I had an older edition of Fifty Hikes in the White Mountains back when I used to go hiking with friends, fifteen years and three kids ago, so I was happy to […]
Patti Aliventi
Once upon a time there was this website called Epinions. I wrote thousands of reviews there. I love books, movies, and television; mostly science fiction. I'm a gun-totin', meat-eatin' liberal with libertarian leanings who will voice my opinion.
Star Trek: The Next Generation – I, Borg
Written by Rene EchevarriaDirected by Robert Lederman When talking about favorite episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, one that always seems to come up in discussions is the episode I, Borg. […]
Movie Review: Fast Times at Ridgemont High – DVD Collectors Edition
Written by Cameron CroweDirected by Amy Heckerling For years, if you’d asked me what was the defining teen movie in my life, I would have answered The Breakfast Club without a second […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Imaginary Friend
Written by Edithe Swensen, Brannon Braga, Jean Louise Matthias, Ronald Wilkerson, and Richard FliegelDirected by Gabrielle Beaumont It’s somewhat reassuring to see that those in the future haven’t evolved so much that […]
Corona Virus Diaries: October 1, 2020
It’s been feeling like fall around here for a while now. We had a bit of an Indian Summer at the end of last week and the beginning of this one, but […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Perfect Mate
Written by Reuben Leder, Michael Piller, and Rene EchevarriaDirected by Cliff Bole Although the character of Commander Riker (Jonathan Frakes) was created to take over for “boffing the galaxy” a la Captain […]
What I Would Say
I’m not trying to minimize your pain. It’s there and it’s very real if you’ve gotten to this point. I’ve been there myself – many times over the years. It hurts, a […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Cost of Living
Written by Peter Allan FieldsDirected by Winrich Kolbe Although the show opens with the Enterprise blowing up a potentially dangerous asteroid before it enters a planet’s atmosphere, giving viewers the impression this […]
Camping with a Pop-Up: Day/Night Two
Night one had been one with little sleep. We learned the thin mattresses at each end of our pop-up camper were not very comfortable. In fact, it was like sleeping on a […]
Book Review: What’s So Amazing About Grace? by Philip Yancey Pinpoints What’s Missing From Christianity in the U.S.A.
For our Sunday morning Bible Study, which takes place for the adults while the kids are in Sunday School, we took a vote between several different options. I hadn’t heard of the […]
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