Category Archives: Winnie-the-Pooh

Owlementary, My Dear Graham

Posted on May 22, 2025 by Nathan

Here’s a look at some more old adventure games, although they were new to me. Planetfall – This is part of the Zork collection that I bought on Steam, even though I don’t know that it’s part of the Zork … Continue reading →

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Dinosaurs and Dragons

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Nathan

Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time, by James Gurney – I seem to remember reading something about this book around when it first came out in the early nineties, in National Geographic or something. I was interested, but I didn’t … Continue reading →

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The Cauldron of Story

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Nathan

There’s sort of a recurring theme to a few of the books I’ve read recently, so I’ll expound on that in these three reviews. Tales from the Perilous Realm, by J.R.R. Tolkien – This volume collects some of Tolkien’s short … Continue reading →

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Kangaroo, I Don’t Know What to Do

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Nathan

I rode a ride called the Kangaroo at Kennywood last weekend. This was installed in 1962, closed in 2021, and restored in 2022. It’s called a flying coaster, although it’s not a ROLLER coaster, but a circular ride with a … Continue reading →

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Coping with Immortality

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Nathan

We’re up to the 1978 Oziana, with a cover by Bill Eubank that appears to be partially based on a John R. Neill illustration from Kabumpo in Oz. Then there’s an Oz-E-Gag by Eubank, comparing The Wizard of Oz to … Continue reading →

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Day of Wreckoning

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Nathan

Ralph Breaks the Internet – For a long time, Disney kept sequels to their animated films direct to video after The Rescuers Down Under had an underwhelming box office take. I suppose you could count The Three Caballeros, Fantasia 2000, … Continue reading →

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Willy-Nilly Silly Old Bear

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Nathan

Winnie the Pooh – Looking at the list, I think I might have gotten the order a bit mixed up. I thought for sure this came out before Tangled, but I guess not. Oh, well. The Bear of Very Little … Continue reading →

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Time for Something Sweet

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Nathan

It’s not uncommon for me to think up parody titles for video games, and I know I’m not the only one who does it. The other day, I came up with one I’m rather proud of, even though I don’t … Continue reading →

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Tubby Little Cubby All Stuffed with Fluff

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Nathan

From what I understand, Walt Disney wanted to make a feature film of A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh stories, but decided to start out making shorts. After his death, three of the shorts (only the first of which was released during Walt’s … Continue reading →

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Come On Barbie, Let’s Go Party

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Nathan

A conversation Beth and I were having last night led to me looking up when they stopped making Skipper dolls, and apparently they haven’t. There have been a LOT of dolls over the years advertised as Barbie’s sisters, some of … Continue reading →

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