By Dennis D. McDonald This 1957 black and white science fiction movie is nowhere near classics like This Island Earth or Forbidden Planet in production values, but it holds up surprisingly well, if you give it a chance. I hadn’t seen it since I was a kid. I dimly remember thinking even back th...

Ramona and I made her tonight. I was going to work, but Ramona was sprawled so pitifully on the floor, lamenting that no one would play with her, that Betsy would never, ever play Science People with her, and that she had nothing to do, and no one to do it with, and, really, wasn't her life just a h...

Looking for a $95 wooden iPhone holder that looks like a hand? Well look no further, you eccentric bastard you, here she blows! This custom hand carved iPhone Holder is one-of-one worldwide! Wow you Apple loving friend with this ultra-exclusive accessory. The precise carving of this iPhone base real...

you really should go, you have until sunday and i bet all the artists will be reducing prices on stuff to get rid of it all. cheap cheap recession cheap cheap economic crisis etc sigh frowny face. warning: ridic. amount of photos with ridic. demented captions post wait warning? more like (what is th...

By Dennis D. McDonald Alex Proyas’ GARAGE DAYS is light years distant from DARK CITY. First of all, it’s a comedy. Second, it’s also a melodrama that concentrates on characters, sort of a “tale of death of youthful optimism” crossed with “sex drugs and rock &lsquo...

A reader recently wrote, saying she was looking for ideas to keep her daughter learning over the summer. She said she was interested in academics, but more specifically in faith studies. I replied (after thanking her for the vote of confidence in assuming I would have good ideas) : Here's my best ad...

We are very proud at Tseela which received today her brown belt. We, Tseela and I, also watched the theater show “One of a kind�. It was good opportunity to tell Tseela about the story of the escape of the Jews from Ethiopia and their dangerous journey to Israel. The show was very nice and we bo...

Marcie, over at a child chosen really got my attention when she posted a comment to my posting about Esperanza. Marcie said that she is going to be doing a posting about worry dolls. So, I have been obsessively clicking on her blog ever since. I have single handledly driven her stats through the roo...

"Chateau de mon reve", translates into castle of my dreams.  This incredible property features every comfort expected in the grandest of mountain residences. Ski in, ski out via your private bridge from Arrowhead Mountain.  an elevator spanning the four floors will deliver you fr...

The "Dragon Bike" is the latest creation from famed bike artist Jay Broemmel —and it would undoubtedly turn some heads if you were to ride it down the street. Broemmel even added some special touches in the form of Blue LED headlight eyes that move when you turn the handlebar and a jaw that bi...