I have a wonderful family that tries to spend quality time together.  Since my two oldest children are teenagers, this has become harder and harder to do.  We try to create ways to spend that time when we can and this week it was a drawing contest. We were supposed to draw a picture that […]

 DISCLAIMER: I am an old school Star Trek movie Trekkie, so my opinion can be jaded by how close the newest additions to the series match up to the original movies. I walked into the AMC theatre on Saturday night excited to see J. J. Abrams’s newest action filled installment of the Star Trek franchise. I […]

Review of Silver Linings Playbook I want to make a declaration first about my intention to see this movie.  The only reason I went to see it was because I really needed to have a night away from the house with my wife.  We love watching movies together and seeing how she makes all the money […]

Standing next to the elevator, I can see them coming through the mass of confusion exploding from the rooms of suppressed socialization.  I am noticing, though not openly staring, two beautiful figures who are propelling along within a sea of energetic youth.  It is hard not notice. They are noticeable as much for their individual […]

Slowly, my eyes break the surface of the water.  Ah the air feels so nice and cool!  A slow blink rinses my eyes and clears my vision of the surrounding sky.  Without moving or blinking, I scan the entire horizon for a hawk or an owl.  Seeing nothing, I stretch my legs with a springing […]

I have been playing Star Craft 2 with my son for a few years now.  It seems like my obsession goes back and forth between Star Craft 2 and World of Warcraft.  I never seem to be playing both during the same period. During my most recent foray into SC2, I have moved away from […]

It has been a while since my last post.  The summer was busy and my family deserved every second of my time.  They sacrificed time with my while I was in school, so I spent the summer repaying them in … Continue reading →

I am determined to fish at least one day a weekend for the entire spring/summer season. I started at the end of April with a fishing trip to Lake Ontario.  This week I visited Balsam Pond for panfish.  It was … Continue reading →

One of my favorite places in all of New York State is FairHaven Beach State Park.  It is a nice family friendly park on Lake Ontario just north west of Syracuse.  My wife and I have been visiting this park every … Continue reading →

Well it has been a while since I last posted.  I have been extremely busy working as a substitute at Harpursville CSD. It has been great and the staff and students have been great to me.  Anyhow back to Naruto… … Continue reading →

I had a thought as I read through the latest of installment of Mashashi Kishimoto’s Naruto series, am I being overly critical? I thoroughly enjoy reading the series, but I have been critical of the path that Kishimoto has taken … Continue reading →

But do they say anything? In the latest installment of the Naruto series, Orochimaru is successful in reanimating the  the four dead Hokages.  Fans of the series finally get to see the personalities of the legendary characters that they have … Continue reading →

For those of us who have read the latest chapter of Naruto Shippuden, does something feel wrong about the direction that Masashi Kishimoto is taking?  It feels to me like he isn’t sure about the direction that chapters are taking. … Continue reading →

Video Games get a bad rap with the older generations, but that tide should turning soon. It seems like education has been trying to catch up with the technology in our world for sometime. Ten years ago I remember taking … Continue reading →