Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Time to blow the dust out

    Time to blow the dust out

    It’s time to get back to work! News coming soon on upcoming story projects. The plan at the moment is a new novel project (no, I haven’t completely abandoned my previous projects – but I need something new to get myself moving again) and possibly some reviews.

  • Sleeping, not dead

    Life has a tendency to get away on us sometimes, doesn’t it?

  • A Different Kind of Sequel

    A Different Kind of Sequel

    Those who follow me online have probably observed that I almost never refer to my son by name. Online, he is usually referred to as the Gremlin (formerly the Peanut, which went right out when he started growling), as it’s generally good Internet practice to minimize identifying information. Further, parents often have nicknames or code…

  • Review: Star Wars Rebels Season 2, Episode 4

    Review: Star Wars Rebels Season 2, Episode 4

    “Brothers of the Broken Horn” was last week’s episode of Rebels, so this review should be out just hours before the newest episode, “Wings of the Master”, airs and is made available for streaming. The episode begins with Ezra training under Rex, using a Clone Wars-era rifle for target practice. Cue the arrival of Kanan, who…

  • Review: Star Wars Rebels Season 2, Episode 3

    Review: Star Wars Rebels Season 2, Episode 3

    Remember how I complained the opening two episodes of Season 2 were a bit weak? Episode 3, entitled “Always Two There Are”, is a return to form. The episode opens aboard the Ghost and quickly devolves into an argument between Jedi Kanan Jarrus and clone captain Rex. The undertone is clear – they’ve been arguing like…

  • Review: Star Wars Rebels Season 2, Episodes 1 & 2

    Review: Star Wars Rebels Season 2, Episodes 1 & 2

    Star Wars Rebels is back and coming out with new episodes regularly. I’ve been a bit behind, so I hadn’t gotten a chance to review as I’d intended. However, it appears the fifth episode is going to be B-wing-centric, and I figured I’d better catch up on my review duties before it came out. The…

  • Broken Game Mechanics

    In some ways, sports fans have great advantages over those of us who are computer gaming nerds. In general, most popular sports were established decades ago at the minimum. The vast majority of the flaws and loopholes in the rules have been corrected and closed, so sports are, in a sense, predictable. (As predictable as…

  • Who is your god?

    Who is your god?

    Two general rules of thumb for polite conversation are to never discuss politics or religion. With a title like the one for this post, you’re probably assuming I’m going to be breaking the second part. Further, most authors are reluctant to discuss politics or religion for fear of alienating readers. I’m going to break the rule. It’s…

  • Star Wars Rebels: A Season 1 Review

    Warning: this post contains spoilers for Season 1 of Star Wars Rebels. Anyone who knows me, or has spent any time perusing this website, probably knows I’m a big Star Wars fan. I have been since I first watched the trilogy on VHS (a late-nighter with a cousin, and I fell asleep during the last…

  • Nothing can do everything, or Commentary from a Gamer on the JSF

    I’m currently sitting in my office, waiting for the washing machine to kick out so I can move laundry over to the dryer. As is the norm for me, I’ve been reading current event threads and stories to see what’s going on in the world. Lo and behold, I ran across yet another article about…

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