Entertainment
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey… Final Thoughts
SPOILERS! I just finished playing the main storyline on AS:Odyssey and all the side quests I ever intend to complete. I’m done. These are my final thoughts on the game.
Food
What Is Chili?
**POLITICAL POST** Y’all are all wrong about what chili is and I’m right. Neener Neener!
Entertainment
A Too Early Game Review: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
I’ve only just started playing! But because I think it will be about fourteen years before I’m done playing this game, I figured I’d go ahead and write a review based on my initial impressions.
This game is frustratingly expansive and overwhelmingly detailed. It’s a long, slow burn with many of the best parts of past AC installments like sailing, hunting, and serial murder.
Internet Stuff
Yo, CVS. This Doesn’t Cut It
CVS, you should know better. You can and should do better.
Entertainment
Video Game Review: Spider-Man
OMG OMG OMG OMG SO FUN! This is a great first game in what I hope will prove to be a really brilliant franchise a la the Arkham Knight series of games.
Politics
Abolish the Death Penalty
Until we improve our justice system to a point where we can have some confidence that we’re not killing innocent people, we should stop killing people as punishment for crimes.
Politics
Truth, Feeling, and Appearances
Although we were out of the country on vacation, we still managed to see the majority of this week’s judiciary committee meeting regarding Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations of sexual assault against him.
And it’s complicated.
Personal
Resort Review: Marquis Los Cabos
SUMMARY: (3 of 5 stars) This is a nice, if a little small, all-inclusive, adults-only resort lodged on a steep hill next to the ocean. Gorgeous views, decent service, and acceptable food. Our trip would have been improved without myriad minor inconveniences and if it had been shorter or had been with a group of friends.
LGBT Stuff
Breaking: Bert and Ernie Are Puppets.
If people want to think of Bert and Ernie as lovers, there’s nothing anyone can do to stop them. And I don’t think there’s really any harm in thinking that. In fact, I guess if it helps someone to think Bert & Ernie are gay, then they should go on thinking that. But I think this whole dustup is pretty dumb because Bert and Ernie just are not gay. As characters, they are not written to portray fully-developed human beings with sexual/romantic feelings at all. They’re written to portray children who are best friends and that’s it.
People
Reflecting on the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
As I get ready to turn in for the evening, reflecting on September 11, 2001, that’s where my mind and heart is. How did this change us? Has it changed us so much that we’ve forgotten where we came from? How we got here? Where we were trying to go?