Brian Madigan
Bio
I’m a self-described geek, programmer, Star Wars fan, gamer, reader, and game master. I love travel, my kids, my cats, and my wife.
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A Silly Secret
Many of us know and love classic slapstick comedies, like Airplane! Slapstick comedy is a lost art form in film. It combines physical humor, with literal interpretations of figures of speech, and turns puns into visual hilarity. The aforementioned classic with the likes Leslie Nielsen, Julie Hagerty, and even basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabar, is a well known and beloved entry in the genre. There’ve been a number of spiritual successors to it, but the one that has been with me since childhood, claims less notoriety.
By Brian Madigan5 years ago in Geeks
The Lesson
We begin with me digging through my estranged father’s attic after he passed away. I hadn’t seen him in more than forty years. He had no other children, and no real possessions other than a run down house outside Phoenix, Arizona which he left to me. I was preparing the house to be sold, and removing the junk, when I happened upon a small, black, Moleskine journal.
By Brian Madigan5 years ago in Families
