Fall has fell. Fallen? At any rate, summer’s gone. But you know, it’s not so bad. The trees are turing all sorts of fun colors, and even though it’s still warm down here, there is so on the mountains, adding to the contrast and beauty of it all. It’s ironic, then, that all this beauty comes as everything starts to die. Leaves, once green, burst forth into yellows and reds and oranges before they finally…
Some books spawn incredible things. Take, for instance, the Lord of the Rings movies which broughtfhat epic to life and created real-world locations that can still be seen today. Fun t-shirts and other fandom paraphernalia is an easy way to show off your obsession. Even debit cards were predicted through science fiction! While there are potentially numberless creations stemming from words on a page, one of my favorite real-world adaptations has to be Harry Potter’s quidditch.…
When I first heard about storytelling, I assumed it was all just glorified children’s stories. But the art of storytelling is so much deeper than that. Tellers weave tales of both fact and fiction, serious and humorous. These stories delve into the depths of the tellers themselves, all the while resonating with the listeners. There’s a certain magic to storytelling, something you need to experience to understand more completely (I’ve embedded a video at the…
I went camping with my wife and child once again this past weekend. It was an adventure in things going wrong. We reserved our campsite well in advance, and yet when we showed up, there was already a family camping in our reserved spot. To make things even more confusing, the post at the site where reservations are clipped said that the Coopers (yes, I still remember their name) had this site reserved, and have apparently been…