Month: June 2015

The Salute

It’s 1 AM and my brother Joker and I are on our motorcycles, roaring across Davenport on mostly empty streets. I look off to the right and see an old man in a yellow shirt and khaki shorts, carrying a full plastic bag in one hand. I watch as he raises his free hand and…


More Friday the 13th

Picking up where I left off: Part 5. As an adult I am not a fan of the killer not really being Jason (it’s some douche in a hockey mask) but as a kid, my friend Jess and I really dug this movie because it had more nudity than usual for a slasher flick. Of…


Just Take Off Your Vest

Go read this article. I’ll wait. I’m not here to discuss the policies of any business. I figure their company is their business and they can do what they want. I am free to do what I want as it regards to where I spend my money. I think that’s fair all around. What irks me is…


The Witcher 3 and Choices

I’ve been playing The Witcher 3 when I have time, which normally means early Saturday and Sunday mornings. The game is huge and a lot of fun, but I want to narrow the focus a bit, I want to examine some of the choices I made. I won’t get overly specific on quest details, but…


Crystal Lake Memories

Recently I finished reading Crystal Lake Memories by Peter M. Bracke. It’s an oral history of the Friday the 13th series from the beginning until about 2009 or so. I enjoyed the Friday the 13th movies in my younger years. Indeed, in my hometown, a tiny splat on the Iowa map of roughly 300 people,…