My Goodreads giveaway ends in a few days. So far there are over 400 people who have entered to win one of 25 books. I guess that shows the power of free. I really do hope this results in a few more reviews. Right now that is my main goal for this year. Getting that … More Another Shipment
Taking a little break from my Daredevil reviews. I’m eager to continue with the series, but last night was my first time going to an ukulele get-together. I’ve been trying to get more serious about practicing the ukulele. It is such a fun little instrument and I really do think that just playing around and … More Ukulele Meetup
Hmm. Well. After four unstoppable episodes Daredevil introduces a new player into the game. And, well, the most generous thing I can think to say is Frank is a tough act to follow. Daredevil s02e05: Kinbaku Director: Floria Sigismondi writer: Lauren Schmidt Hissrich Netflix Quick Review: The perfect balance this show has presented so far … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Daredevil s02e05: Kinbaku
Wow. This was not how I expected the story to be told. Wow. Daredevil s02e04: Penny and Dime director: Peter Hoar writer: John C. Kelley Netflix Quick Review: Every episode I keep bringing up how well balanced they are. I should just stop at this point and let it be a given until there is … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Daredevil s02e04: Penny and Dime
The end of the last episode left me wanting a dialogue between Frank and Matt. This episode delivers. Boy does it deliver. Daredevil S02E03: New York’s Finest director: Marc Jobst writer: Mark Verheiden Netflix Quick Review: Another great episode. We get some more building of Faggy and Karen and the over all world. Grim with … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Daredevil S02E03: New York’s Finest
More goodness here. More of it. Just that. More Daredevil s02e02: Dogs to a Gunfight director: Phil Abraham writers: Marco Ramirez & Douglas Petrie Netflix Quick Review: Have you liked what Daredevil has offered over the past year? If so, you will enjoy this episode. There are little things that might be hints (Karen’s dark path, … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Daredevil s02e02: Dogs to a Gunfight
In the middle of the morning my 10-month old boy decided to take a little nap. This hardly ever happens, so any time he spends sleeping is treasure. Well, he managed to fall asleep on my lap, so I was pretty much trapped until he woke up, because once he wakes up he won’t be … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Daredevil S02E01: Bang
The 6th graders had their final day as elementary students today. What a bunch a little cuties. Whenever I watch a graduation ceremony in Japan I think of the differences between the ones here and the ones I went to in the US. The individual elements are the same, but the order is flipped. The … More Graduation Day
I’m one of the lucky ones. I’m an adult who gets a spring break. For just under three weeks I won’t need to go into school. Not that that means I won’t be busy. Part of my spring plans include another camp. Four days managing a group of kids in hopefully snow covered mountains. I’m … More Bring on Spring Break
Today was the last day of classes for this school year. I teach in an all-girls private elementary school here in Tokyo. I’ll admit I was reluctant to return to teaching at the beginning of 2015. I had been burned and was feeling quite jaded. But it has been a very good move. Today was … More Last school day of the year
Deadly Troubadour 