The best houses trick-or-treating are the ones that ask whether the parents would like a candy too. I mean, sure, I can buy my own candy, but it’s much more fun receive it as a quest reward.
Author: marylowd
Bladerunner 2049
I’m watching Bladerunner 2049, and even though it’s only two years old, the premise feels as dated as if it were from the early 80s.
Gee, I wonder why that could be… Continue reading “Bladerunner 2049”
Ecto-Cafe
by Mary E. Lowd
Originally published in The Daily Grind, April 2019
Sunny reached for the strap of her ecto-pack, but before she could pull the bulky piece of technology out of the sedan’s hatchback, an imperious feline voice rang out from the driver’s seat: “What do you think you’re doing?”
Sunny mumbled something about gearing up, but Ripley, the small white cat who was the de facto leader of the Ecto-Busters, cut the yellow lab off. “You don’t need an ecto-pack to run into a cafe and pick up a quick snack.”
Mood
Current mood: raging cauldron of bees
Desired mood: placid frog on a lily pad
Path between moods: 404 not found
Joke Telephone
The 6-year-old: “Want to hear a joke? Why did the golfer wear two pair of pants? In case one got a hole!” Followed by delighted cackling.
Me, having trouble listening: “What? A mole wearing pants?” Also delighted cackling.
TV Shows at Their Best
There are some shows that help clarify the world & even help you understand yourself. So when they end, you’re not just losing a show you enjoyed watching, you’re losing a source of insight, something you could lean on to make your life and yourself better.
If Wishes Were Shows
I know there’s a lot more important things to wish for… but I wish that there was a new episode of Star Trek: DS9, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Bojack Horseman, and Tuca & Bertie every week, instead of, you know, all of those shows being over.
I guess, while I’m wishing, I wish there was an animated musical space show with lots of animal characters, spaceships, songs, and feminism with a new episode every week too.
Lorax
The lesson the six-year-old learned from The Lorax: if you want to summon the Lorax, just chop down a tree.
Growing a New Hand
The twelve-year-old: “Being a child is kind of like being the Doctor in the middle of regeneration. But you’re not glowing all the time. But he was able to grow a new hand.” Continue reading “Growing a New Hand”
The Cover That Could Have Been
Today’s mood: mad about toxic masculinity in the lyrics of songs that were Oldies before I was born.
There’s a Beach Boys cover of the Crystals song, “Then He Kissed Me.” Continue reading “The Cover That Could Have Been”