It's time to celebrate!! A little less than an hour ago I finished the draft of the manuscript of my memoir.  So very thrilled!  I had ...

4 8 15 16 23 42   It was twenty years ago tonight - September 22, 2004 - that arguably the greatest television series of the new millennium...

  It was on May 14th, 1944 that a little boy was born in Modesto, California.  Growing up he was a restless young man, with no clear idea of...

It was actually a few days ago on April 8th, the same day as the solar eclipse.  Here's the pic I snapped of Tammy on her twelfth birthd...

It was on this date in 1974 that filmmaker Mel Brooks released his western spoof upon an unsuspecting world.  And comedy was never the same ...

 Twenty years ago today, on January 2nd 2004: "Here we go, fast and furious..." I'll be honest: I really never thought this bl...

Doom , arguably the most installed piece of software in the history of anything, today celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of its release. ...

  "War.  War never changes."   It was on this day in 2008, exactly fifteen years ago, that the long-awaited Fallout 3 was release...

George Lucas's movie - the first for his own company Lucasfilm - American Graffiti was released fifty years ago tomorrow.  It premiered...

  It indeed pleases me to report that in the past hour, The Knight Shift has registered its TWO MILLIONTH VISITOR since the meter first ac...

Today is the REAL "Juneteenth". Behold the wild celebration outside the United States Supreme Court a few hours ago, as pro-life a...

Yesterday was Easter.  And with it came an end to making a blog post for each day during this year's Lent.  I'm in a bit of surprise...

 HAPPY TENTH BIRTHDAY to this little goober: Yes friends and neighbors, it was ten years ago today on Easter Sunday 2012 that my miniature d...

I had no idea that Raiders of the Lost Ark had returned to theaters for its fortieth anniversary until my iPhone suggested it from a list o...

Happy Fortieth Anniversary to Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back , premiered May 17th, 1980 at the Kennedy Center and then wide re...

This is the season for graduations. For some it has already happened and for a few it's still in the next week or so. And I know t...

Happy anniversary to Jaws .  The original blockbuster that set the scene for every big summer movie to come.  Released 40 years ago today. ...

  Congratulations Duke and especially Coach K!

The Knight Shift wishes George Lucas all the best - and a lot of appreciation - on this, the occasion of his 70th birthday!

In the beginning ... Friday, January 02, 2004 Here we go, fast and furious... I made an attempt to start a blog in March of las...