How about A Christmas Carol?
Everyone knows Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” right? I’ve seen numerous versions of the movie. From the 1951 “Scrooge” with Alastair Sim to the Muppet Christmas Carol, Scrooged and even…
Book Review: Big Dumb Eyes — Nate Bargatze
Big Dumb Eyes: Stories from a Simpler Mind by Nate Bargatze My rating: 4 of 5 stars Okay. So I’m doing my first actual review of an “audiobook.” I use…
Ukrainian owl takes out Russian drone
The Bird War has unusual alliances. While typically it’s a matter of simply us versus them, a Ukrainian owl recently decided to protect its homeland … by taking out a…
Magpie attacks young girl in Western Australia
A 12-year-old is hospitalized after being attacked by a magpie down under. The mother of the teen told a local news station she had warned her daughter to beware the…
Lego Time Machine
My lovely wife got me this awesome set for my birthday last month and it took a while to put together. I love the minifigs and the hoverboard.
Bird War origin story?
The Brothers Grimm were ahead of their time, no doubt. But their story titled, “The Dog and the Sparrow” tells a tale of a sparrow that makes life absolute hell…
Edgar Allan Poe: The Sphinx
Two men escape to the countryside to avoid a cholera epidemic. But what they find there may be more horrifying.
Book Review: One Summer: America, 1927 — by Bill Bryson
One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’m a big fan of “random facts” books. And while this book has a central theme (things…
Brothers Grimm — The Golden Bird
Three brothers who are total idiots ignore the advice of a kind fox repeatedly. Sometimes the moral of the story in the Grimm stories is hard to find.
Woodpeckers declare war on cars
How many cars would a woodpecker peck if a woodpecker could peck cars? The community of Riverlea is in the process of finding out. Stephanie Galluci told the Columbus Dispatch…