PODCAST: Buzz Words Episode 6 — ‘Lord of the Flies’
The latest installment of Buzz Words tackles a double feature: Lord of the Flies. We read the book and watched the new miniseries that is on Netflix. It was a…
PODCAST: Buzz Words Episode 5 — ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’
In Episode 5 of Buzz Words, Howie, Craig and I discuss the first in a series of books that seems to be taking over the world: Dungeon Crawler Carl. Our…
PODCAST: Buzz Words Episode 4 — ‘The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances’
In Episode 4 of Buzz Words, Howie, Craig and I discuss “The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances” by Glenn Dixon. This one will hit you in the feels, both teary…
Lego U.S. Soccer
I put this World Cup 2026 Lego set together during today’s England/Argentina game. It’s a pretty simple set — only 167 pieces. But it looks super cool and combines two…
PODCAST: Buzz Words Episode 3 — ‘After the Fall’ with Edward Ashton
On the third episode of Buzz Words, we host author Edward Ashton and discuss his latest book, “After the Fall.” Ashton also wrote Mickey 7 — the inspiration for the…
PODCAST: Buzz Words Episode 2 — Ranking the Classics
The second episode of Buzz Words is all about the classics. What makes a classic, and where do they rank? There is a lot of dissention with the placement of…
Two Degrees of Kevin Bacon?
While scrolling through a series of posts on Threads tonight asking for “a random fact about yourself that sounds fake but is 100% true,” I noted with interest a post…
PODCAST: Buzz Words Episode 1 — In the Beginning There Was Chaos
So my friends Craig and Howie and I have been talking for literally years about doing a podcast together. Ideas have come and gone. But one eventually caught fire —…
Lego Donut Truck
This is my fourth food truck. And as usual, there’s several fun little details. For example, I really like the donut truck workers hat. And the printed pieces are super…
Lego Speed Champions DeLorean
This is apparently a hard set to find. In fact, I went to the Lego Store at the Walden Galleria just to buy this set … and they had sold…