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Lily And The Snowman

Adorable little movie.

Don’t Think

“Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It’s self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can’t try to do things. You simply must do things.” ~Ray Bradbury

Grammar Demons, Take That (Part 30)

Fun and a very helpful tip-sheet today. It’s all about tricky misused expressions. I can never keep my “care less” straight, so this is very handy indeed. Do you have any favorite grammar battle? Do share. As always, if you…Read more ›

Enjoyed It, I Have!

After what felt like an eternity spent waiting, I had my encounter with the newly awakened Force yesterday. Unlike a lot of other fans who have watched the movie back-to-back many times in a row since yesterday, I have only…Read more ›

“Super Earth” Only 14 Light Years Away

14 light years? Really? That’s almost right next door. I know, it still translates to about 80 trillion miles, but think of this: Mars is about 140 million miles from us. So, in perspective, 14 light years is not too…Read more ›

The Christmas Eve Asteroid

What’s with all the asteroid flybys this year? First it was Spooky, the Halloween asteroid. Now, an asteroid will pass by just in time to bring us some Christmas cheer. The large asteroid, about 0.5-1.5 miles wide, was discovered by the Lowell…Read more ›

First Lines: More Or Less

All this happened, more or less. First line from Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Another Trailer Released : Star Trek Beyond

And . . .  another one is out. This time it’s Star Trek Beyond, also set for Summer 2016. It was supposed to be aired in theaters before the new Star Wars, but because of a leak online, Paramount released…Read more ›

First Lines: Thirty Ghosts

Behind every man now alive stand thirty ghosts, for that is the ratio by which the dead outnumber the living. First line from 2001 – A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke

“Independence Day: Resurgence” Trailer Looks Good

Oh, what a December! In the middle of all the hoopla around Star Wars (two more days to go BTW, YAY!), 20th Century Fox released the first trailer for its Independence Day sequel Resurgence. I still can’t believe it has…Read more ›