Interesting. I don't recall ever seeing anything like this before. I can't imagine that newspapers would disappear altogether, but I could imagine them becoming a sort of archaic curiosity, kind of like how you can still get a
Read more…Another one of the old legends gone. Apparently, Bruno Mars was named after him.
Read more…Once again, friends, it's time for the latest guidance from Beloit College. (Actually, it's a few months overdue; the list came out in August.) See the 2020 list here, and the 2019 list here.
The drill is the same as it is each year:
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Hi folks.
I apologize to all of you. I am the moderator who approved Tidiane Ndiaye a few days ago. I wasn't as vigilant as I should have been, and I'm sorry you were spammed as a result. For Tidiane, the IP location matched what was listed as the
Read more…Instead of starting a new thread each time a random topic occurs to me, it seems like a better idea to have one discussion thread wherein i can grumble or pontificate as needed.
So, here we are...
First up:
In my ongoing Comics Archeology projects, a lo
May God bless those killed, and those injured, and the other survivors, and the families of the victims.
Read more…Jackson Beck, because I fully believe that that man could've made anything - even, for example, a lazy slob getting up to get himself a snack - sound like a world-shattering adventure.
Read more…If you follow me on Facebook, you may have seen that our ten year old cat had one, yes, one kitten three weeks ago. She had one litter nine years ago, and nothing since. But mother and baby are doing well, and for you cat aficionados out there, her
Read more…Flew in an airplane for the first time last Tuesday morning, and the second time last night. (There are flights between Earth-44 and Earth-J now!). The take-offs and landings were exhilarating (the landings, especially), but the actual flying part wa
Read more…Happy Independence Day, all!
In honor of the occasion, PBS always broadcasts A Capitol Fourth, a free outdoor concert on the west side of the Capitol Building (as they say, check your local listings). Thousands of people attend each year for a fun ev
Read more…Comics legend Sam Glanzman had a fall recently and is in hospice care. There is a GoFundMe campaign to publish a tribute book and to help out his family. See here: "Sam Glanzman Forever!"
Read more…Due to recent health issues, I'm going to be offline for a little while. I hope to be back in a couple of weeks.
Read more…Hope nobody minds a little self promotion.
The second novel in my superhero series PROJECT ALPHA has just been released by Pro Se Press.
In PROVING GROUND, Alpha is hoping to find someplace he can call home after failing to save the planet Shambala i
Read more…They sing the early Beatle's tunes anyway. All my loving, Do you want to know a secret and others. I haven't cleaned it yet but I think it's a bit of a novelty.
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