Anti Anti-Vaxxer
I've officially been vaccinated!Last week my home state of Indiana finally opened vaccinations to people in my, age group. So I went online & made an appointment, pronto. I had my choice of four...
View ArticleSuperman & Lois, Season 1, Episode 1: Pilot
It's the first episode of Superman & Lois!I gotta say, when I first saw the promos for this new series, I didn't have very high hopes for it. The CW's superhero shows have always been pretty hit...
View ArticleGolden Idle
This past weekend at the annual CPAC conference (a terrifying gathering of ultra-conservative assholes), the focus was on one donald j. trump, who threatened, er, I mean announced he's going to run for...
View ArticleThis Week In Pointless And Inexplicable Ideas
This week my old employer Sony inexplicably announced they'd perfected a way to turn ordinary household items— such as bananas— into Playstation controllers.I just have one question— will these be Dual...
View ArticleThe Flash Season 7, Episode 1: All's Wells That Ends Wells
It's the Season 7 premiere of The Flash! Well, sort of.To recap: Season 6 of the series was originally meant to consist of 22 episodes. Unfortunately that whole "Viral Pandemic/End Of The World" thing...
View ArticleThis Week In Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Marketing Decisions: Ayds...
Today on This Week In Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Marketing Decisions, we'll examine the soaring rise and spectacular fall of Ayds Appetite Suppressant Candy?If you grew up in the late 1970s...
View ArticleSuperman & Lois Season 1, Episode 2: Heritage
This week on Superman & Lois we get another surprisingly good episode, as it continues to be the best Arrowverse show that's currently airing. That's two for two now! I'm honestly feeling a little...
View ArticleThe Flash Season 7, Episode 2: The Speed Of Thought
Now that's more like it! This week on The Flash we get a much better episode than last week's filler, er, I mean "Season Premiere."I need to cut these first few episodes a break, as they're unavoidable...
View ArticleSunday, Bloody Sunday
I was looking at the calendar today and realized something— thanks to the whole pandemic/end of the world thing, it's officially been one year since I saw a movie in an actual theater! The last time I...
View ArticleAnti-Anti-Vaxxer Part 2!
Good news, everyone— I'm now fully vaccinated! I went to the clinic yesterday and got my second shot today. Woohoo!Now Bill Gates can start tracking me with his 5G towers! Cool!As with the first...
View ArticleHappy 100th Birthday To Al Jaffee!
I post a lot of obits in this blog, typically of celebrities who touched my life in some way. So I thought it'd be nice to do the opposite for a change, and post a noteworthy birthday instead.Happy...
View ArticleSuperman & Lois Season 1, Episode 3: The Perks Of Not Being A Wallflower
This week on Superman & Lois we get another very well-done, action-packed and emotionally charged episode. I can't believe how much I'm enjoying this show, and how consistently good it's been. I...
View ArticleLockdown, Scmockdown!
Today (March 24th) marks a somewhat grim milestone— it's the one year anniversary of the Covid Lockdown here in Indiana. Remember how the authorities assured us it was no big deal, and it'd only last...
View ArticleReturn The Snyder Cut!
After literally years of fanboy whining, Warner Bros. recently released the infamous "Snyder Cut" of their abysmal Justice League movie. Snyder's new Justice League: Do-Over restores his original...
View ArticleA Chip Of The Ol' Vax
As we all know, there's a huge contingent of conspiracy theory wingnuts out there who're convinced that the Covid vaccine was cooked up by Bill Gates so he could inject us all with microchips and track...
View ArticleThe Flash Season 7, Episode 3: Mother
Holy shit. Well, THAT was definitely something!This week on The Flash, we get what may well be the absolute worst episode in the history of the series (and that's saying something!). It was...
View ArticleWon't Get Fooled Again
Ugh. It's April Fool's Day again. A good day to stay far, far away from the internet.I'm going to go into Old Man Mode here, so prepare yourselves. I hate April Fool's Day. Always have, always will....
View ArticleThe Flash, Season 7, Episode 4: Central City Strong
Now that's more like it!This week on The Flash we finally, at long, long last, get a decent episode. Central City Strong is a welcome return to form, and gives me hope for the rest of the season. It's...
View ArticleSpace Jammed!
Way back in 1996, a group of fledgling internet coders created a website to promote Warner Bros. upcoming opus Space Jam. The team, consisting of just five people, were allowed to do pretty much...
View ArticleThe Flash Season 7, Episode 5: Fear Me
This week on The Flash we get another pretty decent episode. Wow, that's too in a row now! Things continue to look up, now that the awful and interminable Mirrorverse Sage is over.There's a lot going...
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