Guilty pleasures & chick flicks

Posted on January 30th, 2021 by Dave Switzer  |  No Comments »

There should be no such term as “guilty pleasure.” Either it’s something you like, or it’s not. There’s no reason for you to feel guilty for liking something. There should be no such term as “chick flick.” Either it’s a good movie, or it’s not — it shouldn’t matter whether the viewer is male or […]

VOY String Theory: Fusion

Posted on January 28th, 2021 by Dave Switzer  |  No Comments »

{4.5/5} “Chakotay was not at all surprised to see that in the space of a breath, the jovial woman who had just lingered lovingly over a child’s drawing was gone and in her place stood the most determined leader to ever right point on a Federation vessel. Sometimes he thought they had survived this long […]

How ex-presidents should act

Posted on January 24th, 2021 by Dave Switzer  |  No Comments »

If you’re wondering how ex-presidents should act, it’s like this. Here are Bush, Clinton, and Obama with a shared message of democracy and unity on the day of Biden’s inauguration: Obama, Clinton, and Bush Unite For Biden’s Inauguration Will 45 ever be a member of this group? No, he will not.

N95 masks could end the pandemic sooner

Posted on January 24th, 2021 by Dave Switzer  |  No Comments »

If everybody were to use the N95 masks we could end the pandemic in 4 weeks, according to Dr. Abraar Karan, seen here on CNN: See expert’s plan to end pandemic in four weeks Some places are ramping up production of N95 masks. Everyone should do so — including Canada.

Every Heart a Doorway

Posted on January 23rd, 2021 by Dave Switzer  |  No Comments »

{4.5/5} “Most of us are here because we want to be able to open our doors at will, at least at first. Sometimes the desire goes away. Sometimes the door comes back. Sometimes we just have to learn to deal with being exiles in our home countries.” Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire, published […]

Bird Box

Posted on January 23rd, 2021 by Dave Switzer  |  No Comments »

{5/5} “Coulda been your babysitter.” Bird Box, released in 2018 Mallory and 2 children she calls “Girl” and “Boy” are going for a long trip down a river. She tells them in very strong terms that they must keep their blindfolds on. She puts her own blindfold on, and counts the steps to the boat. […]

VOY String Theory: Cohesion

Posted on January 21st, 2021 by Dave Switzer  |  No Comments »

{4.5/5} “‘You would retain your individuality, Lieutenant, not become a member of the collective. You couldn’t because there is no collective here.’ Seven of Nine stopped then and considered, realizing she was not being completely accurate. ‘Actually, that is not true: we would be the collective — a collective of two.’” Star Trek: Voyager — […]

Silver in the Wood

Posted on January 16th, 2021 by Dave Switzer  |  No Comments »

{4.5/5} “At once slow deep green rolled over him. He took a breath, and another, smelling old rotting leaves and healthy growth and autumn light. He felt almost as though he could have planted his feet and become a tree himself, a strong oak reaching up to the sky, brother of the old oak who […]

It Had to Be You

Posted on January 15th, 2021 by Dave Switzer  |  No Comments »

{5/5} “‘I think you’re a 10… Why, what do you think I am?’ ‘I think we just grade differently.’” It Had to Be You, released in 2015 Sonia finds out that Chris is going to propose, and she freaks out. She loves him, but she just isn’t sure she’s ready for marriage. Although 2 of […]

Lent

Posted on January 13th, 2021 by Dave Switzer  |  No Comments »

{5/5} “On Maundy Thursday he washed the feet of all his brothers and all the poor who crowded into the pilgrim hall for bread. He has been out and about through the four quarters of Florence, learning the narrows mazes of the streets, giving comfort to the sick and dying with his own hands, whoever […]