#humbleblog

Just want to take a moment here to point out that I have published at least one post on Panorama of the Mountains every day since December 1, 2015. As today is May 31, 2016, that means my posting streak is now at six consecutive months! In my nearly ten years of blogging, I’ve never even approached a consecutive day streak remotely approaching that long, so I want to take a moment to savor it.

In the past six months, I’ve published 306 posts (including this one). Dear lord, whatever did I have to say? I hoped posting more regularly would mean that I’d see an uptick in readers, commenters, and followers – which I have – but this is still a very lonely blog. If you like what you read here, drop me a note or share it with your friends on social media, won’t you?

According to my stats, these are the five posts from those 306 that interested the most readers:

• Scenes From the Wake Up the Earth Parade
• Podcast of the Week – This American  Life #579: My Damn Mind
• Podcast of the Week – This American  Life #581: Anatomy of Doubt
• Introducing JP A to Z
• Beer Review: Guinness Nitro IPA

 

Here are ten of my favorite posts  from the past six months which I think are worth reading, or re-reading, commenting, and sharing:

• Bands Everyone Loves (Except Me)
• Book Review: The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
• BPS Student Walkout
• The Designated Hitter in Major League Baseball: A Solution
• 5 Reasons Why Sanders Campaigning to the Convention is Good for the Democrats
• Movie Review: The Big Short
• Performance Review: Christmas at Pirates Voyage
• Photopost: Harris Hill Ski Jump
• 38 Things About Me and Star Wars
• Walk-In and Rally for Boston Public Schools

And then there are all 27 of my posts about Jamaica Plain for the Blogging A to Z Challenge!

 

Questions for my fellow bloggers:  How often do you publish blog  posts?  What ways have you found effective to attract more readers, and better yet, to make connections with fellow bloggers?  Have you have written anything you love and find it ignored?  I’d love to hear other bloggers’ experiences!

 

Movie Review: Kung Fu Panda (2008)

Title: Kung Fu Panda
Release Date: 6 June 2008
Director:  Mark Osborne, John Stevenson
Summary/Review:

Another family movie night, inspired by a visit to the zoo.  Po is a clumsy panda working in a noodle shop who is a big fan of the Furious Five kung fu warriors.  He somewhat accidentally finds himself selected as the Dragon Warrior to defend the Valley of Peace against the vengeance of the evil Tai Lung.  There’s a lot of humor playing off of martial arts film clichés, pop culture references, and Po’s roly-poly silliness.  But it’s also an inspiring film as Po manages to be a hero in his own way.  The animation is also pretty spectacular.  I’m still wondering how they made two sequels out of this, though.

Rating: ***1/2