Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"Oh no, Phillip. That's horrifying. I'm so sorry this is happening to you all, and I hope your mother finds peace soon. "
Jan 6
Eric L. Sofer replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"Phillip, my sincere sympathies are with you at this time. I cannot imagine the agony you are suffering, and misinformation by the doctors is only making it worse. I wish you a quick resolution to this situation, and peace and painlessness to your…"
Jan 6
Jeff of Earth-J replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"Yesterday I found myself sitting in a waiting room. In addition to the usual waiting room magazine fare was a copy of LIFE magazine dated November 29, 1963, just a week after JFK was assassinated. I began reading the editorial, "The President's…"
Jan 4
Luke Blanchard replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"Comics and Opera Dept .: one of the better-known 20th century operas is The Cunning Little Vixen by Leoš Janáček. (Wikipedia says the Czech title translates as Tales of Vixen Sharp-Ears.) This was based on an illustrated Czech newspaper serial,…"
Jan 3
Luke Blanchard replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"God give you all strength."
Jan 2
Jeff of Earth-J replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"That's terrible, Philip. I really feel for you. I wish there was something I could do."
Jan 2
Luke Blanchard replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"I've not seen the 1995 story. In "The Death of Clark Kent!" from Superman #42 Superman has to abandon his Clark Kent identity because Lois has seen him apparently killed in a "sewer gas" explosion. The story is handled comically: he tries to…"
Jan 2
Philip Portelli replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"As I said before, the doctors told my brothers and I all throughout Christmas week that my mother could not live long without the drugs they were giving her and she had no chance of the slightest recovery. So, with broken hearts, we agreed that on…"
Jan 2
ClarkKent_DC replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"Back when "The Death of Clark Kent" storyline was launched across the Superman titles (this was during the "Triangle" era when each book crossed over into the next one as if it was a weekly comic), someone told me it was about Clark Kent getting hit…"
Jan 1
Dave Palmer replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"Philip,
My thoughts are with you.  Wishing you the best at this time."
Dec 30, 2025
JD DeLuzio replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
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Dec 29, 2025
Jeff of Earth-J replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"About a week ago I posted the text of Abraham Lincoln's shortest speech to another thread. Along with it, I posted the following sermon delivered in Washington, D.C. by Bishop G. Ashton Oldham on September 7, 1924. In the nine days since posting, it…"
Dec 29, 2025
The Baron replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"I had to make a similar decision for my own mother, and I know that even when you know intellectually that you're doing the right thing, it can still tear you apart emotionally. I wish you the best of luck and my best wishes in what I know is the…"
Dec 28, 2025
ClarkKent_DC replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"My prayers and best wishes are with you. We've been in a similar situation earlier this year, so I well understand what goes through the mind. But try to have the confidence -- and faith -- that you did what your mother wanted and that also is the…"
Dec 28, 2025
The Baron replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"Not to be pedantic (except that I am, I suppose), but I'm seeing Stan's birth year listed as 1922, which would've made him 103."
Dec 28, 2025
Richard Willis replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"On Facebook, Rick Parker pointed out that today would have been Stan Lee's 100th birthday."
Dec 28, 2025
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