See this movie!

We just saw a great movie and it wasn’t Pirates of the Caribbean.  That was last night and I can’t remember the last time I was so relieved to see a movie end.  It was fun and exciting but good grief – enough is enough!  How many leviathans does one movie need?
Anyway, tonight’s movie was The Heart [...]

Sick things that make me laugh

Thanks to Clicked, I found a link to a list of Japan’s 100 favorite historical figures. The list itself is pretty interesting and shows that the masses in Japan are just as screwed up as the masses in the good old USA. Princes ‘D’ ranks pretty high (higher than Einstein or Walt Disney). Their [...]

Puzzle addict, or grumpy etymologist , or me*

We saw Wordplay last night. I loved it. Perhaps this further explains my nerdness. Will Shortz - puzzle meister for the NY Times and NPR - is one of my heroes.
The centerpiece of the movie is an annual crossword puzzle tournament hosted by Shortz. Outside of a convention featuring people dressed as [...]

She jumped in before I had a chance to explain…

I was going to introduce my SLIGHTLY younger sister*, but typically she bum rushed the show and already starting disagreeing with me before I had a chance to open the door.
I love my sister more than almost any human, living or dead. I trust her as much as I trust anyone in the world. She [...]