When I first began brainstorming this post, I considered visiting the old Blu-Ray versus DVD debate. It shares similarities with the older Betamax versus VHS battle. Only Blu-Ray and DVD are not mutually exclusive. Combo players are inexpensive, unlike during the videotape war. Blu-Ray is only slightly more expensive than DVD nowadays too. The true…
Year: 2018
What I’ve Learned from (Killing) Bonsai Trees
For the past few years, I’ve dabbled in growing bonsai. Well, I’m better at killing them than growing them so far. I have a soft heart for Walmart and Lowes clearance rack orphans, but they tend not to have the best survival chances. Bonsai is a Japanese method of miniaturizing trees and shaping them into…
Myths, Folk Tales, Fairy Tales, and Urban Legends Defined and Explained
The differences among myths, folk tales, fairy tales, and urban legends can be a bit confusing, but understanding the differences matters. Anime pulls from a large pool of Japanese stories, and sometimes anime can be tough to fully understand without a background in these stories. In fact, modern story telling owes their plots, character types,…