Category Archives: Entertainment

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Don’t try this at home, kids. But it all ends up happy in the end when the whole lot take their vows. And I think we could all learn a thing or two here about good manners.More

Nudity in The Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis

C.S. Lewis wrote a series of three science fiction novels known as The Space Trilogy. Out of the Silent Planet (1938), Perelandria: A Novel (1943), and That Hideous Strength: A Modern Fairy-Tale for Grown-ups (1945) are the three works in the series. All three at least were free with Audible Plus when I picked them up late last year, and…More

Playing Civilization VI With My Friends

At time of publishing, Steam tells me I have logged 2,816.4 hours on Civilization VI.  Bear in mind that with this being a turn-based strategy game I have been playing regularly since it was released in late 2016, a lot of those hours have not been active playing.  Being turn-based, a lot of those hours…More

Playing Valheim With The Boys

Let’s talk about Valheim – the Viking survival game I have been playing with my sons and an assortment of friends and family. Important life lessons thus far: team work, strategic thinking skills, and how to fell trees without them dropping on your head. — This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way…More

The Upside of Stress and The Sound of Music

Looking back on 2020, I realize just how much stress there was. So it seemed good to me to add an audiobook to my queue: The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It, by Kelly McGonigal, PhD.  I also recently watched The Sound of Music with…More

Not Just The Amen… But The A-Women and A-Children

Chris Enloe at The Blaze reports ‘House Democrat ends prayer with ‘amen and a-woman,’ gets destroyed when Ben Shapiro explains the meaning of ‘amen’. Spoiler alert: the root word of ‘amen’ is not ‘men.’  Also, what is behind Hollywood releasing a spate of awfully feminist movies?   Wonder Woman 1984, The Croods: A New Age,…More