No, you're not mistaken, today is not Monday, it is Tuesday; meaning this post is a day late, well actually, it is two months late, as my last Monday rambling was on March 25th. My intentions was to write this post yesterday, but since it was Memorial Day, I didn't have time to work on any new posts.

I did found some time to watch the Axel: The Biggest Little Hero DVD which I received an advanced copy of the computer-animated movie. Look for my review of the movie on June 3rd. And of course I watched the made-for-Lifetime Petals on the Wind, which is loosely based on the second half of the novel of the same name by V.C. Andrews. Though the acting was better than the first film, Flowers in the Attic, the sequel felt rushed and jumped around from scene to scene. If you have never read the book and did watch the movie last night, you were probably confused. The good news is that If There Be Thorns and Seeds of Yesterday will be made into movies, set to air in 2015.

I still haven't watched the Flowers on the Attic DVD that came out back in April, though I did watch it when it originally aired on television in January. I guess I keep procrastinating DVDs that I own, including Game of Thrones: Season Three, American Gothic: The Complete Series (I have had it for over two years), and the complete series of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, which I have owned for several years.

Father's Day is only a few weeks away, meaning you only have a short time time to come up with the perfect gift for your husband, father or grandfather. For me, finding a the perfect gift for my father isn't an easy task, but thanks to great stores, like Best Buy, shopping can be a fun experience.

Best Buy is having a huge Father's Day featuring the best gifts ranging from $50 to $100 and up, so you are guaranteed to find the greatest gift at an affordable price. Whether or not your father is a gizmo guru, an entertainer, fitness fanatic or a memory maker, Best Buy has perfect gifts for every father.

My father would fall into the entertainer persona, which is great, as there are many great gifts with free shipping on qualified orders.

Here are my top 5 entertainer presents from Best Buy:

• Samsung - 48" Class - With a built-in Wi-Fi, your father can surf the Web or access Samsung Apps from this nifty LED television.

• Apple® - TV - Your father will be able to stream your favorite movies and television series from Netflix, Youtube and the iTunes store.

Few people know that many of the popular phrases used daily, actually derive from the Bible. Below are some of the top phrases. See how many more you recognize in the film SON OF GOD, on Blu-ray/DVD on June 3rd, on Digital HD™ today.
Samuel 13:14 – “But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.”

Matthew 16:3: - “And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?”

Matthew 5:41 – “And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.”

Psalms 21:2 – “Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.”

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  This week's question is submitted by Elizabeth!

Did you ever make a HUGE mistake when you posted a review? For Example: Did you have the correct book title, but the wrong author in the blog post title? If so, how long until you found your mistake?

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Yes, I have made a few typos/mistakes on some of my reviews. Normally, I catch the errors right after I post it, so I quickly make the correct adjustments, but there have been a few occasions where the author/publisher noticed the typo and asked me to correct it.

Slugterra: Ghoul From Beyond
Voice Cast: Sam Vincent, Andrew Francis, Lee Tockar, Shannon Chan-Kent
Studio: Shout! Factory
Release Date: June 10, 2014
Retail: $14.97
ASIN: B00ITAQ4U8
Running Time: 44 minutes
Rated: TV-Y7

Review:

Arriving on DVD on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, is Slugterra: Ghoul From Beyond, the first Slugetrra movie! As a bonus feature is the Slugisode - Burpy & Friends Take A Drive.

The series airs on Disney XD and centers on young Eli Shane, who is determined to become the best slug-singing hero on Slugterra. Shane, along with his friends (Pronto Geronimole, Beatrice "Trixie" Sting and Kord Zane), battle the deadly Dr. Thaddius Blakk and his goons, slugs and ghouls.

Eli finally defeated Dr. Thaddius Blakk and his slugs at the end of the third season, but evil is never too far from behind. In the first ever Slugterra move, Eli and the gang are on their way to Convertamail Cavern, where they encounter Boss Ember and the Scrap Force Gang, whom have their own megamorphs.

Eli and the gang are determined to find out how Boss Ember got a hold of the megamorphs, so they travel to the eastern caverns, but awaiting them is a new danger.

Have you ever convinced someone to read a book, a series, or a whole genre? What book(s) and who was it? Did they like it?

I pass along Amish fictions and other Christian romances to my a family friend, which she devours the books in a few weeks. Occasionally, I can get talk my grandmother into reading a book, but she doesn't read as much as she use to.

