Mandaris

6. What is or was your relationship with people from your parent’s generation?

I feel I get along with people of all generations.

When it comes to people of my parent’s generation, I feel that I get along with most of them. A lot of the ones I talk to now seem to want to share their stories and feelings.

It’s been a while but I’m excited to get back into the swing of things. Although I don’t want to know how long we will go between releases.

I guess we’ll just say that it’s part of the fun.

Topics

Vacation and coming back

Talked a little bit about my vacation what I did.

Labarum

Continued development of a theme that is Final.Final.2.done.doc.

50 Ideas for Blog Posts

Lou Plummer has put together 50 different posts ideas and I’m challenging myself to write something for everyone. I think it’s a great exercise to see what comes out as I sit in front of the keyboard.

Media Reviews

Trying to figure out the format that makes me happy as a reader. Currently doing an episode by episode review of The Acolyte and season 4 of The Boys.

Finding Balance at the Gym

Looking at getting into a gym with my family

Chapters

00:00:00: Beginning
00:00:08: Introduction
00:00:38: Vacation and coming back to it
00:02:25: Labarum Update
00:05:05: Writing Prompts
00:06:59: Media Reviews
00:11:42: Health And Fitness

Music by LofCosmos from Pixabay

This one was pretty easy to write.

5. What is the most memorable job you’ve held?

The most memorable job that I’ve ever held was working at a company called Unify. It was a small company that had a long history of products.

It was during the time that I was working there that I met my wife, got married, and had children.

The company had moments of boom and bust and it was the people there that made me want to stay. Ultimately, we had a bust quarter and I learned the hard way that a business is a business.

I was laid off with a number of other people.

I still feel it sometimes. The loss of identity as a provider for my family - especially at that age - echoes in a lot of the things I do and never in a good way. The friends that I had when I worked there do contact me occasionally, but it’s definitely not the same.

I thought this was going to be a happier post.

This one was pretty easy to write.

4. What woman in your family do you most admire and why?

I admire my wife the most. She is the glue that keeps our family together. When I hit rock bottom, she stuck by with me.

I don’t like to think about where I would be without her.

The road to Hell is paid with good intentions. History is filled with examples of people doing things with the most noble of intentions only to find out that they made things worse.

This episode embodies that to the fullest.

This is a flashback episode where we get to see what happened on Brendok. And, yes, nothing good happened there and you cans the tension rising every scene as we all see our characters marching towards disaster. As everyone is trying to do The Right Thing.

After thinking about it for the last couple of days, I have to say Choice is a great title for this episode. As we see our characters make one choice after another, whether it’s take the time to think, seek information, or take action. Every time we do something we actuate who we are and what are values are.

In this Disney show we are seeing what happens when people are tested and what choices they make in a universe where the boundaries of what is good and bad are not easily defined.

I’m eagerly awaiting the conclusion!

This one isn't as heavy as the previous two answers.

3. Why do you like your favorite restaurant?

My favorite restaurant is Red Lobster.

It’s not because of the cheddar biscuits or the wonders of what they can do with fried food.

It’s because it’s the restaurant that I introduced my girlfriend-now-wife to my parents.

I had this image that even if things went bad, I would at least have a decent meal.

It went well and every time I drive past the location, I think of it fondly.

I woke up goofing off today and was rewarded by seeing the YouTube video of an announcement trailer.

I joked that it was going to happen before the release of Apple Intelligence.