Words On Wednesday

As a fan of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, it only makes sense I would be interested in their apple cider offering. Winter Jack Tennessee Cider is “a seasonal blend of apple cider liqueur & Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey. Is it any good, though? A friend of mine actually informed me of Winter Jack. We were both pretty curious about it, since we enjoy apple cider and Jack Daniel’s individually. Put them together, seems like a pretty solid recipe for success to me. At a price tag equal to standard Jack, but less than half the alcohol content (15% or 30 proof), I was a little hesitant to pick up a bottle. While I do enjoy trying new things, most notably in the Mix-N-Match section at my local Ingles, I have a hard time justifying new distilled spirits. I like more than I dislike in general, but the cost of a whole fifth is hard to stomach, and the premium on smaller sizes is just annoying to me. As such, I *usually* don’t branch out much with liquor. In any case, my friend...

As a fan of both “Blade Runner” and “Blade Runner 2049,” I finally decided to read the original inspiration book “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” by Philip K. Dick. At least… I think I did. The book that I read was technically titled, "Blade Runner: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” but that seems to be a rebranding of the original book after the success of the first movie. I read a science fiction book about androids. Beyond that, I can’t be certain. I was curious how the book and movies might compare, since movies based on books are frequently inferior to the source material. The biggest problem that I see with movies based on books is how little time they have to expound on the characters, events, and themes. This is certainly still the case with “Blade Runner.” The book has much more commentary on social class, as well as the dynamic between real and synthetic. Character interactions in the book have much more depth, with much more nuance in reason and motive....