Temporary Hiatus

Hi everyone, Jim here. The astute reader may have realized that I haven’t been around to visit or leave comments over the last couple of weeks; this is because I was hospitalized for a while as a result of a sudden, unexpected medical condition. I am home recuperating now but will mostly be out of commission, computer-wise, for some time as I recover. (There’s one more scheduled Teaser Tuesday post queued up and after that the blog will go dark for a few weeks or months.)

I will be back eventually, but for now, I’ll let my furry friends at The Oceanside Animals explain things from their perspective:

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Not A Review of “Maiden”

Recently we watched Maiden, a documentary about the first all-female crew to participate in the Whitbread around-the-world sailboat race.

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The Early Years: Jim Is Small But Very Precise With Measurements

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Sadly, my drawing skills never really improved all since then. Also, is it just me, or did I draw myself looking a tiny bit like the Joker in that picture?

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Hmm, okay, maybe not.

Not A Review Of Some Other Stuff I Watched While Waiting For “Avengers: Endgame”

So Netflix finally sent me Avengers: Endgame, a little over a month after it was released on disc. As previously noted, we—mostly meaning me—had to watch a number of other movies while waiting for that one (#firstworldproblems). My wife paid little to no attention to those movies, but she did make a few observations here and there. First up: The Lego Movie.

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It’s “Important” To Put Your Quotation Marks In The “Right” Place

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How “accomplished” are you?

Not A Review Of “Fast Color”

Ever since we got a good-sized television and a Netflix disc subscription, we haven’t been to a movie in the theaters. Not once. Not even for Avengers: Endgame*. But that’s okay, right? Because now it’s out on Blu-Ray and surely Netflix will have bought a zillion copies of it** so that everyone who wants it can see it right away, right?

Wrong.

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Teaser Tuesday 10/15/2019: “Here & There”

Recently I was reading Here & There, a science fiction novel by Joshua V. Scher.

 

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Here and there (and everywhere?)

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My Favorite Genre

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hh1Ahhh, yes, many’s the time I’ve curled up on the sofa for a while with a good “Add Narration for $3.99 or Less” …

Did You Ever Wonder What Sound A Zombie Makes When It Hits The Ground After Being Pushed Off A Balcony?

Then through the magic of subtitles, wonder no more!

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Coincidentally, splat was also the sound made by this mostly-unfortunate season of Fear the Walking Dead as it limped to its conclusion

Gone Out Of Business Sale

Recently I was reading Plague of Angels, by John Patrick Kennedy:

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4/4 Flying, Vigilance

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