Category Archives: Entertainment

All about entertainment, be it TV, books, movies, blogging or something else.

The Start of a Time Travel/War Story

Posted on September 3, 2018 by WonderGoon

Persia 477 B.C.E. I sat down on a rock and looked around at the others in the caravan. Like them, I was dressed in a flowing white robe to ward off the days heat. Unlike them, I kept my face … Continue reading →

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Why Rose Tico is the Mirror Star Wars Fandom Needs

Posted on August 24, 2018 by WonderGoon

Kellie Marie Tran, the actress that portrays Rose Tico in Star Wars: The Last Jedi was forced off of social media due to fan backlash, much of it directed towards her race and gender. I contend that Rose Tico is … Continue reading →

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Thoughts and Things

Posted on October 10, 2016 by WonderGoon

So much is going on in the world, right now. ISIS. The US presidential election, climate change, Aleppo, the Kardashians are still somehow popular, and other calamitous happenings. It’s hard to know where to point your attention in the cacophony … Continue reading →

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And Then There Were A . . . Couple?

Posted on July 24, 2014 by WonderGoon

ATTENTION GRAMMAR NAZIES: This is a freewriting exercise. As such, there will be errors. Please get over yourselves and drink a coke. There is this thing that often happens to me. Often it is embarrassing to the extreme. Sometimes irs … Continue reading →

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101 Things About Me: Part Sixteen

Posted on May 14, 2013 by WonderGoon

I am trying to expand my taste in music. Or at least bands. My Bride recommended a group called Within Temptation. They’re a great group. I’ve discovered, with the exceptions of bands like Metallica, Queensryche, and a handful of others, … Continue reading →

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Well. . . . Sorry.

Posted on January 10, 2013 by WonderGoon

Here I am. Once again sitting at the old computer writing about writing a blog. If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time, then you know my posting habits are, well, to be honest, sporadic. I am sorry … Continue reading →

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Topics: Jenna Talackova, Celebrity Deaths, Obama Comes Out

Posted on May 21, 2012 by WonderGoon

Sometimes it irritates me to no end that I cannot come up with anything to say. With all that’s going on in the world, the good and the bad, you’d think I’d have something to say about it. JENNA TALACKOVA … Continue reading →

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I Live! I Breathe! I Am ALIVE!

Posted on April 23, 2012 by WonderGoon

Well, sort of. Sorry I’ve not been posting on a regular basis, not that I was anywhere near regular, except when I failed at the whole Post-A-Day Challenge last year. (If your are masochistic, look through the archives and read … Continue reading →

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2011 in review

Posted on January 1, 2012 by WonderGoon

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 8,700 times in 2011. If it were a … Continue reading →

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Just a word of thanks

Posted on December 6, 2011 by WonderGoon

Just wanted to post a word of thanks to everyone who has taken the time to click “Like” or subscribe to my posts. It does my heart good to know that someone is reading the stuff I put here. So, … Continue reading →

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