October 23rd, 2019065Coinciding with the premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Star Tours -- The Adventure Continues will be adding new destinations inspired by the film starting December 20 across Disney Parks! Here's the breaking news from Disney Parks Blog: Since the launch of Star Tours – The Adventures Continue, we’ve had a great time...
March 20th, 20181257***This review of Star Wars Forces of Destiny, Season Two contains spoilers.*** You can watch Forces of Destiny now on Disney YouTube. This is the second part of the review for season two of Star Wars Forces of Destiny. You'll find part one here. Highlights in these four episodes include Leia meeting Maz Kanata for the first time, Mark...
November 30th, 2017093What is white and orange with a touch of silver and black, rather roly-poly, and resembles a figure 8? That just happens to be the character who stole the show when The Force Awakens hit movie screens a couple of years ago – BB-8, who happens to be my favorite character from the new trilogy of Star Wars films. Off and on over the past...
July 4th, 20176162***This is a review of episode two of Star Wars Forces of Destiny, "BB-8 Bandits." It contains spoilers.*** In the second episode of Star Wars Forces of Destiny, "BB-8 Bandits," we return to Jakku and continue our journey with Rey (voiced by Daisy Ridley) and BB-8. (Click here to watch this episode.) The episode picks up the morning...
April 30th, 2017044Can you feel it? There’s an energy pulsing through the air. It’s palpable. It’s electrifying. It’s so strong I can feel it coursing through every pore of my being. Spring has sprung! You might argue that I am a little behind the times. After all, the calendar marked the beginning of the season last month. But for those...
March 31st, 2017093A couple of days ago, I stopped into our local financial institution to do a bit of banking, and since there were no other customers waiting in line, I took a little extra time to chat with the friendly teller. The course of our discussion took us down the path of musing about change and how open to it people are. About 35 years my...
May 18th, 20165231Jay's Galactic Espressions Although I proudly represent Star Wars in the Classroom as Rogue 7, I don’t get a lot of opportunities to utilize Star Wars-themed lessons in my daily classroom setting. As a Family and Consumer Sciences teacher at the high school level, I have incorporated a few here-and-there, including Joseph...
May 11th, 20163104 “There’s no mystical energy field controls my destiny.” Controls? Probably not. Influences, while still allowing for free agency? I believe so. The Force, much like God, is capable of mighty miracles (creating Anakin Skywalker, for example), but more often it influences individuals to act in ways that change the fate of the...
April 27th, 20163275 The Force Awakens introduced us to the all new generation of Star Wars heroes. The former stormtrooper turned rebel, Finn, the best damn pilot in the galaxy and everyone's best friend, Poe Dameron, and of course the Jakku scavenger and possible new Jedi Knight, Rey. While I am a huge fan of all of them (Team StormPilot), Rey is...
