tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post3052814939619922635..comments2024-02-12T17:59:33.534-06:00Comments on RAZORED ZEN: Last Week of School, and some ReviewsCharles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-35927792117366329282013-04-29T09:09:44.652-05:002013-04-29T09:09:44.652-05:00...A bit off the wall, but I think Batman and Robi......A bit off the wall, but I think Batman and Robin are just friends.ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05662075375182633162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-88998965107042779402013-04-28T18:20:40.405-05:002013-04-28T18:20:40.405-05:00You accomplish things Charles.You accomplish things Charles.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399300464457820101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-42693504825756721232013-04-26T19:48:03.328-05:002013-04-26T19:48:03.328-05:00That is a lot of work in a short amount of time.
...That is a lot of work in a short amount of time. <br /><br />Thanks for the reviews!Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-26788889953499319892013-04-26T15:20:37.426-05:002013-04-26T15:20:37.426-05:00Yet another reason why April is the cruelest month...Yet another reason why April is the cruelest month. You have my sympathy. Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-59085625624951602832013-04-26T14:05:34.355-05:002013-04-26T14:05:34.355-05:00One day to get grades in?! That's just cruel. ...One day to get grades in?! That's just cruel. <br /><br />I've heard that a lot about Dark Knight Rises. Haven't bothered seeing it yet but the anticipation isn't exactly building. Chris Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00402945887045545024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-89342812836695419052013-04-26T05:55:31.183-05:002013-04-26T05:55:31.183-05:00Charles, thanks for the new Doc Savage heads up .....Charles, thanks for the new Doc Savage heads up ... yeah, the prose was mostly pedestrian back in the day but, for awhile when I was a kid, I ate them like candy. I think I'll give this one a go. Don Issa's Untidy Huthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352841590717991698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-61917264296613436332013-04-25T21:59:59.677-05:002013-04-25T21:59:59.677-05:00After reading about 1.5 pages of Girl Genius, I re...After reading about 1.5 pages of Girl Genius, I realized I had to catch it from the beginning. It's really good, so definitely check it out if you remember to. It's a comic so it kind of just flies by, but it's very intelligent, and not in the least girly, despite the title. And tell Lana, she would probably dig it too. I don't always recommend stuff this adamantly. eric1313https://www.blogger.com/profile/13807078704660045859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-2939470352300877532013-04-25T06:07:45.084-05:002013-04-25T06:07:45.084-05:00Every professor I know, and I know a lot, talks ab...Every professor I know, and I know a lot, talks about grading incessantly. My husband calls out how many papers or exams he has left hourly this time of year.<br />Very few movies should run more than 100 minutes. I see no reason that a story can't be told more economically. Or else make it a TV series. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-56508604218578060632013-04-24T01:38:49.009-05:002013-04-24T01:38:49.009-05:00Charles, I didn't know students could ask prof...Charles, I didn't know students could ask professors for more points. Here, I think, they would be hauled up before the principal! I liked Christian Bale in "Batman Begins" more than in the two films that followed and I thought Liam Neeson lifted it a great deal.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-12264517161361793112013-04-23T21:03:06.083-05:002013-04-23T21:03:06.083-05:00Charles-the pressure of all of that would kill me....Charles-the pressure of all of that would kill me. Hang tough and know that relief will be soon. I have all new respect for my past teachers!jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798858210138821711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-24750729367437515082013-04-23T15:36:08.494-05:002013-04-23T15:36:08.494-05:00Bernard, yeah, hard to put my finger on the primar...Bernard, yeah, hard to put my finger on the primary issue with The Dark Knight Rises. Lots of little things.<br /><br />Travis Erwin, me too!<br /><br />Snowbrush, Lana and I will take a couple of nice long drives but mostly I enjoy staying home and reading and writing.<br /><br />Vesper, I'm just a like a kid looking forward to summer.<br /><br />G.B., lol. I like that. I will use it!<br /><br />Barbara Martin, you can get an Amen on that one!<br /><br />Richard R., I haven't read any of the other Murray written Doc Savage.This one was particularly of interest but given my response I won't be in a big hurry to read others, although I may in time. I think the very fact that so many students plead means it has worked for them in the past. <br /><br />eric1313, cool poem. Thanks for the link. I will check it out as soon as grading is done!Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-72188392055189271782013-04-23T12:27:13.128-05:002013-04-23T12:27:13.128-05:00One more thing, speaking of graphic novels, I know...One more thing, speaking of graphic novels, I know a really great webcomic that is extremely original. Girl Genius, by the Professors Foglio, a married couple who do some really great work... It's in the whole Steam Punk genre, though they call it "Gaslight Fantasy". Rather cool. It's all about Mad Scientists, and it's very addictive.<br /><br />http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php<br /><br />eric1313https://www.blogger.com/profile/13807078704660045859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-56102749031361332602013-04-23T12:14:08.699-05:002013-04-23T12:14:08.699-05:00Charles, sounds like you need a really good slave-...Charles, sounds like you need a really good slave-grader for your younger students while you handle the seniors. If I hear of one, I'll send them down there right away. ;) <br /><br />Take it easy and don't get dragged down into the morass of the "gradepocalypse". <br /><br />meanwhile, I've been reading a lot lately, thought I would share this little poem. <br /><br /><br /><br />Nothing left: thought smoke. A moment - a billion years.<br /><br />Don't curl like orange peels, don't ape a mummified past. Uncage eternity.<br /><br />When selfs let go, universe is all - O for speed to get past time.<br /><br />~Shinkichi Takahashi<br /><br /><br /><br />Sounds like you could use that kind of speed, so I shared this little nugget of zen.eric1313https://www.blogger.com/profile/13807078704660045859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-90468084703963206792013-04-23T11:13:45.262-05:002013-04-23T11:13:45.262-05:00Have you read any of the other Murray Doc Savage b...Have you read any of the other Murray Doc Savage books? I bought all six of them but have so far read only DESERT TERRORS, which I'd rate as average+. I'll be reading them in order published, so Skull Island will be the last of the bunch.<br /><br />I agree on Dark Knight Rises, not as good as the previous couple of B-Man films. As for that grading, good luck with that. Do some teachers really adjust grades because students plea for it? Man, not back in my day!Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-71326675526778945902013-04-23T08:27:16.639-05:002013-04-23T08:27:16.639-05:00Ah, finals. Soon you will be past that and into th...Ah, finals. Soon you will be past that and into the summer period to enjoy, rest and write.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-45279489074445456322013-04-23T05:41:24.375-05:002013-04-23T05:41:24.375-05:00Hrumph.
