The Icarus Factor (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 14)
Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generation after a 20-year break Starfleet offers Riker his own command and sends his estranged father to brief him on his new mission. Meanwhile, Wesley notices Worf is more anti-social than usual. A character-based episode that has some good moments for the ensemble, but overall didn’t do much for me.…
Desk trays, with procedural wood materials by Blendermada. #blender3d
Opinion: A deceptively edited video of Joe Biden signals what’s coming (Washington Post)
Critical thinking skills and basic textual analysis are increasingly important in a cultural landscape where the powerful are counting on the average person not caring about such things as the truth. Biden opened by talking about how English common law in the 1300s allowed for husbands to beat their wives, and then said that we…
Desk blotters, with procedural leather and wood materials by Blendermada. #blender3d
Really enjoyed watching Your Name with the family. Visuals hooked me, but the story kept me.
My wonderful daughter.
My mom’s Lionel train set (a gift from her father in 1948) had been in storage for 35 years. Most of the figures were from my father’s childhood.
My mother wants me to thank John at The Train Depot in Chantilly, Va., who cleaned and oiled the engine and made it ready to run after 35 years in storage. My very handy mother stripped the 18-gauge speaker wires to connect the lock-ons to the transformer and track.
Merry Christmas 2019
Time Squared (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 13)
Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generation after a 20-year break. The Enterprise encounters an abandoned Federation shuttlecraft and a time-travel mystery. A “bottle” episode that takes place entirely on the Enterprise, which frees up the production budget for some cool “energy vortex” special effects and gorgeous computer interface displays that really help create the illusion…
My semester with the snowflakes
Insightful essay from a US Military vet who went to college at age 52. Let me address this “snowflake” thing. According to the “Urban Dictionary” a “snowflake” is a “term for someone that thinks they are unique and special, but really are not. It gained popularity after the movie “Fight Club” from the quote “You…
Frozen (Greensburg Civic Theatre, Greasepaint Players)
That one ungraded assignment is an early submission due Jan 2. I’m all set for a relaxing break!
Next up for the girl: Cherry in “The Outsiders” (March 6-15)
Me: Carolyn, are you ok? Carolyn:Just reminding myself that I am a gift.
Frozen opens tonight. (All shows have been sold out for over a month.)
A Christmas Carol (WAOB Audio Theatre)
Marley was dead. (I voice the narrator in this new, fully dramatized audio adaptation. First of four parts.)
All three shows have been sold out for over a month. Opens tomorrow.
The Staying Power of “A Christmas Carol” — Dennis Jerz, for WAOB Audio Theatre
What makes WAOB Audio Theatre’s production of “A Christmas Carol” unique? Why is the story so well-loved? Voice actor and English professor Dennis Jerz discusses all this and more!
