HobbyScope
Movies, Games, and Whatever Else Comes to Mind
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Morning Coffee: Walks (But not the long kind)
I took a walk to clear my mind, and boy, did it. Every home I walked past got me wondering about the people who live there and how their lives took shape to bring them to the moment they are at right then. This led to trying to picture my place in a vast world…
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Morning Coffee: Day Movies
What if you really want to see a movie in the theater, but your nights are full and your energy is absent? Let me introduce you to the “day movie”, or matinee, if you will. It solves one my biggest problems, but it’s not a perfect solution. Regardless, I’m a fan.
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Morning Coffee: The Mug Problem
Mugs are the best souvenir. The desire for having a mug to mark the passage of time and our experiences is infinite. Our cabinet and counter space, however, is not.
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Morning Coffee: Fickle Diets
Determining what to eat for a day’s meals is one of the more frustrating daily activities. It’s an activity exacerbated by kids who each have different tastes and stubborn attitudes. There is, however, hope for becoming a “one meal” family.
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Morning Coffee: Forever Dr. Grant
I didn’t know Sam Neill, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t have a big role in my life. His passing warrants reflection on how Dr. Alan Grant etched himself into my conscience and left an impact on someone he never met.
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Morning Coffee: When the Doorbell Rings
It’s 2026. We have the technology to make the act of answering the door obsolete. Yet, despite every fiber of my being protesting against it, I’ll still open the door and say, “Hello,”…only to have to say “no” to whatever sales pitch is undoubtedly headed my way.
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Morning Coffee: This Show is a Struggle
There are so many shows to watch! Trying to keep up with the good ones requires careful selection and judicious budgeting of time. Despite that, I’m stuck trudging through the muck that is season 8 of Outlander.
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Morning Coffee: My Gap in Space and Time
I have been under anesthesia before, but my most recent experience was more of a time-bending, mind-erasing trip than I’ve known. There is a black hole in the awareness of my day as I lost all touch with space and time.
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Morning Coffee: Reading Goals Living on Hope in the Gray Area
This year’s goal is to read 15 books, with a mix of classics and fun novels. Despite making progress on some classics, I find myself pulled back to the same two series that have kept my interest for over a decade.
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Saturday Morning Cinema: 3:10 to Yuma (2007)
3:10 to Yuma exists in what is now a rare genre. The 2007’s version provides a great watch for a modern western. My first viewing, however, did not leave me with that sentiment.
