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The following is chock full of spoiling spoilery spoilers. If you have not seen Avengers: Endgame as yet (why????), don't read if you don't want to know. The requested moratorium on Endgame spoilers ended Monday, so we have seen much discussion about the movie. I am going to go into some length here with my … Continue reading Friday Review: Avengers: Endgame
Just a few quick thoughts after seeing Endgame the other night. These will be very general in nature, so no spoilers here for those who haven't seen it yet. If you prefer to not even see broad reaction, please refrain from reading. First, let me say it was very, very good. Not perfect, but I … Continue reading Friday Review: (Spoiler Free) Avengers: Endgame
Just a quick post in case you missed this. The first trailer and the title for the fourth Avengers movie have been released! The title is Endgame and here is the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA6hldpSTF8 So, a couple things- (some spoilery stuff here so watch the trailer first): That opening- all the … Continue reading Avengers 4: First Trailer and Title Revealed!
Some of these are really, really amusing: Avengers Jokes Are we going to have to pay sales tax on online purchases? Maybe, and it could be bad news for small online retailers: Sales Tax It sounds nice, and made in the USA is a plus, but $89 for a hoodie? I'm skeptical: Hoodie And finally, … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: 18 Avengers Jokes, Sales Tax on Online Purchases, That’s One Pricey Hoodie, and Pretty Pictures
This video has been called the most satisfying in the world. I'm not sure about that, but it is pretty fascinating: Satisfying Video Okay, this is too good not to share. The Avengers/Full House mash-up. I agree with the Tor.com writer- I would so watch this show. Oh, Cut. It. Out.: Avengers/Full House Confused by the number … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Satisfying Video(?), Avengers/Full House Mash Up, Scotch Flavor Profiles, and Full Moon Photo
This is kind of long, and detailed, but I thought it was fascinating, especially for a writer. If you want to write an apocalyptic final days set in the US, this might come in handy: If the US Declared War on Itself Even Loki should know better: Loki Argues with Kids Some are better than … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: If the US Declared War on Itself, Loki Argues with Kids, Avengers in Their Spare Time, and EM Drive Possible?
We've all seen those Bad Lip Reading videos, right? Well, here's another of their gems: Redneck Avengers Seriously, who doesn't want to stay in a Lego hotel?: Legoland Hotel Here is a stunning slideshow of pictures of the Milky Way. Yes, there are a lot of them, but, wow, some are just breathtaking: Milky Way … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Redneck Avengers, Lego Hotel, Milky Way Photos, and the Last Letterman Top Ten
Went to see the D.O. at our doctor's office on Monday for my knee. He thinks it is an arthritis flare, not the bursitis my doctor thought. He said he didn't detect any bursitis or ligament or tendon issues. But there definitely is swelling and discomfort. He gave me a steroid injection, and, Holy Drug … Continue reading Monday Musings: Knee Solution, Movie Time, Weekend Work and Play, and Writing Updates
In honor of passing the halfway point in the NaNoWriMo month, I give you: http://blog.pshares.org/index.php/14-ways-to-tick-off-a-writer/ The trouble with owning cats- they cause us to do the strangest things: http://distractify.com/people/personal/agonizing-struggles-that-prove-cat-owners-are-the-best-people-ever/ What happens when you put the bloopers in the original Avengers trailer? Hilarity ensues: http://laughingsquid.com/the-avengers-movie-trailer-recut-with-footage-from-the-blooper-reel/ And with the Dr. Who 50th Anniversary special just a few … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: How to Tick Off a Writer, Things Cats Make Us Do, Avengers Trailer with Bloopers, and Dr. Who 50th Trailers
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