The best duel in the entire saga is Obi Wan and Maul in Rebels, followed by Vader toying with Luke in ESB. And for the horrors of Rise of Skywalker (God, we should have known from the title), the Rey vs Kylo duel was wonderfully cinematic.

I have a hard time being critical of this. I truly believe for the most part Nintendo remains one of the few developers/publishers that prioritizes amazing experiences over quick and easy profit. It’ll be a few years at least, but the next Zelda game will hopefully, once again, blow us away.

The EV market is going through some things right now. I wouldn’t be holding my breath for EVs to become a majority of total new car sales, much less the entirety. The US government wanted EV sales to account for 22% of new car sales in 2024 although the industry was saying that number would be around 18% due to supply…

This show is falling into the classic trope trap of creating seemingly interesting villains who aren’t even characters, just costumes. Shin has said maybe 20 words over 3 episodes and Baylan even fewer. Morgan scowls and Marrok has a Kylo Ren vocoder, which we know because he/she has had exactly two lines of dialogue.

I’m not convinced I need to replace my 12 Pro.

If you’re shopping for the cheapest care you can afford then you probably  should not be shopping new. I mean, if an insane deal presents itself, go for it. But generally...

I make sausage McMuffins at home all the time, but use the frozen pork sausage patties from HEB, toast the buttered muffin in the pan, maybe a slice of cheddar, and an egg with a broken yolk if I’m on the go or a runny yolk if I’m at the table. All cooked in the same pan. Add some sriracha or Cholula and it’s…

I’d listen to whatever band was playing when Sabine was on her bike. That song ricked.

I think we have two paths for Star Wars.

It’s insane to think that people are paying a premium on fast food plus a surcharge for delivery, then waiting up to an hour for cold, soggy food.

Early reviews indicate this is the case. I hear a lot of people griping about the pacing, as the characters are established for the casual fans who didn’t watch the animated shows (among my cohort of middle-aged OGStar Wars fans that number is surprisingly low).

On the one hand, I’m sorely disappointed A Serbian Film isn’t on the list. On the other, no one should be tempted to ever watch that movie.

The easiest way to deal with the inanity and insanity of tipping at this point in time is to always carry small bills. When the waiter/waitress comes by to collect your credit card, just hand them cash and say, “This is for you.” Wanna leave some for whoever buses and cleans the table? Leave another couple of bucks…

Unless she knew what was going on, in which case...

Maybe I’m being obtuse, but basing a movie on existing IP, whether it’s a toy, game, cartoon from the 80s, YA book series, comic book, breakfast cereal, etc., even if you have an original story and hire a bona fide auteur to make it... it’s still a franchise movie.

I’d need to see the floorplan. Our old house looked like this, but the actual floorplan was far more house intensive than this photo would suggest. It wasn’t huge, but 1800 sq ft of living space with another 450 sq ft or so in the garage.

Firing them from Solo was the clearest indication Disney/Lucasfilm had zero intention of doing anything daring or original and would die on Status Quo Hill.

“First we make it impossible for Gen Z to afford homes... “

My kids are excited for it, but in terms of story the trailers don’t seem to be giving the impression it’s an origin story any different than we’ve seen a dozen times before.

Early Adopters have adopted. Everybody else, me included, seems to remain unconvinced a new EV is the solution to our personal transportation needs. I’m also still mildly freaked out, however irrationally, about the fire issues related to lithium ion batteries. I had a lithium ion AA catch fire in a charger on the…