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Welcome to my ever-evolving blog. It started out as a blog on Beachbody workouts and products, mainly when I was a Beachbody coach. I no longer coach, not because I don't believe in Beachbody's programs (I subscribe to Beachbody on Demand and use their workouts every day), I am just not a salesperson and hated that aspect of it. I am more than willing to answer questions about my experiences with their products and the various workouts, and I feel freer to do so without the appearance of giving a biased review of something.

I have also started adding reviews for various things I have purchased like movies, books, CDs, and other products. This was brought about by a fight with Amazon in which all of my reviews were removed over a completely bullshit allegation that I posted a review that violated their terms of service. After going back and forth with the morons in the community-reviews department (even after they admitted that my posts did not violate their guidelines) they restored my account (which took them six months to do), but I have been posting my reviews on my blog to have them preserved in case something like that happens again. And here, I will post uncensored reviews so I will swear from time to time and post reviews that may be longer than Amazon's character limit. Everything I post here on any topic or product is my personal opinion, and I take no compensation for any product reviews I post. I am a member of Amazon's vine program and because I get those products for free, I keep those reviews on Amazon only, but everything I have purchased with my own money, whether from Amazon or some other store/website/outlet, I will post here.  

I also plan to do some longer blog posts on various topics, such as how to learn physics, how to get through calculus, and longer reviews of workout programs as I do them. Basically, whatever strikes me as interesting at the time.  As you can see if you navigate around the blog, I had many years in between postings. During that time I was going back to school to get an engineering degree, and learning material that I avoided my first time through college was a different experience and one that gave me a lot of insight into how to do well in those classes, which I will try to impart here for those who are looking to get a science or engineering degree. 

Monday, June 10, 2024

Book Review: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Cobalt Squadron

 


Cobalt Squadron, published in 2017, is one of the young adult novels that is ancillary to the main storyline novels, set during the events of The Force Awakens, and leads into the opening of The Last Jedi when the resistance is evacuating their base. It is set around the characters of Rose and her sister Paige (who is seen at the beginning of The Last Jedi). The book details a mission that the bomber squadron engaged in to help the citizens on a planet under the heel of The First Order.

The hardcover version of the book is about 250 pages long. It is a very quick and easy read. Most people should be able to finish it in a day, at most. I think that most people who will read this book are those who collect the canon novels or really liked the character of Rose in the movie. The book tells a good story, but it is not necessarily a must-read.

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