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7 May 2017


Yesterday in the theater before watching the second Guardians of the Galaxy film, we saw again the trailer for Marvel's next Thor movie. Zara was sitting to my left and Cara to my right with Maxwell on her other side. During the trailer I could see him excitedly explaining to her who Hel was and what her role would be in Ragnarok. It's always a delight to see him geek out like that, especially since I introduced that knowledge to him by reading Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology to the kids at night over the past month or so.

Zara has been reading through Rick Riordan's novels containing the Greek gods, so she's very into mythology right now. I had originally bought Gaiman's book for her, but when the Ragnarok trailer came out last month I decided I couldn't wait for her to finish it and I would read it to them. This is always fun, but sometimes counterproductive to the goal of settling them down for bed at night.

Gaiman's retelling of some of the stories is an excellent introduction to the nordic gods compared with some of the more dry, academic works I've read on Snorri Sturluson. It doesn't leave out the gory details though - we still get Odin hanging himself on Yggdrasil and Loki tying his balls to a goat. I'd recommend it for kids and adults alike.

Also in the Ragnarok trailer is a much more GOTG feel and Led Zepplin's Immigrant Song. This has led me to relisten my way through Led Zepplin's catalog. I remember my dad's records - he had all their albums - and the taped copies he made to listen to in the car. It's weird that records have made a comeback. My dad's are long gone. They're kind of a pain and not really that portable. I don't even really use CDs anymore now there's Spotify. Of course, that means my music can disappear. Like Megadeth's live Argentina album that is no longer available. Things like that make me sad and remind that they, not I, are really in control.

One last thought on the new GOTG film. It turns out that both Tango and Cash were in it. Overall the movie was much darker and less fun than it's predecessor, but having Sly in there with all the CGI really made it feel like Spy Kids all over again. There was even a race of whiny video gamers!

I'm writing this in the Cool Springs Starbucks, and every time I'm here I end up thinking about Stallone because I can't flush the toilet. Seriously. I feel like some out of place character from the past. There's this little circle atop the tank, but it might as well be three seashells. Maxwell says all you have to do is wave your hand above it. I've tried that. I've waved slow and I've waved fast. I've waved high and I've waved low. I've tried tapping in gently. I've tried pushing hard on it. Regardless, the toilet will not flush.




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