In the landscape of American television, few shows have captured the heart and soul of small-town life quite like Friday Night Lights. What began as a critically acclaimed film in 2004 evolved into a television series that ran for five seasons, garnering praise for its authentic portrayal of life in Texas, where high school football … Continue reading Friday Night Lights: From Sports Drama Film to Nuanced TV Narrative
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Twenty Nine – Bloganuary
Welcome to Bloganuary. It’s this thing that WordPress is doing to encourage bloggers to post something every day by providing a regular prompt. I think that “Bloguary” would not only sound better but makes more sense. Maybe they’re saving that for next month. But if they go with Blogebruary I’m dropping out. Anyway, today’s prompt … Continue reading Twenty Nine – Bloganuary
Question of the Week #315
Would you rather play a game with someone less or more skilled than you? Would your answer be different if others were watching? I think it depends on the game. If we're talking about a video game, I prefer to play against someone who knows less about what they're doing than me. But that's incredibly … Continue reading Question of the Week #315
The Blogger Games – Week 2
The Blogger Games is brought to you this week and every week by The Captain's Speech. The Captain's Speech has the taste adults have grown to love and is part of a complete breakfast! Paul is brilliant when it comes to finding new ways to bring us all together as bloggers in the blogging community. … Continue reading The Blogger Games – Week 2
Rewatching Quantum Leap – Episode 4
Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the quantum leap accelerator and vanished. He awoke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own, and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this … Continue reading Rewatching Quantum Leap – Episode 4
Question of the Week #221
Would you rather watch an Olympics that outlawed performance-enhancing drugs or one that embraced them and let athletes use medical pit crews to jack up their performances? Wasn't this a sketch on Saturday Night Live once? Maybe back in the '80s or early '90s? I have a vivid image in my mind of some kind of … Continue reading Question of the Week #221
Another Season Comes and Goes
I live in a little town called Blacksburg. You may have heard of it. I mean, if you've read this blog for any length of time, you've probably read things I've written about it right here. Anyway, you may have heard of it because Blacksburg is home to Virginia Tech. Yeah, it's kind of a … Continue reading Another Season Comes and Goes
Question of the Week #91
Would you rather play a game with someone more or less talented than you? Would it matter who was watching? I'd rather play with someone who's better than me. That way I can constantly be learning how to improve whatever it is I'm doing. In theory, that's the best way to learn. And then when … Continue reading Question of the Week #91
So Many Questions, Part III
Welcome to the third of a five part series of questions. If you missed the first two parts, 1-20 are here and 21-40 are here. Enjoy! 41. Write the first sentence of your obituary. Aaron Lee Peck, bestselling author and inventor of the thing that changed the face of western civilization, died at the age … Continue reading So Many Questions, Part III
Dropper
Hello. My name is Aaron... and I'm a dropper. It's only been a few hours since I last dropped something. This morning as I reached into the drawer for a pair of socks, as soon as I picked them up, I dropped them on the floor. I swore under my breath as I bent down … Continue reading Dropper
The Confusing Middle 