In the years I was a cop, given the kind of job it is, whenever I had to call home from work, I knew that, after the Good Mrs. Benson answered, the first words out of my mouth needed to be "I'm alright."
I'm sure many of you have noticed that my pr
Read more…I'm curious--do you refrigerate ketchup/Catsup or not?
I'll start. My family stored the condiment properly, as God inteit, in a room temperature kitchen cabinet. That's how you bought it at the grocery store, and by gum that is how we ate it. Since
Read more…One doesn't have to read too many of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan novels (in sequence) before smacking headlong into "The Great Korak Time Discrepancy." Briefly, Tarzan son Jack was introduced as an infant in The Beasts of Tarzan (1914), but when he
Read more…I've been trying to think of Western characters in fiction that are examples of the "tsundere" archetype. Manga and anime are lousy with them, but for some reason I'm having a difficult time thinking of popular Western examples.
For those of you who
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Is there a news website out there that:
* Covers National and International news.
* Is relatively unbiased.
* Delivers newssuccinctly, adhering yo the Five "W's" (Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How)
The reason I ask is
Read more…Anne Rice, the writer who birthed or at least midwifed the late-twentieth-century vampire mania, has died at the age of 80 (December 11), surrounded by her family. She will be interred in a family mausoleum in New Orleans. A more public celebration
Read more…Once again, friends, it's time for the latest guidance from Marist College, which has inherited the Mindset List from Beloit College.
See the 2024 list here, the 2023 list here, the 2022 list here, the 2021 list here, the 2020 list here, and the 2019
Read more…I really need a password app.
I have literally hundreds of logins: work, home, banks, online comic-reading sites and this website.
I've investigated a few free ones, but either they only allow one device (ha!), or they don't allow both PC and iOS dev
Read more…I would like to do some research into Egyptian Mythology. Anyone with specific knowledge than can point me in a good direction of books and other resources?
Read more…Story Always just the quiet guy in the rear, letting Mick and Keith soak up the limelight.
Read more…Again!
Skepticism aside, this recent development is both interesting and worthy of notice.
Read more…Van Halen was a big part of the soundtrack to my college years.
Read more…Well, I'm off-line for the rest of the year. Merry New Year to you all!
Once again, friends, it's time for the latest guidance from Marist College, which has inherited the Mindset List from Beloit College.
See the 2023 list here, the 2022 list here, the 2021 list here, the 2020 list here, and the 2019 list here.
This yea
Double Agent an espionage themed solitaire card game is now available through print on demand. I produced all of the game art as seen on the cards, box and rule book. Take a look.
https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/double-agent4
The "See it in acti
Read more…Jake Tapper of CNN tweeted a statement from Neal Kirby, son of Jack Kirby:
Jake Tapper wrote:
Read more…Neal Kirby, the son of Captain America co-creator Jack Kirby, was distressed to see some of the January 6 terrorists/rioters wearing shirts with versions of
About six months ago, I was listening to a critic on the radio discussing spoilers for Avengers: Endgame. It was her opinion that, if knowing a spoiler in advance can ruin the movie for you, then it’s not a very good movie in the first place. Period.
Read more…In a sudden move, Warner Brothers acknowledged the existence of the much-demanded " Snyder Cut " of the 2017 JUSTICE LEAGUE, a version entirely by original director Zack Snyder filmed before his departure and replacement whose very existence had been
Read more…A year ago today, I was on the open sea, on a cruise celebrating my 30th wedding anniversary.
Don't know when I'll do that again.
(Taking a cruise, that is. I'll gladly do more anniversaries.)
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