He grit his teeth and swallowed hard. He could feel the sweat on his brow collecting into little beads. The beads would continue to grow in size until they dripped down his face. He squeezed his eyes shut trying to fight off the slight burn the sweat made. Opening his eyes, he once again had full … More Brutal Act of Protest
I think this will be my last review of Ms. Marvel. Yeah. Ms. Marvel #3 Writer: G. Willow Wilson Art: Adrian Alphona Color Art: Ian Herring Publisher: Marvel So far I’ve reviewed issues One, Two and Three and each time I’ve said pretty much the same thing: the art is gorgeous, the writing is … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Ms. Marvel #4
So, I haven’t been posting as much as I regularly do. Normally it has just been because I am lazy, but this time I almost have an actual reason. I am in my last semester of earning a Master’s Degree in international relations, which means I am neck deep in trying to write a thesis. … More Where I Am…
It’s been two issues of diminishing returns. Will issue three be the big one that turns it all around? Short answer: Sadly, no. No spoilers. Just disappointment. Ms. Marvel #3 Writer: G. Willow Wilson Art: Adrian Alphona Color Art: Ian Herring Last issue I was bothered by the rather non-superheroics involved in helping a teenager … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Ms. Marvel #3
I finally got around to seeing the latest Captain America. The first one was firmly average. How about part two? Is the Grumpy Bird still grumpy? Captain America The Winter Soldier Dir: Anthony & Joe Russo Screenwriters: Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely I’m struggling here. So much of what I have to say … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Captain America The Winter Soldier
(A True Life story about a recent day working with a class of junior high school students.) “Okay class, we are about to begin,” the teacher announced. The assistant looked over the room. Twenty six of the twenty seven students were in attendance. It was a private girl’s school. Technically it was a Catholic school … More Blank Tapes
Last week I talked about how one of my parrots suffered a broken leg while at the vet. Since then I have had a few questions about how she is recovering. Kinako, the bird i question, is doing nicely. We took her to the vet over the weekend and were told that the bones are … More Little Birds and Healing Bones
(I’ve been practicing iaido for over a year now. I would not consider myself good at it. Almost every practice something happens, or something is said that makes me think of how it would work as a little snippet of a story, or perhaps in an old movie. I’m going to share some of these. I don’t … More In the Dojo (2)
I have two small parrots, Yomogi and Kinako. We, my wife and I, have had Yomogi for a little over two years and Kinako for about a year and a half. They are both conures, Yomogi is a Rock Conure and Kinako is a green cheeked. They are both about three years old. The Mrs. … More Little Birds and Broken Bones
Other than very pretty art, I didn’t think much of the first issue. That said, it did its job of making me pick up issue two. Or was it the desire to want to like the book what made me pick it up? Either way, I don’t think my opinion on the quality of the … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Ms. Marvel #2
Deadly Troubadour 