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Dimension 20... On a Bus!!!!

I have mentioned a few times how much I love Dropouttv. Dropout is now a streaming app available on many smart TVs as well as on computers. In order to explain ...

I Would Have Written A Shorter Post But I Din't Have The TIme...

First off, I always though that Mark Twain had written that but I wanted to double check and sure enough, he ripped that quote off from someone else. It seems F...

Here's My Nickel's Worth

As one of the old men of Hive, I often find myself reminiscing about my youth. The other day I wrote about taking the bus and train from the suburbs of Chicago ...

NCAA Basketball Elite Eight

I have never been a huge college sports fan. Part of it is that I transferred schools four times before I got my undergraduate degree so i don't really have a t...

C2E2 Is This Weekend!

Well every Chicago land geeks' Super Bowl is upon us. We all count down every year until it is time for another Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (See "C2E2"...

MLB Opening Day!

If you have read any of my previous posts, you will know that I no longer care about baseball. The the fact that the White Sox are owned by the worst owner in a...

A Geeky Guy's Guide to Hoppers

My kids are are not little anymore they are both young adults at this point. So I am old. But I am not too old to still enjoy a high quality kids movie. And let...

Splinterlands Land: Sometimes Inaction is the Best Action

A few months ago I asked for some advice on how to best use my ten land plots. They are spread out over two different regions and I am lucky enough to have of e...

A Geeky Guy's Guide to War Machine

I just looked up the age of the writer of this movie. I figured he absolutely had to be near my age. Sure enough Patrick Hughes is also a child of the 70s... al...

A Geeky Guy's Guide to A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

OK I am going to admit something that borders on the embarrassing. Even if it isn't embarrassing, I would imagine anyone who knows the content I like will find ...

As a Bears Fan, I Am So Whelmed!

You might think it is odd to quote a teenager rom-com in a sports post... but I'm odd. Do you remember 10 Things I Hate About You? If not, in it a character nam...

Boom Goes The Dynamite! The NFL is Shook!

Well a bombshell has just dropped on NFL free agency. I honestly don't even know how far the shock waves will reach. But things just got very complicated. I'm g...

A Geeky Guy's Guide to Secret mall Apartment (Spiler alert, it is beautiful!)

One of my guilty pleasures is watching vapid documentaries while I am working out. My workouts take about 25 minutes, so I usually watch a sitcom I don't have t...

The Dominoes Are Starting To Fall

Even though the NFL season does not officially start until Wednesday, teams are already active. One of the most active already are the Chicago Bears. ​ As predi...

A Geeky Guy's Guide to Fallout Season 2

Fallout is one of my favorite shows of recent years. Not only do I love it, but my wife really enjoys it too which means I get to rip through the episodes faste...

Chicks Gig Me, Because I Rarely Hype Projects But When I Do It's Usually Something Unusual.

Ok I have never hyped anything on here except for things like Splinterlands so I have no idea what the proper etiquette is. I usually avoid hyping anything up b...

Using Modern TImes To Teach The Industrial Revolution

Got ya! I did not mean I was using the modern era that involves AI, robots, high tech... and slave labor and sweatshops to teach my students about the Industria...

A Geeky Guy's Guide to Venom: The Last Dance

I slept on Venom: The Last Dance way too long. It went from my planning to see it in the theater last year to completely forgetting about it. A couple of nights...

Who Will Be The 50th Sole Survivor

I have mentioned before that Survivor is one of my guilty pleasures... actually it's just a pleasure. I'm not guilty about it at all. I have watched every seaso...

The Chicago White Sox are a Clown Show

No. Not this clown. That is Andy the Clown who is a Chicago Legend! I used to be a Chicago White Sox fan. I used to religiously go to at least ten games per yea...