We’ve all seen them. The hero is beaten, shown to be a shadow of his former self, defeated. But then the hero goes back to the basics and starts pumping iron, spending time in the dojo, and on the firing range. They dust off the old skills that served them well in the past and maybe pick up a new trick or two along the way. This isn’t just a scene from any number of cheesy movies, this is a pearl of wisdom for us to grow from. Continue reading Irregular’s Intel – The Training Montage
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Miss Dawn’s Musings – To the Year Ahead
We all know that 2016 sucked for a number of reasons – politics and the divisive climate created by the presidential election to end all others, terrorist acts and war around the world, and a greater than average number of celebrity deaths, including some big ones for the geek realm. So most people were really looking forward to a new year and a new start. But let’s be realistic – considering the state of affairs, it’s unlikely that what made last year bad will improve at all this year. Continue reading Miss Dawn’s Musings – To the Year Ahead
Miss Dawn’s Musings – Best of 2016
There was a lot of bad in 2016 – celebrity deaths, politics, natural disasters, terrorist acts. But as the year finally comes to an end I want to reflect on some of the good, at least in my opinion. In the realm of geek there was a lot that made us all happy this year and helped us to, if not forget, at least distract ourselves for a little bit from all the bad. Continue reading Miss Dawn’s Musings – Best of 2016
Miss Dawn’s Musings – Letting Go of a Favorite
Anyone who enjoys reading ends up with some favorite authors in a very short period of time. As soon as you fall in love with a character or setting or style or series – that’s it, you want to read everything that author writes. This holds true for comics as well, though it can apply to artists as well as writers for any given title or character. Continue reading Miss Dawn’s Musings – Letting Go of a Favorite
Irregular’s Intel – The Bell Biv DeVoe Theorem: A Scholarly Treatise
Last weekend, while enjoying breakfast with friends, the subject of whether or not one should trust a big butt and a smile came up, which resulted in quite a discussion. Some had a problem with the term “never,” which is a sure fire way to end up on the wrong side of a logical fallacy, while others questioned whether it was in the coupling of the big butt and smile or, if one happens after the other, is this then negated. It then dawned upon me… perhaps this is the perfect opportunity to approach this paradigm from a different angle? We live in an enlightened age… perhaps there is an inherent error in the Bell Biv DeVoe Theorem? Continue reading Irregular’s Intel – The Bell Biv DeVoe Theorem: A Scholarly Treatise