In the Afterword of his novel, Homeland, John Jakes explains that he purposely had this novel pick up in the year 1891, the same year that the final novel of his Kent […]
Book Review: Homeland by John Jakes – John Jakes’ Take on American Immigrant Experience
Planning a Camping Trip: Cooking
While you’re camping at some point you’re going to have to eat. While you might have dreams of roasting steaks over an open fire, reality might be very different. The first time […]
DVD Review: Horatio Hornblower – The Wrong War – The Ill-Fated Royalist Expedition in Hornblower
Written by C.S. Forester and Chris OuldDirected by Andrew Grieve The title of this piece stems from a poorly conceived expedition into France in which British troops aid Royalists in an attempt […]
Planning a Camping Trip: Sleeping
When I first started tent-camping with my kids, sleeping seemed like a no-brainer. I mean, camping=sleeping bags, right? Wrong. Sleeping bags are an easy way to camp when you go somewhere cool, […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Defector – Romulan Intrigue in The Neutral Zone
Written by Ronald D. Moore and Richard DanusDirected by Robert Scheerer The Romulans are familiar to every Star Trek fan. In The Next Generation, with the Federation having negotiated a peace with […]
Planning a Camping Trip: Shelter
Camping is a great way to get away, especially during these times. It’s fairly inexpensive once you’ve invested in your gear, and you can socially isolate pretty easily. I used to do […]
Movie Review: Oliver Stone’s Born on the Fourth of July – Tom Cruise’s Transformation in Ron Kovic’s Story
Written by Ron Kovic and Oliver StoneDirected by Oliver Stone As great as our education system was on Long Island, where I grew up, I never had the opportunity in school to […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Vengeance Factor – Clan Warfare in Star Trek
Written by Sam Rolfe and Richard DanusDirected by Timothy Bond In what is another case of an alien race we have never seen before – and will probably never see again – […]
The Difference Between Personal Attacks and Personal Information
Some people get upset when you bring up personal information during an argument or discussion. I do believe there’s a time and a place where that is okay; if there is something […]
Book Review – Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Q Continuum – Q-Space by Greg Cox – The Intriguing World of Q
After reading the excellent two-book series on the character of Khan by Greg Cox, I sought out more of his books in the Star Trek series. Three of the titles that came […]
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