By G.P. Avants On July 4th our family enjoyed the revolutionary tale of the musical Hamilton. Over the years I had heard bits and pieces of the music, samples of the play, but on Disney Plus I saw the story from explosive beginning to satisfying end. Now, I don’t want to spoil the event…
Category: America
Episode 80 It’s Called Freedom, Charlie Brown
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-jxh32-e21765 We wanted to celebrate one of a greatest nation’s heroes, Charlie Shultz and his Peanuts gang. In this fan-fiction piece we have Charlie Brown and Linus talking about the importance of the American flag and the people who gave us our freedom. Thank you Gavin McNeil for playing Charlie Brown, Conner Molina as…
It’s The Red, White, & Blue, Charlie Brown
By G. P. Avants Charlie Brown & Linus are in school. The teacher, Ms. Othmar, asks students to stand for the flag salute. A number of students won’t. Linus feels compelled the give his class a little American history. Ms. Othmar: Waa, waaaa, Waa, wa. Waaaaa. (There is a rustle in the…
When Death Fights for Life!
By G.P. Avants The Infinity Wars. There isn’t a breathe wasted. We are thrown right into the action. Isn’t that what the Avengers and the galaxy tried to prepare for? If you haven’t seen the film yet, then please don’t keep reading. I was the last one of our God Among Geeks bloggers to see…
Make Your Own Wakanda
By G.P. Avants About a week ago after doing the flag salute in my classroom I heard a few students talking. They asked me if I had every read the second stanza in our national anthem. It was then they said it was very racist and that is why they refused to do…
“Perfect Teeth”- Captain America: Civil War
Perfection, Jealousy, Grace Captain America: Civil War By: John D. Pepe Excerpt from the movie: Tony- “I’m a handful.” (speaking about his relationship with Pepper)…dad was a pain in the ass, but he and mom seemed to make it work.” Cap- “I’m glad Howard got married. I only knew him when he was young…
Daredevil: “Violence, Is It Ever Justified?”
By: John D. Pepe I had a near fisticuffs about six weeks ago and it made me think of the series Daredevil and our nation’s willingness to embrace violence. It has been a while since I finished the series but remembering the second season, and the contrast between Daredevil and Punisher’s philosophy of meting…
Hooray for the Underdog!
By G.P. Avants, Rudy Rodriguez and R.P. Avants This is our 100th blog entry at God Among Geeks! Before we rush into this issue, we wanted to choose a special theme that really talked about what we are about. We chose four characters whose life really typify the meaning of a hero. They…
He who Has Ears to Hear
By G.P. Avants In the Netflix series, Dare Devil, we come to meet Matt Murdock. He is a blind lawyer who sees justice from a different perspective. His father’s lessons as a boxer, remind him that the real fight isn’t always what you see outside, but what’s inside a person that matters. In…
Time, Times, and Timeless
By G.P. Avants This is my final entry for Captain America Civil War. I think it is fitting that we look at the take away from this pivotal chapter for the Avengers. Captain America truly embodies our nation in Civil War. As he has to make some big decisions about his future a voice…
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