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I attended the DaCapo Chamber Choir’s concert “Winding Toward Peace.” Here’s the program: Anton Brucker – Locus iste (This place) * Jeffrey Van – A Procession Winding Around Me *+ By the Bivouac’s Fitful Flame Beat! Beat! Drums! Look Down Fair Moon Reconciliation Tarik O’Regan – Tai vez tenemos tiempo (Maybe we have time) * […]
{5/5} “‘Do you think I’m going to cut myself and bleed all over the floor and sue you?’ ‘No.’ ‘Then I don’t need your help.’” A Man Called Otto, released in 2023 Otto is getting a bit grumpy in his old age. He’s annoyed with junk mail, people not recycling properly, and dogs peeing on […]
{5/5} “The truth is that I have come to enjoy tailoring. The problems of measuring, choosing a fabric and design suitable to the person and the occasion, cutting and putting the pieces together in a comfortable and attractive fit can keep my mind away from those realities over which I have no control. And the […]
{5/5} “You’ve reached the Justice League emergency line. For Earth One press one, for Earth Two press two…” League of Super-Pets, released in 2022 Superman and his dog Krypto have been best friends forever but now he’s getting closer to Lois Lane. When Superman is kidnapped, Krypto can’t rescue him alone — he’s lost his […]
{4.5/5} “What if the Kmet hadn’t failed at all? What if they had, in missing something so fundamental about the other species, kmeth hadn’t recognized it needed explaining? Henry gritted his teeth in frustration. But what?” To Each This World by Julie E. Czerneda, published in 2022 Aliens, the Kmet, had appeared above New Earth […]
{5/5} “Great Scott!” Back to the Future Part III, released in 1990 Marty received a letter from Doc saying he was fine living in 1885 as a blacksmith and he should leave him there and go back to 1985. But Marty discovers that Doc died only a week after he wrote the letter, so he […]
{5/5} “Why don’t you make like a tree and get out of here?” Back to the Future Part II, released in 1989 When Doc Brown and Marty McFly get to the future, Doc tells him that they have to prevent his son from going to jail. Marty dresses up like his son and goes to […]
{5/5} “Mom, is that you?” Back to the Future, released in 1985 Doc Brown builds a time machine out of a DeLorean. When the terrorists he stole the plutonium from coming looking for it, they kill him. Marty gets in the DeLorean to get away from the terrorists and takes it up to 88 miles […]
Here’s my list of top Star Trek episodes, for each of the series in the 1st and 2nd generation. I allowed for 4 episodes per season. I also allowed for 1 runner up, for an episode that’s not quite as good but still important. I also allowed for 1 “just for fun” episode, one that’s […]
{4.5/5} “‘Why can’t we ever stay put? It’s not normal to move every three months.’ ‘It’s normal in some cultures. Nomads.’” Slums of Beverly Hills, released in 1998 Vivian and her two brothers are once again forced to move by their father, Murray. But this time they move to a fancy place. And their cousin […]