After an oppressive heat wave and subsequent wildfires all over the Southland, we whip-lashed in the other direction and had a genuinely cool week that felt like autumn. The temps fell by about 30 degrees over a couple of days, eliciting yearnings of hope that the cruel summer had ended and fall had truly started … Read More
In the years since The Empire Strikes Back was released, it’s been the benchmark for every subsequent Star Wars movie: “Is it as good as ESB?” “The best since Empire!” “Where does this rank compared to Empire Strikes Back?” The reason why that movie is held in such high esteem is not only due to … Read More
So Hell Week was quickly followed by Fire Week here in Southern California, as several pillars of smoke rose at once into the sky. There was the Airport Fire down in Orange County, The massive Line Fire over near Big Bear that looked like a volcanic eruption, and the Bridge Fire near me in the … Read More
I’ve edited this sequence to a lot of songs, but Hole’s Celebrity Skin has always been the one that fits the best. This is from the classic action film Above the Law starring Cynthia Rothrock and Karen Sheperd
Is he the inspiration for the image on the Shroud of Turin? The greatest triathlete of our age? All we know is his name is ZAR
I edited this together from an old Apple sales video. There’s a point where they decided they wanted there to be some romantic tension between the sales guy and the lady, so I edited those scenes together into a montage some appropriate background music. Also, find someone who looks at you the way she looks … Read More
It’s a hot one. Like seven inches from the midday sun. For the last week. Day after day of heat so bad it makes you want to slap the people who were whining about the clouds and pleasant weather back in June. I’m gonna have to take out a second mortgage for the electric bill … Read More
Elon Musk laughs at a 20 year old meme, then stops and glares at his ottoman. The Martian X team member upon whose back Musk is resting his feet freezes in panic. To trigger the mercurial leader’s wrath was to court termination. Quite literally. For everything your eyes beheld was his. The walls were Elon’s, … Read More
A long, long time ago, my parents bought me a couple of Topps card packs for Star Trek: The Motion Picture, which had just been released. I was a fan of the series (I was Spock for Halloween when I was 3 years old), so my Dad must’ve thought it would be cool to spend … Read More
What if, prior to moving to Pawnee, Ron Swanson pursued a quest to become the ultimate Ninja?