Random Thoughts with Will

     In the classic Pixar film Monsters, Inc. , Randall, one of the movie's villains, boasts to Mike and Sulley that he's going to break the all-time scaring record. When Mike declares that he and Sulley are going to break it first, Randall tells him to listen because the "winds of change" are coming. Although those "winds of change" never come to form for Randall, they do make a cameo in the prequel Monsters University years later (or years earlier, since it is a prequel to the original).      Change. There's just something about that word. Some say change is good, some say change is bad and they don't like it. I tend to be in the latter group, one that prefers the status quo who gets scared by the thought of change. After all, aren't things fine the way they are? Is there really a need to change something that's not broken? I mean, even for people that embrace change it what it means, there still is a tinge of uncertainty associated with

     As far as cartoon dads go, Francine's dad from Arthur is one of the best. In the words of Arthur himself, he's "pretty cool just the way he is" - he's funny, caring, a great coach, and just an all-around great guy. He once joked to Francine that his middle name is Rotten Stinkweed Spit (for context, Francine was mad at her friend Muffy and gave her that name). However, in an early episode of Arthur (you know, before they were approaching Season 22), Francine fears that her friends will think less of her when they find out her dad is a garbageman. When they do visit the dump and Mr. Frensky shows them around, the kids learn that being a garbageman can actually be pretty fun - you get to drive a bulldozer, crushing junk into small pieces, and finding all sorts of cool items. As the saying famously goes, one man's trash truly is another man's treasure.      At the end of said Arthur episode, Mr. Frensky mentions that people may one day make cities out