April 22nd, 20181191We are quite blessed in this renaissance era of Star Wars creativity. When once we suffered through dark times, we are now embarrassed by riches and opportunity and a wealth of material. These things make us happy. Usually. And the happiness can be expressed in our homes through killer posters or sweet action figure...
January 21st, 20183141Star Wars means a great many things to all of us. To the late (and dearly missed) Carrie Fisher, "It's about family, and that's what's so powerful about it." And I, for one, couldn't agree more with her sentiment.Indeed it is about family and very powerfully relatable too. To be quite blunt, a dysfunctional one, but a family...
February 10th, 20171185“Do not defy the Council, Master – not again.”
“I shall do what I must, Obi-Wan.”
– Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn
The Jedi serve the Force, yet the Jedi also serve the Republic. Often, these two masters cannot be served simultaneously. This undoubtedly contributed – if not directly caused – the fall of the...
June 11th, 20162133Over the last few weeks as I was trying to decide on a topic for my blog this month, I received a message from my friend Michael Morris of the Cloud City Casino podcast with a suggestion: Why not compare tooth decay to the Dark Side of the Force? It was a great idea and as a dentist I hope I can do it justice. If not, the Cloud City...
March 14th, 20161103 “Feel, don’t think. Trust your instincts.”– Qui-Gon Jinn, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Throughout Star Wars, there are many instances of Jedi instructing their apprentices in how to perceive the Force. We are introduced to this aboard the Millennium Falcon, when Obi-Wan first trains Luke in lightsaber defense....
March 22nd, 2015461For all of George Lucas’ flip-floppery on whether there would ever be a sequel trilogy, the form of the story demands that a third installment be created. It asks for it, it begs for it, and it demands it. The Skywalker story is not complete. From one point of view, we have Anakin’s rise, fall and redemption. But we are...
