Category Archives: Events

Exciting stuff that I actually left the computer for.

Top 7 of 2011

A quick recap of my highlights of 2011, in no particular order… New Yard We blew the big bucks from savings, tore up the weeds that had been pretending to be a lawn and had a landscaper (EWG Dirt Cheap) … Continue reading

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Did Anyone See a Blog Around Here?

I swear, I used to have a blog around here somewhere. Probably lost under all this Facebook, Twitter, and various other social media stuff. I actually meant to update it recently, being as it was my birthday, and I was … Continue reading

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Jury Duty Sucks

Polk County has seen fit yet again, for the second time in two years, to call me for jury duty. Wow. A chance to do my civic duty. Great. Yeah, not really. It’s a friggin’ hour drive to Bartow to … Continue reading

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Henson Exhibit at the Orlando History Center

Yeah, I know…you read the title and said “Orlando has a History Center?” Yes, indeed it does. The Orlando History Center is nestled downtown in a historic old courthouse building and is a gem of a find for a local … Continue reading

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Barenaked Ladies Ships and Dip 3

Natasha and I just got back from cruising in the Caribbean with the band Barenaked Ladies. I’ll be posting pics and video from the cruise, as well as reflecting on the cruise in some blog entries here on the site. … Continue reading

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Star Trek for the Next Generation

Star Trek, the original series, in High Def with enhanced visual effects, coming your way soon. You can mind meld with the people working on the new episodes over at StarTrek.com. But can they fix all those annoying pauses in … Continue reading

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Letterman Digital Arts Center / Episode III Release Party

The Presidio in San Francisco is an old, abandoned military complex, originally created to defend the West Coast of the United States from attack. Now mostly made up of abandoned brick buildings, it has become the home of the Lucasfilm … Continue reading

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Orlando Sentinel Quote

I have a quote in this Orlando Sentinel article. Thanks to Jim Carchidi for interviewing me. You can read a blog about Star Wars Celebration by Jim and John Booth here.

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Revenge of the Sith Screening

If you’d told me back in 1977, at nine years old, that I’d be seeing the last of the Star Wars movies in 2005 in a theater with George Lucas, well, I’d have probably responded with a “coooool!” and gone … Continue reading

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Star Wars Celebration III: Day 4 — Finale and End Titles

As the lens irises and the credits roll on the last day of Star Wars Celebration, I have to say I had a good time. A great time sometimes, but the lines were totally crazy. It really appalled me that … Continue reading

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