The life affirming quote and proverbial saying - Facebook is littered with them, Oprah built an empire on them, gift shop emporiums specialise in them........'emporiums?', let's be honest, I could just have typed gift shop here, but why use simple words when you can tag … Continue reading A Pessimist’s Guide to some Fairly Famous Sayings
Month: July 2014
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Review
It's been ten long, hard winters since our introduction to Caesar, the intelligent ape, in Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Those ten years saw a genetically engineered Simian Flu decimate most of the human population and, as the electric lights slowly went out … Continue reading Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Review
Richard Matheson – February 20th 1926 – June 23rd 2013
Richard Matheson died just over a year ago at the age of 87. I'm always playing catch-up when it comes to news worthy events - late to the party as it were. That's not a good analogy. Matheson's death was obviously not a cause … Continue reading Richard Matheson – February 20th 1926 – June 23rd 2013