Things I’ve Done
Events I’ve attended and places I’ve been.
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Stephen Chow’s A Chinese Odyssey is among my favorite adaptations of the Monkey King story I think it would be safe to say that the story of the Monkey King, Journey to the West, is the most often and most widely adapted story in Asian culture. The story chronicles the wild and mischievous Monkey King’s
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Pictures from the Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 celebration at SIR Stage 37.
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Just before the recent Christmas holiday, Jennifer at Retrevo.com sent out a list of “Epic Nerd-Approved Movies for Kids.” It concluded a longer list of overall Nerd-Approved Movies (scroll to the bottom of their list for the kids movies). It included (in my opinion) some great movies like The Goonies, The Secret of Nimh, The
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As a parent, two stories I would like to tell better are the story of 9/11 and the story of Christmas. With the former, I’m still trying to get it “just right.” Both my children were born after 9/11 (my older one just nine months after). They are still so very young and naïve. People
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I was looking forward to the New York Comic Con (NYCC) panel on National Gaming Day. And was disappointed when I missed it. I think even in the age of “blackening in the Bubble” and the determination of a “good teacher” is how well he or she teaches to the test, it is still easy
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Like talking to teenagers about sex, not enough conversation happens between elementary/middle school students and their adult counterparts (teachers and parents) about video games. If the questions are asked the responses are finite “Nos.” (I don’t think I need to tell you how well abstinence works as birth control.) At my local library kids stand
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“Top of the World Ma! Top of the World!” That’s what I hear in my head whenever someone mentions “Mother’s Day.” James Cagney standing tall atop that fiery oil tank — White Heat – Triumphant despite the facts – Boom! The other thing that comes to mind is that “Mother’s song.” The one that goes,
Vincent Young 