a trilogy (plus one) of random thoughts about "Star Wars"

Last month the Pentagon announced that it plans to house an estimated 20,000 migrant children on U.S. military bases. Isn't that similar to how the First Order created its stormtrooper army in the new Star Wars sequel trilogy? Can't wait to see what those kids' "Space Force" uniforms look like, President Trump.

Speaking of Star Wars, my favorite Ron Howard movie is The Paper (1994), but I also enjoyed Solo: A Star Wars Story, which I saw with friends on June 8. And since wars are covered by reporters, why should star wars be any different? How about tackling "The Year of Living Dangerously on Kashyyyk" next, Mr. Howard?

Kashyyyk, the home planet of Chewbacca, is the main setting of The Star Wars Holiday Special, which I finally watched in December of '15 on a bootleg DVD I bought at Laurie's Planet of Sound in February of '09. As you can see below, actor H. Jon Benjamin, like Star Wars fandom, is ageless.

We can't all be so lucky, however, and for many of us aging isn't easy—even for a Wookiee, which explains why Chewbacca got an eye job for the first installment of the sequel trilogy, 2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens.