I was upset this week to learn of the death of Robert Culp, one of my favorite TV actors. I probably first encountered him on “Columbo,” being one of a handful of actors whose strong performances kept him coming back…
In the spring of 1973, ABC television aired a made-for-TV adaptation of Martin Caidin’s novel, “Cyborg,” introducing Steve Austin to millions of viewers and launching a 70s pop culture phenomenon. The film opens with ex-astronaut Austin suiting up to pilot…
Scott and I finished up our February sessions of “Side By Side Saturdays” by making shrinky-dinks. I always let the boys pick out the project they want, and Jason never went for shrinky-dinks, though it was offered every week we…
It’s been an unusually white winter for us here in Richmond. First we got a big snowstorm before Christmas, which was exciting just by nature of its rarity. Then we followed that up with three white-outs in a row in…
Inconceivable as it seems, our Scott turns five today. That is to say, it seems to have happened lightning-fast for Mom and Dad, but from Scott’s point-of-view, it’s taken an eternity. All this last month he’s been counting down the…
As a fan of spy movies, animation and just generally all things awesome, I was blown away by this animation from Lucas Martell. Incredibly, it’s his first stab at directing, and brilliant stuff; watch it in full-screen mode to get…
