Why a White tailed Kite?
I’m originally from Ohio, but I’ve lived in California since 2002. I live in an area that has actual raptors flying around — not something I saw a lot in Ohio. We usually see a bird or prey here and there every couple of months. We never see two at the same time…not until the white tailed Kites.
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- The Ewingverse Avengers, Part 3: Ultimates
A look at the Marvel comics of Al Ewing, part 1 A look at the Marvel comics of Al Ewing, part 2 Ultimate We saw in New Avengers where White Tiger and Power Man ended up after Mighty Avengers, but what about the rest of the team? Well, Blue Marvel and Spectrum join the Ultimates, … Read more - The Ewingverse Avengers, Part 2: The A Stands for Al
A look at the Marvel comics of Al Ewing, part 1 New to You One of the best parts of Hickman’s Avengers run is his development of Roberto “Sunspot” DeCosta from a two dimensional, rich hot head New Mutant to a three dimensional, rich leader of the Avengers. The fact that more isn’t being done … Read more - The Ewingverse Avengers, Part 1: The Mighty
Starting with The Mighty Avengers, Al Ewing strung together a series of great Avengers books Al Ewing should write the New Warriors. Ewing excels at touching multiple corners of the Marvel U in a single series, something that hasn’t been done well for an extended period of time since the original run of the New … Read more - What is ADHD Part 1: Not what you think
“You don’t act like you have ADHD.” Our older son has ADHD. He had numerous assessments done and they all got the same results. The fact that I have ADHD really only helped us know what the signs are. He recently started a camp with a teacher he hadn’t seen in a few years. He … Read more - Album Review: “The Living End” by Sarah and the Sundays
A wonderfully sad happy record from Sarah and the Sundays There used to be a genre of music called “progressive.” It was a precursor to alternative and is often referred to as “college rock.” Progressive was understated in a way that alternative was over the top. Progressive songs were spacious and minimal. It was rare … Read more
My Music Mixes
I’m a big music nerd. Every year I make a mix of the songs that were on heavy rotation in our house and in my head. They’re not necessarily songs that were released that year or even songs that I just discovered. Below is my 2022 mix. As I update the blog, I’ll be adding playlists and info going back to 1986! That was a particularly great year for music, as you’ll see