In addition to watching Doctor Who, I have read quite a few Doctor Who novels, mainly the New Who ones, but also a few of the novels about the Doctors from the Classic series. With a new series out, there are…
Doctor Who: Empress of Mars
This is by far one of Mark Gatiss’s best efforts on Doctor Who. As much as I love him as an actor and a writer on Sherlock, many of his Doctor Who episodes have been odd and unsatisfying. Thankfully, this…
LEGO Harry Potter Hogwart’s Castle 4842
As some of you may remember, a few months ago, Chris and I realized women are less likely than men to have the kinds of hobbies as kids that make them feel more comfortable later in life doing DIY. At…
Doctor Who: The Lie of the Land
One thing I really liked about this episode was Bill’s ability to take responsibility for her actions. Even though she had no idea precisely what would happen if the Monks took charge, she took responsibility for having been what brought…
Minor Differences: License Plates
There are a few differences between plates for cars in the UK and the US. In the US, of course, the state system comes into play. As with driver licenses, license plates for cars are done on the state level,…
Doctor Who: The Pyramid at the End of the World
Doctor Who is just knocking them out of the ball park this year. This trilogy is shaping up to be of a similar quality to the one from 2015 in that it’s been excellent and that it has been a…
The Memorials at the Arizona State Capitol
The US has two public holidays pertaining to celebration of military service. The first one in the year, Memorial Day, honors those who have died fighting for the US. It falls on the last Monday in May. The other one is Veterans…
Doctor Who: Extremis
This series is shaping up to be one of the most outstanding of the revived series of Doctor Who. This was Moffat at his mind bending best. There is definitely an A.I. theme shaping up with the emoji bots of Smile and the…
Driver License
Chris is now licensed to drive in the state of Arizona. This was a bit of nerve wracking process for him. He is an excellent driver, but the list of nations that have agreements that allow their citizens to just come to…
Doctor Who: Oxygen
This was a particularly intense episode of Doctor Who. I do need to watch it again as I was admittedly a little bit distracted as we have both my parents and Chris’s parents all here at the same time, so…