My Geek Moments

Yesterday was the 87th birthday of one of the greatest composers of the modern era, the great maestro John Williams. To celebrate the man who wrote the music that defined my youth, I thought I would share my favorite Williams compositions with you to enjoy. And yes, I honestly mean his music defined my youth. The soundtracks composed by John Williams have been my go to music for all occasions for at least the last 2 decades. Maestro John Williams  I am far from a musical scholar so I won't try to bore you with details of the artistry that Williams infused in each piece of music. If you are looking for that, may I recommend a podcast called The Soundtrack Show hosted by David Collins . He takes an in-depth look at the composers and music from movies soundtracks. I highly recommend it. Now lets check out my top 5. First up is a piece called "Cadillac of the Skies". It is from the 1987 movie Empire of the Sun . This is a movie set in World War 2 about a young ...

So to understand what I'm about to say, you must know my background. For those of you who don't, let me fill you in a little. I have grown up in the church. I mean, when I was born, my parents were youth pastors and by the time I was in kindergarten,  they were appointed as foreign missionaries with the Assemblies of God. I was in church Sunday morning, Sunday night, and Wednesday night. Children's church, Royal Rangers, youth groups. I did them all. I even attended a private Christian school for a while in elementary, middle school, and I home schooled through a Christian curriculum from 8th through 11th grade. I was voted as spiritual leader of the year during my 6th grade year. I was apart of the Bible quiz team in school. I then went to a Christian university where Bible classes were mandatory and chapel was several days a week. I'm not saying all these things to boost my image in your eyes cause even with how I was raised, I have still made more than my fair shar...

Happy Star Wars Resistance Sunday! Yes, tonight the newest episode of Star Wars Resistance airs, "The First Order Occupation"! Because of that, I felt it was a good time for another blog discussing this show. As you may, or may not be aware, I co-host Resistance Reactions ,  which is a part of the Coffee With Kenobi family of podcasts, in which we review each episode of Star Wars Resistance  as they air. This is just like we did for  Star Wars Rebels on Rebels Reactions . For those of you not familiar with Star Wars Resistance , it is an animated show which airs on the Disney Channel on Sundays at 10:00 PM. It takes place approxamately 6 months prior to the events of Star Wars: The Force Awakens . It follows the story of a young New Republic pilot named Kazuda Xiono (voiced by Christopher Sean) who joins the Resistance as a spy. His assignment has him joining team Fireball as a mechanic on the Colossus, a floating platform on the water planet Castellon, ...

Since I missed New Years due to my social media break, it seems only right that my second blog back should be about my New Year’s resolutions. So with that, allow me to share what I have decided to do in 2019. Like most people I make resolutions each year, and like the majority of people, by February, I have failed miserably and have gone back to my old ways. Its happened way too many times for me to be comfortable with. I have always said I’m not a quitter but my track record with these resolutions would say otherwise. 

HAPPY 2019!!!! Yes, I know, I’m a month late.  If you know me, and/or follow me on social media, you know that on December 17, 2018, I signed out of all my personal social media accounts across the board. My last post on each account contained a letter with a brief explanation and a time frame for my return: February 1, 2019. Well, its officially February 1, 2019.  I’m back ya’ll!  Miss me? Well, I missed ya’ll and I have a lot to say. So this is the first in a series of blogs you will see coming hard and fast about a variety of different topics so stay tuned. This one is going to be a little more serious as I discuss a question I have been asked a lot over the last month and half. It will be a long one so please, bear with me. <insert bear growling noise here>

If you follow me on Facebook or on Twitter, you are aware of the craziness of my life over the last 13 months. For those of you who don't know or don't know everything that has happened, here is a brief summary: My parents home burnt down losing almost everything they own. (May 2016) My wife had a heart attack caused by a birth defect we never knew existed. (July 2016) I broke my hand, requiring surgery and keeping me out of work for 4 weeks. (April 2017) My wife had gallbladder surgery. (June 2017) We got home Memorial Day to discover structural damage to our home which after 2 months of investigating by engineers hired by the insurance company says that it was caused by ground shifting which damaged the foundation as well is responsible for all the structural damage. Unfortunately they told us this past Wednesday that its not covered due to a specific exclusion in our homeowners contract that excludes damage due to the shifting or movement in the ground. We have been t...

First off, I want to apologize for this blog up front.  This is the first post in a while and I'm gonna be complaining so I'm sorry upfront.  Lets talk NCAA football.  For years college football fans, myself included, clamored for a more fair system to replace the Bowl Championship Series. For me, the nail in the coffin of the BCS was several years ago when undefeated Boise State was blocked from the championship game for a single loss team. This, in my opinion was a colossal failure and injustice. Because Boise State came from a "weaker" conference, they weren't considered as good as teams from the SEC, ACC, or other conferences who had lost one or even 3 games. They still ran the gambit, ended their season without a single loss and wasn't given their fair shot at the National Championship because of their "strength of schedule". Fast forward to now. We are in the thick of the new NCAA football season and its new playoff system. The syste...