Some recent comic book purchases… Doctor Who: The Whispering Gallery IDW Publishing Written by Leah Moore & John Reppion Art by Ben Templesmith For about a year and a half now, IDW Publishing has been publishing original Doctor Who comics for the American audience, completely different than the eight-page strips found in Doctor Who Magazine.Continue reading “On Things I’ve Been Reading”
On Mistaken Identities
Earlier this week, I felt a little scratchy at the back of my throat. The sinus passages felt clogged. A cough began. I went to the drug store. I studied the cough drops. I saw some citrus cough drops. I like citrus! That’s what I bought. I’ve been popping these things. Only, my cough hasn’tContinue reading “On Mistaken Identities”
On George Bush’s Memoir
Former President George W. Bush is writing a memoir. Entitled Decision Points, it’s due out in 2010. On the off-chance that Bush or one of his lackeys is reading this, if you’re in market for a ghost-writer, I work cheap. 🙂 I disagreed with damn never every decision you made, George Bush, which you mayContinue reading “On George Bush’s Memoir”
On Educational Toys For Children
I have a niece. She’s not quite four months. She got a St. Patrick’s Day card from her uncle. (It’s so weird to refer to myself as an “uncle.” I know it’s the right word, but damn, I do not feel avuncular.) The card was… delightfully bonkers, if I do say so myself. What toContinue reading “On Educational Toys For Children”
On Hemingway’s Papers
A few weeks ago, during our weekly Friday production meeting at work, our marketing director announced, “We’re not writing Hemingway here.” This was in reference to something I had written for the company’s website, on something I had some knowledge of and interest in — Tolkien, the Volsung Saga, and the new Tolkien book comingContinue reading “On Hemingway’s Papers”
On Good Cupcakes
For the adventurous, give these a try. Chocolate Guinness Cupcakes. Those three words, in that order, may be the three greatest words in the English language. If you like chocolate and Guinness and cupcakes, that is. 😆
On the Joys of Comment Spammery
The worst part about keeping a blog is the comment spam. Spam is a fact of life online. Junk e-mail is a bane of existence. But the worst thing of all is comment spam. Comment spam works like this. Someone posts a comment in your blog advertising something. It could be a weight loss program.Continue reading “On the Joys of Comment Spammery”
On Random Saturday Things
I like post offices with gift shops. The Elderburg post office has a nice gift shop. They had all sorts of collectible things. I bought a postcard set. And Edgar Allan Poe stamps. I bought a picture frame. My mother gave me a photograph of my grandfather; it’s from the early 1940’s, and he’s inContinue reading “On Random Saturday Things”
On Saturday Morning Tragedies
Weekend Edition with Scott Simon is on the radio. I have my first cup of coffee sitting on the desk in front of me. But I don’t have a donut. There was one. A chocolate donut. It was glazed. I remember seeing it. And it’s gone. The plastic container, it was still there. But thereContinue reading “On Saturday Morning Tragedies”
On New LEGO Games
Let’s be upfront, here. I love LEGO. 🙂 I also love the LEGO video games. Though I haven’t played LEGO Batman, so I don’t know if that’s good or if it’s crap. That’s okay, though. It looks like Travelers Tales, the development studio behind such hits as LEGO Star Wars, is looking to develop moreContinue reading “On New LEGO Games”