I read the book in high school, but I completely forgot how he died. I thought he was killed in battle like Gandalf or something 😅

This is me every time I step into a room. I’ve started asking my wife to do certain tidy tasks when I need a jumpstart.

Not “you need to tidy more” because that would be rude of me. Just like “can you clean the mail off the counter” because my brain just malfunctions at the thought of starting.

Comparing the Narnia movie to LotR, I think the problem with CG of that era is when it’s used to represent a thing that exists in real life.

Although the worst parts in Narnia are when they mix CG wolves with huskies. It is not fooling anyone 😬

Last night we started watching Chronicles of Narnia, and I had forgotten why it was in Disney’s holiday movies list until you know who shows up to give children a bunch of knives and swords.

It’s a great movie, but I really wish it had puppets instead of the CGI.

You have a perfect pick, for sure.

Although I’m surprising myself to realize I may have only seen Anchorman a max of six times. I was more of a 40-Year-Old Virgin guy.

Nope, my answer!

I’ve hesitated on this trend all day until I started watching T2 again and realized that had to be my answer 😆

I’m shocked as a dad that very few of the other dads I meet like or play video games. I don’t know how I went from every kid I knew playing video games to every grown up barely remembering their N64.

I think that’s the irony of these excerpts. They’re just criticizing Welles for only criticizing.

I think there’s lots of pushback on the kind of activism that creates awareness instead of direct action lately.

Maybe it does come from frustration at “slacktivism,” but I suspect it’s because people like Welles are really good at inspiring people to be more informed and involved.

My preferred truck brand these days is Krux because they seem very gay and there is a hole in them that can be used as a bottle opener.

Have you seen that Miele appliance commercial a million times like I have?

Every time that dude says “I loooooove German screws,” I think “he must ride Indys” 🔩

There is a great ring to it, honestly!

If you’re wondering what problematic screws could possibly be, the most popular truck brand for ages has been a company called Independent. They changed their logo a few years back, and my trucks are pre-all of us realizing it was a bad logo 😬

Might have been overshadowed by Silksong and Marvel Cosmic Invasion being heavily promoted by the same publisher around the release window.

It’s a blast though. Great in co-op or solo. There are lots of paths to take and more unlock as you progress, so starting a new run always feels exciting.

And my number one game of 2025…

🥁

ABSOLUM

My wife and I love beat ‘em ups and action-RPGs. It brings back memories of Golden Axe, Capcom’s D&D games, and Guardian Heroes.

Streets of Rage 4 is probably one of the best beat ‘em ups ever, and Guard Crush didn’t disappoint with their follow up.