Look for Allyn Gibson around the ‘net, and chances are there’s a little South Park Allyn attached to the posting. Which is fine, but I’ve been using some variant on that venerable icon for a number of years. I needed a new look. I’d branched out maybe a year ago; I started using my name,Continue reading “On New Avatars”
Tag Archives: Winnie-the-Pooh
On Today's Necktie
Today’s necktie is a Christmas necktie. It is a Winnie-the-Pooh necktie. It is a Classic Pooh necktie, an E.H. Sheppard Pooh, not the Disney Pooh. I feel spiffy. I feel tres chic. The tie looks tres cool. Why am I using a French adjective? Winnie-the-Pooh and Christmas. A winning combination. 🙂
On Ordering Checks
Of all the mundane things to do, today I ordered checks. I needed to–I last ordered checks about three years ago, and I was nearly out. But what kind of checks did I want? Something with style, with panache. I’ve had Snoopy checks these last few years–did I want them for a few years more?Continue reading “On Ordering Checks”
On the Hundred-Acre Woods’ New Resident
Disney is making some changes to the Winnie-the-Pooh format for its upcoming My Friends Tigger and Pooh animated television series — goodbye Christopher Robin, hello tomboyish six year-old girl. First thought? They’re doing what to Winnie-the-Pooh? Second thought after considered reflection? It’s not the first time Disney’s made changes to the Pooh format. Disney hasContinue reading “On the Hundred-Acre Woods’ New Resident”
On Klingon Fairy Tales
Once upon a time the Klingon Language Institute translated Shakespeare’s Hamlet back into its “original Klingon.” Likewise Much Ado About Nothing and the Epic of Gilgamesh. I’ve sometimes wondered about Winnie-the-Pooh, Klingon Warrior. Now, Klingon Fairy Tales. Not translations into the Warriors’ Tongue, but titles of fairy tales that would appeal to the bumpy headsContinue reading “On Klingon Fairy Tales”
On John Fiedler
John Fiedler, the voice of Piglet in Disney’s Winnie-the-Pooh films, died over the weekend at the age of 80. With Newhart, on “The Bob Newhart Show,” he was Mr. Peterson, the meek patient who was often a target for Jack Riley’s sarcastic Mr. Carlin. Fiedler also appeared in the films “12 Angry Men,” “The OddContinue reading “On John Fiedler”
On Pooh and Heffalumps
I went to see Pooh’s Heffalump Movie yesterday afternoon. It’s a fun film, nothing earth-shattering. Someone who likes Pooh will like the movie. Someone who doesn’t like Pooh will probably be bored out of their skull. The story focuses mainly on Roo. A mysterious sound awakens the residents of the Hundred Acre Wood one morning,Continue reading “On Pooh and Heffalumps”
On the Coming of Heffalumps!
I saw a commercial today for Disney’s new animated film about Pooh and the Heffalumps. The animation looks sub-par. Still, it’s Pooh, and that forgives a lot. The film opens Friday, I think. Must remember–go see the Heffalump movie! In the meantime, why not read Peter David’s The Genesis of the Heffalumps?
Feeling Like a Kid
Come spring there will be a Heffalump Movie. A Heffalump Movie! I feel like a kid just thinking about it.
Tonight, at Target
I bought the Beatles 1964 box-set today. I hadn’t gotten around to it for a variety of reasons, saw it when I was at Target this evening, and knew that if I passed it up again I might not have another chance for a while. Ah, the Beatles. I tried about a year ago toContinue reading “Tonight, at Target”