Daddy Mojo, Author at Daddy Mojo

Star Trek: Into Darkness-strong villain+classic cast=great

How to review a Star Trek movie, there are many ways, do I explore the mythos of the franchise and how the reboot treats the characters in their second outing? I could just look at Into Darkness as if it existed in a vacuum and ignore the history. It’s kind of like Christmas songs. Just because someone records a Christmas song doesn’t mean it’ll be great, even if I love Christmas. Continue reading Star Trek: Into Darkness-strong villain+classic cast=great

Book review: The Spark, A mother’s story of Nurturing Genius

This is a book that I accidentally read. How does one ‘accidentally’ read a book? You scan over the title, read the synopsis, pick out words that you’re interested in and ignore the rest. In my case I read “mom-nurturing-genius”. Well I want my child to be as smart as he can possible be, this is a book I must read. In reality, and thankfully, The Spark is not the book I thought it was; it’s much better, uplifting, inspirational and all but mandatory for parents of autistic children. Continue reading Book review: The Spark, A mother’s story of Nurturing Genius

Fraggle Rock celebrates 30 years of rocking the felt cloth on DVD

Everyone in this house is a huge Jim Henson fan. I say Jim Henson fan instead of Muppet fan because his fingerprints are on all of his creations. You can tell it in Sesame Street, The Muppets, The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. It’s Jim Henson’s creativity that is geared to certain audiences. Continue reading Fraggle Rock celebrates 30 years of rocking the felt cloth on DVD

BBQ basics, mandatory items, #FritoLayFreeForAll, #giveaway & more #Ad

Sometimes the best laid BBQ plans can fall short. The weather and health of those attending or hosting can’t be guaranteed, but outside of that there are some BBQ basics that are mandatory. Continue reading BBQ basics, mandatory items, #FritoLayFreeForAll, #giveaway & more #Ad

Ordering flowers from BloomNation, an ikebana style flower delivery

There’s a lot going on in that headline, let me explain. I was asked to do a review for BloomNation. BloomNation has a variety of floral services, from the standard dozen roses to intricate works of art from flower artisans. Ikebana is the Japanese term for ‘floral design’ and usually focuses much more on the art, than the flowers. Continue reading Ordering flowers from BloomNation, an ikebana style flower delivery

The Great Lollipop Caper-ridiculously clever and really funny

The Great Lollipop Caper by Dan Krall is the title of the book and an allegory. Allegory sounds like a serious Shakespearean word that can’t possible denote anything fun or light. Ah, but The Great Lollipop Caper is allegory at its finest, aimed at children, but with adults possibly getting the most enjoyment out of the book. Continue reading The Great Lollipop Caper-ridiculously clever and really funny