Car headlights sure are strong these days.

My advice to fantasy writers: Showlkien don’t Tolkien.

I’ve been taking in a whole lot of American Revolution history recently and every time I see or hear Benedict Arnold’s name, I think about the time he was a “ghost” in Scooby Doo.

I feel bad I don’t have much of an inheritance to leave to my kids. I might start being really mean to them so they can at least get a good memoir or two out of me.

If you happen to kiss a special someone under mistletoe this holiday season, be sure to look them in the eye and say “That one was for Burl Ives.”

I would watch this show.

It is possible to know too much about your favorite movie boogeymen.

A thneed is a fine something that all people need.

Saw a horror movie recommended online by a guy saying “I hope you have your shitting pants on!”

“What are you gonna do now, Mr Ness?” “I think I’ll have a sandwich.”

My Igor: A Short Story Despite what the hype and film schools and how-to books and big-time directors may say, being an indie filmmaker sucks. You’re not an “artist,” you’re a beggar. You’re begging for time, you’re begging for money, hell, you’re even begging for food sometimes. It’s humiliating…

Me: Hey, what’s going on with that interstellar comet? [searches social media] Me: Oh FFS…

One of the great things about reading history is to be reminded how human nature rarely changes very much. Ive seen criticisms of modern people being too media addled to accept the harsh realities of the world, seeing real life events in comparison to movies or video games. 1/2

My pitch for the Beverly Hillbillies reboot involves the Clampetts cutting a check to partially fund the US military and then going after Mr. Drysdale.

Dolby Atmos is cool and all but try having raccoons suddenly run across your roof while you’re watching a horror movie.

Amongst the other outrages of our world, fans of MeTV are apparently incredibly angry about Everybody Loves Raymond getting added to the lineup. My Facebook algorithm is keeping me up on the latest.

Kid: (for the millionth time) Six seven… The heroes all make eye contact at the same time. Hero: My god… they’re coordinates!

Is there a reliable place online to get information about 3I/ATLAS? Learning about big cosmic objects on their own terms is interesting, but everything I see involves alien invasion.

Wife is helping teen daughter shoot her video project today. How’s it going, you ask? Wife (behind camera): Action! Daughter (tense): You don’t call action. I do.

I just bought this thing so fast, I’m not sure I gave my address!

True cooking facts: If you open an air fryer and look inside too quickly, the hot air escaping will instantly air fry your eyes.

OK, so here’s my JJ Abrams story… Before I started working in digital restoration one of my primary jobs in post-production support was running the in-house theater and screening rooms at work. Every now and again it would get booked for casting sessions, because it was perfectly suited for that…

Whenever a documentary shows you a specific date, you know trouble’s a brewin’

You know that scene in Event Horizon where they find the transmissions from the hell dimension? That’s what it’s like to wake up and check the news every morning.

While listening to the “Classic Vinyl” station on the radio, daughter asked what vinyl was. I explained how a record player worked and holy cow, you’d have thought I was explaining magic.

All the President’s Men American Movie Fitzcarraldo Suspiria

I sometimes think my kids watch too much YouTube, but then my daughter told me very detailed instructions for what to do if she’s trapped in a sewer that she learned from a YT video, so I’m torn. “The More You Know” never helped my generation with sewer entrapment.

Dad: “I’m watching Dr. Strangelove.” Me: *sees Benedict Cumberbatch on the screen* “You sure about that?” Dad: “Yeah, he’s a magician.” Me: “Okay.”

Just doing some Duolingo…

Daughter wanted to make a home spa coupon for my wife. Later, I asked her if she got, or used, the coupon. She said it was only for 50% off.

Are we past the era of cars being a symbol of cool, sexy and free in pop songs?

Skibidi rizzler. What the sigma?

The New Pope is here! The New Pope is here!

You know who doesn’t have to deal with this shit? Dracula.

My daughter borrowed a book from the library and promptly lost it. I just got a “Due soon” email from the library. Feels like the noose is tightening.

“And will your administration be looking into ways to improve security at Shawshank?”

Somebody get Mel and Sly and Jon on the case to sort out this movie tariff BS.

The next time I get frustrated about having to be on my kids’ case about bathing, brushing their teeth, etc. I’ll take comfort in knowing that I’ve got a great ice breaker for George Washington if I meet him in the afterlife.

I’ve had two things in my head today. -Appreciation for all the apparent good Pope Francis tried to enact in his life. -Kenny Loggins singing an ‘80s song called “Conclave!”

David Cronenberg gets an idea while shopping.

Stephen King

It’s just two little letters that turns chicken broth into chicken brothel.

Watching a video about eating bugs. The best part is how much the chef oversells the flavor of each bug. Buddy, if a tarantula tasted *just like* soft shell crab, I’m gonna guess we’d have been eating tarantulas a long time ago. It’s not like crabs are any prettier than tarantulas.

Staring at the health stats on my wife’s Apple Watch and wondering if I’m leveled up enough to defeat her.

My car situation should be okay so long as Doug Toyota doesn’t reveal himself to be a crazy nazi.

This surveillance robot was walking around the capitol today to normalize something that should not ever be normal. Your government should not be a faceless omni-present surveillance force. #democracy #politics #surveillancecapitalism

In the center of my town there’s a big square where all the protests happen. Today, there was a single guy with a sign that read “Relax, I’ll handle this myself.”

Giallo Pudding Pops Anything there?

This guy is rich enough to be Santa Claus every day of the year. And instead he’s doing this.