Cromely's World

I’ve always been a big fan of the Muppets.  I grew up watching them on Sesame Street and on the Muppet Show on CBS. Later on I had a lot of ...

A few weeks ago the GF and I head to the theater to see “ In Time .” The movie had gotten mediocre reviews and seemed to be slipping quickly...

On Black Friday I opted out of shopping (I've served my time in retail). In years past I've gone to the Holiday parade, but this tim...

At our Junior/Senior Banquet the year I graduated from college, Brent Northup, our Carroll College Forensics coach (Go, Talking Saints!) wa...

Okay, so this not going to be a lengthy review because: It's been a few weeks since I saw the movie You've likely already made yo...

Have you seen Pawn Stars ?  It's basically a white-trash Antiques Road Show, but is oddly fascinating. It's a reality show about ...

Wired's cover story this month is about feedback loops.  The open the story by talking about how those trailers you sometimes see parked...

It would be hard to find a movie more different from Norwegian Wood than Mr. Popper's Penguins. In this Jim Carey, family friendly mo...

A couple weeks ago I was in the San Francisco airport waiting for a flight to San Diego.  Then I stumbled across a machine of pure evil -- d...

It will come as no surprise to my long time readers that Haruki Murakami is one of my favorite authors. I've reviewed several of his boo...

Note:  This is the latest in a series of posts about a trip The GF and I took to Tokyo in May, 2010.  More posts are available here. It’...

Every now and then a city will announce plans to provide free Internet access points around the city, and there will often be praise from th...

My friend Trina posted this video on Facebook. It's anime girls dancing to Eddie Rabbit's "I Love a Rainy Night."  It make...

While everyone can surely agree that "Has Been" by William Shatner (earlier comments here , here , and here ) is one of the best a...

We tend to think that obvious warnings ( like this one ) are a product of our modern litigious society, and that those lawsuits can be trace...

The weather was not kind to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival this year.  The chilly spring and non-stop drizzle delayed the tulip blooms qu...

This may be the cutest thing I've seen all year. The Penguin is named Cookie. Here's the short version that's been all over the...

My Mother and I visited the Museum of History and Industry last week, and it is a fascinating look back at Seattle through the years.  They...

So on Thursday I turned 27 for the 14th time (everyone else is telling me that is actually 40,but I refuse to believe it). Here are some r...

After a visit to the Olympic Game Farm, The GF and I headed into Olympic National Park to visit Hurricane Ridge .  The trip up there is a...