Still thinking of trying to get to Glacier NP ASAP before all the Glaciers melt. Little known fact: The opening credits of the Shining were filmed there. Makes you want to visit doesn’t it? I’m totally playing the music when I drive down Going-to-the-Sun Road in the park. In addition, it’s just plain gorgeous. The thought of getting some great Gorn shots and panoramas fuels…
June 3, 2014Southland has a great article on how Los Angeles, California went from a sleepy little pueblo and four square leagues of land into the massive city that it is today. Make sure you also check out KCET’s article from February 2011 that also covers the same topics and also some finer points of areas trying to leave the city as well as joining/annexing to it.
June 2, 2014Today is the 30th anniversary of one of my favorite (and least popular) Star Trek movies – The Search for Spock. Directed by Leonard Nimoy back in 1984, The Search for Spock is the story of what happens when everyone gets home from the events in the Mutara Sector in Star Trek II. I remember seeing it in the theaters when it came out and…
June 1, 2014via Kottke and Bad Astronomy on Slate, Here is a great time-lapse of Thunderstorm Super Cells that photographer Stephen Locke captured above Climax, Kansas on May 10, 2014. Simply Amazing…. Works best full screen! Read more at Bad Astronomy..
May 30, 2014Daniel thinks this looks like crap. I think it looks AWESOME! Can’t wait to see what some people refer to as Twister 2.. More like Twister: The Next Generation. Does this mean someone will remake Speed soon??
May 28, 20142014 Dir: Gareth Edwards I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for Godzilla movies. They honestly have not been very good – at the best they have been great camp and at the worst they have been completely boring to the point you just want Godzilla to destroy everything and move on to something else. To me, the franchise is at its best…
May 27, 2014Apparently, I am not the only one that has noticed that people get confused as to what we honor on Memorial Day and what we honor on Veteran’s Day. Most people just wave the flag and say thank you to our Armed Forces and have some burgers or ribs. Now thanks to the Washington Post, you can actually know what it is all about. Memorial…
May 26, 2014