Of all things 1984 -ish, this story about Nineteen Eighty-Four  itself might be the most 1984 in the history of anything. Image from the mot...

Over the weekend I watched Gettysburg , the 1993 Civil War epic film about the Battle of Gettysburg.  It's one of my most favorite histo...

I love  this story!! I'm impressed by ChatGPT.  But I've also got a healthy respect for Atari Chess, a cartridge for the classic Ata...

The perfect movie about young adventure.  Released on June 7th, 1985. My family saw it in the theater about a week later, at the long-gone J...

Had some very good news today!  Wish I could share it but I had to sign all kinds of non-disclosure agreements and whatnot.  But trust me, i...

Have you noticed it also? There doesn't seem to be the degree of "pride" that there has been in the previous few months of Jun...

To Christopher Schmidt: I know where you are.  I know where you work.  For all you're aware of I may even have your home address. You re...

Well, I know what I'll be doing from Thanksgiving to New Year's Eve in another six months... "RUN!!   RUUUUUUUNNNN!!!!!" V...

Things like this usually doesn't go past my notice.  Guess I've been so occupied with other stuff lately.  But yesterday was the ann...

Had a very vivid dream last night.  It's stuck with me all day.  I can't get it out of my head.  Maybe sharing it will let me be fre...

Yesterday a couple of dachshunds I follow on Facebook (the inimitable Barney and Fred) posted some pics of themselves that their "pawre...

A couple of things went online today that I've watch a few times.  I've got a good feeling about both of these. First, it's the ...

This may or may not be a fun time to share this.  But there's been a lot of good humor about the papacy in the past couple of days (I th...

Cardinal Robert Prevost was announced a little while ago to be the next pope, Leo XIV .  He's the first American to become pope.  He is ...

The past several years have seen my love for the Star Wars saga take some brutal hits, but my love for the original film will forever endure...

It's ironic that this pertains to Elon University: the place where my real spiritual journey began while a student there almost thirty y...