Securely Fascinated

The heavy clunking of an industrial chain working hard to pull a train up the steep incline stops its telltale ticking. Silence reigns for a split second. Interrupted at first by…

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Beach Blanket Beers

Welcome back to another session of CJ drinks booze then incoherently writes about it. Let’s hop (haha get it) onto the malt train and head south to sunny Torrance California to…

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Stuffed Fables

As a kid, who imagined their stuffed animals having a life of their own when they were away? I did. Pretty sure a bunch of people at Pixar did. And,…

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The Art of Apology

One afternoon, I was probably seven at the time, I was playing Wiffle ball with the boys down the street when their dad came home from work. Instead of going…

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Taproot Brewing

This Thursday we are taking the red-eye back to the East Coast and landing in Middletown, Rhode Island. The town is a stone's throw from the glitzy turn of the…

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Aeronaut’s Windlass

For someone who always did their homework as a kid, I lost the knack as an adult. At least as far as books are concerned. I picked up Aeronaut's Windlass…

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Dejarik Rules

What good is a Dejarik Table if you don't have any rules to play the game? Here is my take on the elusive Star Wars game. Hopefully, you're the Wookie and not the droid.

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Spider-Man: Far From Home

The latest installment of the Spider-Man story opens in a world without Tony Stark. All of the people who had been "blipped" by Thanos' snap returned as if no time…

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Silly Adult, Disney’s For Kids!

I started a post to talk about Disney and adults where I was going to highlight some of my favorite places and things to do. And then that angry mom…

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DIY Dejarik Table

Anyone who saw the amazeballs, fully electronic Dejarik table someone built using a 3D printer and serious electrician skills definitely wanted one. Not going to lie, I saw it and…

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Full Steam Ahead

I recently learned that California has the distinction of having the most microbreweries of any state in our fine nation.  We love our craft beer, our weed, and our overpriced…

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Secret Hilter

The name of the game probably made you cringe. It would be hard to ignore the urge if I'm honest. Hilter should make you cringe given that he is at…

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