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 […]
Camping with a Pop-Up: Day/Night Two
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.
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 […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – The First Duty – Wesley Crusher’s Dilemma in Starfleet Academy
Written by Ronald D. Moore and Naren ShankarDirected by Paul Lynch Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) is invited to speak at the Starfleet Academy commencement ceremonies and so the Enterprise is returning to […]
Movie Review – Lone Star: Murder Mystery or Slice of Life?
Written by John SaylesDirected by John Sayles Lone Star is one of those little-known movie gems that draws me back in again and again. I’ve already rented it twice to watch, and […]
Book Review – Star Trek: Dark Victory by William Shatner et. al. – Captain Kirk’s Ego in Star Trek
It’s often said about some people that they think the universe revolves around them. In earlier times, humans once thought that everything revolved around Earth. In Star Trek: Dark Victory, the universe […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Cause and Effect – Why Star Trek’s Causality Loop Episode Stands Out
Written by Brannon BragaDirected by Jonathan Frakes The teaser opening of this episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation contains a spectacular effect of the Enterprise being blown apart. Just watching Captain […]
Movie Review: Volcano – Lava and Clichés
Written by Jerome Armstrong and Billy RayDirected by Mick Jackson As if there are not already enough problems in California with fires, earthquakes, mudslides, and typhoons (not to mention recall elections), Los […]
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season Three on DVD (Original Release) – The Dominion and Its Impact
This is the season that The Dominion is established. The Vorta and the Jem’Hadar are actually the servants of The Founders. The story of the Jem’Hadar actually ends up having some elements […]
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism (2004) – Where Have All The Real Reporters Gone? Not to Fox News, That’s For Sure!
Directed by Robert Greenwald How ironic, is it, that Colin Powell was seen on television calling into question the Ukrainian election results. The cries of fraud ring particularly hollow since the main […]
Book Review – The Novel Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan by Vonda McIntyre
The film Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan is one of the best – and some would say the best – of the Star Trek films. In the novelization of that film, […]
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