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L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 30 
Edited by Dave Wolverton
Illustrations Art Directed by Stephen Hickman
Publisher: Galaxy Press
Pub. Date: May 6, 2014
ISBN: 978-1619862654
Pages: 400
Buy Link: Paperback, Kindle

Review:

Since 1983 many aspiring writers and illustrators have participated in the annual Writers and Illustrators of the Future competition, which was founded by the late L. Ron Hubbard. Thirteen of the best stories entered into the contest every year will appear in the L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future anthology, along with illustrations.

I'm not the biggest science fiction reader, but there is a wide variety of short stories featured in the 30th volume.

The short stories featured in the volume are:

Another Range of Mountains
by Megan E. O'Keefe
Illustrated by Sarah Webb

Shifter
by Paul Eckherat
Illustrated by Michael Talbot

Beneath the Surface of Two Kills
by Shauna O'Meara
Illustrated by Cassandre Bolan

Animal
by Terry Madden
Illustrated by Adam Brewster

Rainbow For Other Days
by C. Stuart Hardwick
Illustrated by Andrew Sonea

Silenced
Alaskan Courage, book 4
by Dani Pettrey
Publisher: Bethany House Publshers
Pub. Date: May 6, 2014
ISBN: 978-0764211959
Pages: 336

Review:

I have read many Christian fiction series and most of them tend to have a different set of main characters for every each new book. The Alaskan Courage series is the exception, which each novel centers on the McKenna family. For a reader, it is nice revisiting likeable characters.

The fourth book, Silenced, centers on the oldest McKenna sibling, Kayden, whom finds herself getting entangled in a mystery when she stumbles upon a dead body while rock climbing. The dead climber's investigation is left in the hands of Sheriff Landon Grainger, but he enlists the help from former Boston homicide detective, Jake Westin, who is someone Kayden would much rather avoid interacting with, but her feelings for Jake can't be pushed aside forever.

Besides from catching a killer, Sheriff Grainger has to deal with Reef McKenna returning to town for the sheriff's wedding to Reef's sister, Piper.

“…Brown and DeFelice are at the top of their game…The pages fly by as fast as the quicksilver drones while Turk faces one exciting, life-threatening complication after another.” – STARRED review, Publisher’s Weekly

Authors Dale Brown and Jim DeFelice have returned with the fifteenth entry in the Dreamland aviation thriller series, titled Drone Strike. Dreamland is a top-secret government base in Nevada, where new advanced weapons, vehicles and planes are developed, including drones.

Drone Strike centers on U.S. Air Force test pilot, Captain Turk Mako, who is assigned to the new "Hyrda" drones (unmanned aerial vehicles) program. These drones are small, near the size of a desktop calculator, but in the shape of a lawn dart. These drones are future of the the Air Force.

Iran's nuclear efforts have moved forward, leading the U.S. government to take action by letting Captain Mako send out his drones in the attempt to stop Iran's attack. He is sent to Iran along with a Delta Force team to locate and destroy a hidden underground nuclear facility.

Way Of The Wicked
Director: Kevin Carraway
Starring: Christian Slater, Vinnie Jones, Emily Tennant, Jake Croker
Studio: Image Entertainment
Release Date: May 20, 2014
Retail: $27.97
ASIN: B00IBKXQF2
Running Time: 92 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Buy Links: DVD,  Blu-ray

Review:

Arriving on DVD and Blu-ray this coming Tuesday, May 20, 2014, is the supernatural thriller Way Of The Wicked, directed by Kevin Carraway and starring Vinnie Jones (X-Men: The Last Stand, Snatch) and Christian Slater (Stranded, True Romance).

By the DVD cover and the tagline, "An Unholy Secret and Inhuman Evil," I thought the film would be an old-fashioned horror movie, but instead Way Of The Wicked is a teenage supernatural romance in the vein of Twilight and Beautiful Creatures. Christian Slater is billed as the star of the film, but he is barely on screen maybe five to seven minutes.

The film centers on a teenager girl named Heather Elliott (played by Emily Tennant). She is fascinated by a new student, Robbie (played by Jake Tennant), whom she was friends with years ago, until another student was mysteriously attacked, resulting in Robbie moving away. Heather is intrigued by him, which causing problems with her boyfriend Greg.