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Weren't there 6 movies? They've held up very well. I watched them last summer with my son and he enjoyed them quite a bit, and it got him to read The Hobbit. But 20 years is a long while, and I would imagine generating interest with a new generation is part of the reasoning. Still a long ways to go before we are drowning in Tolkien content like we are with Marvel and Star Wars.

Wait, is the Obsidian consesus that new Dune is bad? I missed the memo. I thought it was lukewarm to good reception. How does the Obsidian hivemind dislike Dune but not absolutely hate Wheel of Time? Honestly it was the folks here that convinced me to finish the first episode of that.

I'm willing to reserve judgement until I see the conclusion of the new Dune. But it is very clearly a different tone and approach. I like them both and don't really think they need to be compared. They aren't in competition and it is a win if they are both good.

I don't understand why Sting isn't in the new Dune. He looks the same. Actually , Kyle Maclachlan hasn't aged either. There might be something to this spice stuff.

Hence my suggestion of a good whack with a bamboo sword.

Also all teachers should be trained in the art of kendo and have a bamboo sword in the classroom to handle disturbances.

While getting our son vaxxed this weekend, one of the nurses mentioned that for younger kids, the symptoms seem to pop up after the first shot and not so much on the second shot. So hopefully your niece will be good to go.

Gah, I've been getting the LotRO itch again, too.

Today a game asked me if I believe the status quo is preferable to chaos and bloodshed. I was deep into my drink. I had been swirling around the last sip of the dark liquid in the glass. I decide it was. Perhaps I will regret that in the morning.

Enjoying a 14% kentucky bourbon stout while playing Disco Elysian is the only way to play.

A squirrel chewed through the cord of one of my hanging christmas globe thingees.

I have been playing Disco Elysian with a beer in hand the last couple nights. It is interesting. I had a heart attack after kicking a furnace, so that ended my playthrough yesterday, but I'll probably pour a glass of dark stout and boot it up again tonight.

I would actually really like to see them do that. Unfortunately that would probably be entirely too sensible.

I knew Aaron Rodgers was a bit of an odd duck. I'm definitely team Olivia Munn. But he's gone straight up internet troll in the last year.

I was talking with my 7th grade students about this the other day and asked how many of them understand cryptocurrencies and NFT's. A few raised their hands and I asked them if they could teach me, because I could use the money. They all put their hands back down. Either they don't really understand or they are holding out on me.

Now that I know I have a soy intolerance, I pretty much try to avoid all soybean oil products, which can be pretty difficult. Surprisingly, as a Californian as I am, I never really liked avocados. I've come to appreciate avocado oil though, and sunflower oil. I definitely need a spread for my sandwiches. I can't eat them dry. I switched to mustard for a bit, but it can be hard to find one that doesn't distract from the sandwich.

I switched over to avocado mayo from Primal awhile ago. Before that it was Sir Kensington. I can't even stomach typical mayo anymore.

Oh, I loved Cowboy Bebop. No idea if it was like the source material, but the first episode was fun.

Two Rivers as a whole was just not well done for me. My gut reaction was, "Why the heck is Egwene's innkeeper dad skinny?" I also wish they'd foreshadowed a bit with the Myrdraal. Honestly it was all really rushed. Perrin's wife is supposed to be part of this whole similar age friend group. But she isn't at the inn when the group first gets together, and then she is dead, and they keep referencing her like she was a pivotal person in their lives. Matt robs some local girl that beat him at dice? There is almost no conversation about the heron marked sword Rand gets from his dad. Anyways, took me a few days to get over the bad beginning, but episode 2 was better. It is salvageable, I hope.

Sometimes it is scary how things haven't changed.

Ok, I sat down and gave WoT a bit more of my time. Episode 2 was a lot better. I like what they did with Nynaeve's story. The empty city was beautiful. The Aiel was interesting and Thom is well played so far. It still has a long way to go, but it is watchable.

Bought a nice 18 pound turkey. It comes with a barcode so I can find out where it used to live. We live in strange times.

Stoneshard is on sale: https://store.steampowered.com/app/625960/Stoneshard/ Buy it and review it. It is great. There is a demo you can try if you aren't sure. Review it because people are stupid. The bad reviews are that it is taking too long to develop. That is crazy, it is a small independent game and the price reflects that. People need to get with it.

The Arbery case is the one I'm really watching. That was straight up murder. That poor guy ran 2-miles trying to get away from those people. I don't think people really understand what that means. They terrorized him before killing him. If they are cleared, I will understand why some people want to burn it all down.