My Word with Douglas E. Welch

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The Dog Days of Podcasting Challenge this month has got me stretching my podcasting muscles a bit, so it finally seemed time to create a Minecraft Let’s Play, after playing the game for over a year and recently resetting our server world to start afresh.

We have a few close friends on our multiplayer server and I always enjoy that more than playing by myself. It creates surprises and new adventures as other “citizens” discover new biomes, spawners, temples and villages. We can also join together for big quests like beating the Ender Dragon and the Whither.

So, welcome to WelchWorld and my 2nd episode of MineFull!

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Music: “Rocket”, Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech.com, Creative Commons License

It’s Summer Vacation and time to catch up on some of the shows and movies we have been meaning to see. Life during the school year can be quite busy with both a college professor and a high school student in the house, so it is nice to settle in for an hour or more over dinner and enjoy a movie all together as a family.

The high school year has only just started, but the Fall play has been chosen…A Midsummer Nights Dream. We have seen this play with our son before, most recently by the Independent Shakespeare Company in 2012, but we figured a quick refresher on the characters and story were in order before auditions this week.

This version, which an all-star cast is quite enjoyable. Set in Italy, in the late 1800’s, it allows for gorgeous scenery for both the real world and the fairy world. The acting is excellent, especially Kevin Kline as bottom. Of course, you will see many other actors you know, including a young Christian Bale (long before his turn as Batman), Calista Flockheart from Ally McBeal, Rupert Evert, Michelle Pfeiffer and more.

Overall, this is an enjoyable way to spend an evening with a old, old friend.

Where to Watch A Midsummer Nights Dream (1999):

• Rent A Midsummer Nights Dream on Amazon
• Watch A Midsummer Nights Dream on Netflix
• Buy A Midsummer Nights Dream on DVD

A stylized photo taken on my evening walk today.

Part of the Dog Days of Podcasting Challenge

I interview my wife, Dr. Rosanne Welch on her recently published essay, “When White Boys Write Black: Race and Class in the Davies and Moffat Eras” in the collection, Doctor Who and Race published by Intellect.

Read Rosanne’s interview with Doctor Who Producer and Writer, Russell T Davies for Written By Magazine.

Part of the Dog Days of Podcasting Challenge

I interview my wife, Dr. Rosanne Welch on her recently published essay, “When White Boys Write Black: Race and Class in the Davies and Moffat Eras” in the collection, Doctor Who and Race published by Intellect.

Listen to this interview

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Read Rosanne’s interview with Doctor Who Producer and Writer, Russell T Davies for Written By Magazine.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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The Dog Days of Podcasting Challenge this month has got me stretching my podcasting muscles a bit, so it finally seemed time to create a Minecraft Let’s Play, after playing the game for over a year and recently resetting our server world to start afresh.

We have a few close friends on our multiplayer server and I always enjoy that more than playing by myself. It creates surprises and new adventures as other “citizens” discover new biomes, spawners, temples and villages. We can also join together for big quests like beating the Ender Dragon and the Whither.

So, welcome to WelchWorld and my first episode of MineFull!

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I was searching on my site today and came across the original blog post for this video, which had broken due to changes made at Blip.TV. I wanted to share them again here, to keep them alive on the site and also share them with folks who perhaps weren’t reading My Word “back in the day!” (LAUGH)

We stopped by our neighborhood Free Little Library today just to check out the current stock, although Rosanne did find a new book by Nora Ephron that she had been meaning to read. Here is a picture of the current state of the library. Quite a good selection available and there is even a second row hidden back there, too.

For a video and photos from Opening Day of the Free Little Library, see the blog post, “Little Free Library Opens in North Sherman Oaks” and this video post.

There is also now a little guardian protecting the library. I think he should be reading a book, though. (LAUGH)