounts.

But...

What Steinbeck Said...

Here's what John Steinbeck actually said about socialism:

"I guess the trouble was that we didn’t have any self-admitted proletarians. Everyone was a temporarily embarrassed capitalist. Maybe the Communists so closely questioned by the investigation committees were a danger to America, but the ones I knew—at least they claimed to be Communists—couldn’t have disrupted a Sunday-school picnic. Besides they were too busy fighting among themselves.”

Just As Appropriate Now As It Ever Was...