Sounds like that particular rule was crea...Hrumph.<br /><br />Sounds like that particular rule was created by people who don't teach and probably have never set foot in a classroom except to observe.<br /><br />But summer vacation.....to put a new twist on a tired cliche, "Can you smell what The Gramlich is cooking?"G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-33480718697384296782013-04-22T23:31:39.750-05:002013-04-22T23:31:39.750-05:00Ah, summer writing starting May 12th... this is bl...Ah, summer writing starting May 12th... this is bliss! Just think of it and the exams will pass more easily... :-)<br />Enjoyed reading your reviews. I've never been a Batman fan. I really want to watch The Walking Dead though.Vesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417602625059442986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-73860177852486561542013-04-22T23:03:42.224-05:002013-04-22T23:03:42.224-05:00Oh, the joy of summer vacation. I taught elementar...Oh, the joy of summer vacation. I taught elementary school for four years, and I well remember the pleasure of those two month driving trips that Peggy and I used to make.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-20142012739324035492013-04-22T22:06:24.211-05:002013-04-22T22:06:24.211-05:00Happy writing my friend. hope it is fruitful summe...Happy writing my friend. hope it is fruitful summer.Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-41384704995794790682013-04-22T17:42:08.688-05:002013-04-22T17:42:08.688-05:00I agree with your critique of The Dark Knight Rise...I agree with your critique of The Dark Knight Rises. It had some great scenes, but on a whole, it was tough to suspend reality on this one.BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-253023102882258152013-04-22T08:37:13.361-05:002013-04-22T08:37:13.361-05:00Chris, the Walking Dead books are fairly different...Chris, the Walking Dead books are fairly different from the TV show. I think a lot depends on what one sees, and likes, first.<br /><br />Riot Kitty, I haven't read the Bane comics at all so I don't know how close he was to that. He looked and sounded rather silly to me, though.<br /><br />Mark, ahh, success! :)<br />Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-15732774342636418132013-04-22T04:53:46.861-05:002013-04-22T04:53:46.861-05:00I never knew I could beg for a higher grade the fe...I never knew I could beg for a higher grade the few months I spent in the halls of higher education. I was cool with my 3.6. I did though not mind sitting with the professor who made my GPA drop and mock them over a cup of coffee.<br /><br />You have done it again with the rest of your post--hit on subject matter I know absolutely nothing about, so I won't beg for any more paints to raise my 0.0the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-88636812644278621622013-04-22T00:42:12.059-05:002013-04-22T00:42:12.059-05:00You will live through it! I didn't like Dark K...You will live through it! I didn't like Dark Knight so I skipped this one, but also because Bane looked ridiculous in the previews.Riot Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725825736285347870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-31256894567249000022013-04-21T22:45:38.857-05:002013-04-21T22:45:38.857-05:00I had the first 7 or so Walking Dead GNs because I...I had the first 7 or so Walking Dead GNs because I'd heard nothing but good things about them. My son read them and liked them. When the show came out, I hated it so much I sold the GNs unread. Heh. Different strokes, I guess. I think I'm suffering zombie burnout.<br /><br />I was pretty unimpressed with The Dark Knight Rises myself. Saw it, didn't love it, haven't been compelled to watch it again since it's been available. The new Superman looks fantastic, though. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070278104646895235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-76507793924793418782013-04-21T22:23:11.132-05:002013-04-21T22:23:11.132-05:00Alex, eh, I've never actually been a big fan o...Alex, eh, I've never actually been a big fan of comic book movies, although I did like the comic Batman.<br /><br />Randy, I'll be interested to hear your take on Doc versus Kong.<br /><br />Laughingwolf, I'm surprised they're making another Superman. seems not long ago we had one.<br /><br />Travis Cody, yes yes yes!<br /><br />Ty, Lana and I have both remarked on the relative cleanness of the cast in the Walking Dead TV show. I would expect some seriously more scraggly hair and so on. And yes, Woodbury was a bit much in the show, although more realistic probably in the novel series.<br /><br />Keith, It's an approach/avoidance conflict with finals. I don't want them to get here because of the work, but then I want them to get here so they can be over with. :)<br /><br />Cloudia, I'll have to check out Dunbar. Don't know anything about him.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com