So apprently, my LCS is going to be making backing boards locally in the Dallas area. He says they will be $2-3 cheaper than the normail price. Seems pretty cool to me. Jeff for awareness!
I created two really short videos. One concerns the Nith River Monster (one of the creatures that you'll encounter in the forthcoming book I'm doing with D.S. Barrick) and the other is an assortment of Spring happenings (many of which have been mentioned in my recent blogs that you haven't read). It also repeats a little of the Nith River stuff and if you don't blink, you'll catch Tegan and Sara, and also Bishop Michael Curry.
Okay, this is crazy. And no, I am not fabricating any of it.
It’s a response to something in the Frankenstein thread, but it’s off-topic, so I’m putting it here.
Like many a nerdy and hormonally overcharged bright and intellectually curious teen, I discovered Man, Myth, and Magic in my school library. This notorious, lavishly-illustrated (and there’s even occasional nudity) set of encyclopaediae covers topics related to magic, the supernatural, and folklore. While the editors hired experts and academics, the nature of the topic and the state of the relevant studies at that time resulted in a few entries that seem to have been penned by brilliant oddballs and crypto-true believers feel a little unusual. It’s also filtered through the zeitgeist of western culture circa 1970s. Never mind: this is a great resource, especially for writers.
In the 90s, I found myself consulting a battered set in a library.
In the 2000s, I decided to see what they went for online.
I won a bid on ebay, a decent price on a full set in “good” condition.
They never arrived. An investigation revealed that they had disappeared enroute. My money was refunded.
A short time later, I found another set, described as being in even better condition, barely read, at a slightly cheaper price.
Those also vanished along the way. Once again, my money was refunded.
The third set had the best price, and the seller, in what I assumed was a promotional flourish, claimed that they had been found in a box in storage, and appeared to have never been read. Despite my skepticism, I decided to try one more time. Besides, this dealer was in Michigan, and I could have them sent a short distance to my friend in Detroit. I hoped the brief transit would work against further mystical effervescence.
These also disappeared. Nah, just kidding.
My friend received them. I picked up the package the next time that I was in town, and drove them back across the border.
They were a first edition in pristine condition. When I opened each one, it made that “crack” noise that new books sometimes do, without any damage to the book or spine.
The Rule of Three holds, apparently.
And once more:
I attempted this post once. The post disappeared.
I tried typing it a second time. My laptop was actually in my lap and I accidentally closed the window after one sentence.
Whose idea was it to name Bucky Barnes after President James Buchanan?
From Wikipedia:
As President, Buchanan intervened to assure the Supreme Court's majority ruling in the pro-slavery decision in the Dred Scott case. He acceded to Southern attempts to engineer Kansas' entry into the Union as a slave state under the Lecompton Constitution (didn’t happen), and angered not only Republicans, but also Northern Democrats. Buchanan honored his pledge to serve only one term and supported Breckinridge's unsuccessful candidacy in the 1860 presidential election. He failed to reconcile the fractured Democratic Party amid the grudge against Stephen Douglas, leading to the election of Republican and former Congressman Abraham Lincoln.
Buchanan's leadership during his lame duck period*, before the American Civil War, has been widely criticized. He simultaneously angered the North by not stopping secession and the South by not yielding to their demands. He supported the Corwin Amendment in an effort to reconcile the country. He made an unsuccessful attempt to reinforce Fort Sumter, but otherwise refrained from preparing the military. His failure to forestall the American Civil War has been described as incompetence, and he spent his last years defending his reputation. Historians and scholars rank Buchanan as among the worst presidents in American history.
*The so-called presidential lame duck period is when a president will be out of office as soon as a new president is inaugurated. Today, that would be between the November election and January 20. In Buchanan’s time, until the 1940s, the lame duck period was between the November election and March 4. Since everyone knows the president will be gone soon, the president’s power is diminished.
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Today's strip. Mattress sales for Memorial Day are (unintentionally) disrespectful. Ignoring Juneteenth is likely fear of the racist reaction.
So apprently, my LCS is going to be making backing boards locally in the Dallas area. He says they will be $2-3 cheaper than the normail price. Seems pretty cool to me. Jeff for awareness!
