I felt like playing hooky from work this morning. As I drove down 83, somewhere between Exits 31 and 27, Carbon Leaf’s “Blue Ridge Laughing” playing on the Beetle’s CD player (from a road trip mixtape I made a few weeks ago), the sun broke through the wispy clouds, and the fog and the mistContinue reading “Wanderlust”
The Little Prince
Last year Mark Osborne, the director of Kung Fu Panda, released an animated adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s novella, The Little Prince. The film had been picked up for distribution in the United States by Paramount for earlier in the year. I had seen Paramount’s trailer for the film, and I was captivated by it.Continue reading “The Little Prince”
A Day at the Celtic Craic
Friday afternoon I decided to attend the Celtic Craic Music Fest in Harrisburg on Saturday. The last few weeks at work have been nothing but Crunch, and the next few look to be nothing but Crunch, and you can make the argument that work in general into the distant past is nothing but Crunch andContinue reading “A Day at the Celtic Craic”
Rebel Rebel
Today was Purple Friday at the office. As will many more Fridays over the coming months. It baffles me at times that, at the office, whenever the Baltimore Ravens play a home game we can were Ravens gear, but Orioles gear happens only once a year, on Opening Day. What’s especially baffling is that ourContinue reading “Rebel Rebel”
Scenes from a Road Trip
For reasons I’m disinclined to share, I went on a somewhat unplanned road trip this weekend to Virginia. I use the word “somewhat” as I had a few hours to prepare for it, so I burned a few mix CDs for the drive and planned a trip that would take me through Richmond because IContinue reading “Scenes from a Road Trip”
A Flower for the Beetle
I am a super-genius! I’ve had a dashboard flower in my Beetles since 2005. In the first one, I didn’t have the official Volkswagen vase, so I ran the stem through the hole, hooked it inside the mount for the vase, then stabilized it with little plastic shopper cards. The new Beetle came with theContinue reading “A Flower for the Beetle”
Questions About Me
On Facebook the last few days I’ve seen a personal survey of sorts circulating, who you are, what you like, that sort of thing. The survey, however, showed all the hallmarks of having been copied and added to as it propogated across social media as the spellings were inconsistent (showing both American and British spelling),Continue reading “Questions About Me”
Leaving EB Games, Ten Years On
Ten years ago today, August 20th, 2006, was my last day with EB Games. I could have told you without looking when my first day was — June 30, 1999 — but not the last. It wasn’t burned into my memory in the same way. I knew it was coming up, maybe it was evenContinue reading “Leaving EB Games, Ten Years On”
Leadoff Hit
A review of Jason Zemcik’s Leadoff Hit, a book about the 2015 season of the Holly Springs Salamanders of the Coastal Plain League, a wooden bat summer collegiate baseball league.
Star Trek Beyond
Last night after work, I went to see Star Trek Beyond. It was a really strange experience. The theater wasn’t exactly the best (it smelled moldy and musty, and the air conditioning was off-kilter to the point where it wasn’t comfortable), and as I watched the movie I didn’t get as immersed in it asContinue reading “Star Trek Beyond”