A little background on this one. Both of my parents have passed on. My mother is buried in Leavenworth Veteran’s Cemetery, which befits the spouse of a service member. Shortly after my mom passed, my father moved on to the neighbor woman who slowly fed him alcohol and lies until…

Originally published on Frags and Beer on October 21, 2020 Remember a time when comedy was funny without trying? Maybe I’m old, but I still laugh more at this movie, released in 1977, than most modern ‘comedies’ combined. It’s irreverent, and just on the virtuous side of vulgar, and it…

Originally published, January 24, 2013 With the impending release of the new and improved SimCity, I thought it would be good to pay an homage to the one that started it all. To me, the grandfather of all city/civilization simulation games. I spent hours playing this game on my parent’s…

Originally posted on Frags and Beer, April 6, 2020 The internet is awash in pointless geek debates; which superhero is stronger than which, which version of Battlestar is better, Robotech or Macross, but one that really defines pointless to me is whether D&D is, or was always meant to be…

Originally published on Frags and Beer, October 14, 2020 This is one of my favorite movies from my childhood. I remember watching it on the TV in my Grandparent’s basement because they had HBO. I was enthralled with the idea of kids standing up for injustice, and I probably had…

Originally published on Frags and Beer on January 23, 2013 [Like the first of these posts, his is a fiction sort of tale, told from the first person perspective of one of my GW2 characters. I thought it would be fun to go back and take screenshot of the first…

Originally published on Frags and Beer, October 7, 2020 Our original plan was to watch Space Camp with a variation of a Tang screwdriver (we were going to call it a NASA Screwdriver). Should have known, when Tang was so hard to find, something wasn’t going right. No one…not one…

Originally published on Frags and Beer on January 10, 2013 I figured it was time for another beer post and with our upcoming trip to Kansas City what better place to feature than my favorite bar in all the land. Don’t let the logo and title confuse you. Here’s the…

Originally published on Frags and Beer on September 28, 2020 I saw Starman many years ago, and I don’t think I’ve seen it since. Watching this movie as an adult gives an entirely new perspective, and appreciation for the story. Not only that, but new appreciation for Jeff Bridges as…