Today is June Lockhart's one hundredth birthday. One of the all-time great "TV Moms".
I created two really short videos. One concerns the Nith River Monster (one of the creatures that you'll encounter in the forthcoming book I'm doing with D.S. Barrick) and the other is an assortment of Spring happenings (many of which have been mentioned in my recent blogs that you haven't read). It also repeats a little of the Nith River stuff and if you don't blink, you'll catch Tegan and Sara, and also Bishop Michael Curry.
Enjoy. Or ignore. Whatever.
*Stands for "Sweet Ol' Bob."
Thank you, sir!
Honestly, I have found this product to be much more effective at treating "tired blood" than Geritol.
Okay, this is crazy. And no, I am not fabricating any of it.
It’s a response to something in the Frankenstein thread, but it’s off-topic, so I’m putting it here.
Like many a nerdy and hormonally overcharged bright and intellectually curious teen, I discovered Man, Myth, and Magic in my school library. This notorious, lavishly-illustrated (and there’s even occasional nudity) set of encyclopaediae covers topics related to magic, the supernatural, and folklore. While the editors hired experts and academics, the nature of the topic and the state of the relevant studies at that time resulted in a few entries that seem to have been penned by brilliant oddballs and crypto-true believers feel a little unusual. It’s also filtered through the zeitgeist of western culture circa 1970s. Never mind: this is a great resource, especially for writers.
In the 90s, I found myself consulting a battered set in a library.
In the 2000s, I decided to see what they went for online.
I won a bid on ebay, a decent price on a full set in “good” condition.
They never arrived. An investigation revealed that they had disappeared enroute. My money was refunded.
A short time later, I found another set, described as being in even better condition, barely read, at a slightly cheaper price.
Those also vanished along the way. Once again, my money was refunded.
The third set had the best price, and the seller, in what I assumed was a promotional flourish, claimed that they had been found in a box in storage, and appeared to have never been read. Despite my skepticism, I decided to try one more time. Besides, this dealer was in Michigan, and I could have them sent a short distance to my friend in Detroit. I hoped the brief transit would work against further mystical effervescence.
These also disappeared. Nah, just kidding.
My friend received them. I picked up the package the next time that I was in town, and drove them back across the border.
They were a first edition in pristine condition. When I opened each one, it made that “crack” noise that new books sometimes do, without any damage to the book or spine.
The Rule of Three holds, apparently.
And once more:
I attempted this post once. The post disappeared.
I tried typing it a second time. My laptop was actually in my lap and I accidentally closed the window after one sentence.
Yes, this is the third attempt at this post.
A Fourth of July SONG for pets and pet owners.
Whose idea was it to name Bucky Barnes after President James Buchanan?
From Wikipedia:
As President, Buchanan intervened to assure the Supreme Court's majority ruling in the pro-slavery decision in the Dred Scott case. He acceded to Southern attempts to engineer Kansas' entry into the Union as a slave state under the Lecompton Constitution (didn’t happen), and angered not only Republicans, but also Northern Democrats. Buchanan honored his pledge to serve only one term and supported Breckinridge's unsuccessful candidacy in the 1860 presidential election. He failed to reconcile the fractured Democratic Party amid the grudge against Stephen Douglas, leading to the election of Republican and former Congressman Abraham Lincoln.
Buchanan's leadership during his lame duck period*, before the American Civil War, has been widely criticized. He simultaneously angered the North by not stopping secession and the South by not yielding to their demands. He supported the Corwin Amendment in an effort to reconcile the country. He made an unsuccessful attempt to reinforce Fort Sumter, but otherwise refrained from preparing the military. His failure to forestall the American Civil War has been described as incompetence, and he spent his last years defending his reputation. Historians and scholars rank Buchanan as among the worst presidents in American history.
*The so-called presidential lame duck period is when a president will be out of office as soon as a new president is inaugurated. Today, that would be between the November election and January 20. In Buchanan’s time, until the 1940s, the lame duck period was between the November election and March 4. Since everyone knows the president will be gone soon, the president’s power is diminished.
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