In the spring of 1980, for an exercise in my eighth grade class, we were asked to name our heroes. In front of my whole class, I named you. I didn’t live in San Francisco. I never had. But even
You Tell ‘Em, George
I’m not exactly a fan of George Will; the vast majority of the time his political views are widely divergent from mine. But you know the saying about even a broken clock being right twice a day? I think this
$3 a Day
In 1947, a year and a half after the Second World War ended, life in Japan was still pretty grim. Tokyo district court judge Yamaguchi Yoshitada vowed that he would eat nothing but what was provided by official rationing. In
Sanity Check
From the CNN.com article with the latest updates on the Aqua Teen Hunger Force promo that went awry: […] In Portland, police Sgt. Brian Schmautz said officers had no plans to remove any of the signs, so long as they
Twice in one week …
… have I been able to say, “Yes! There is justice!” The first was in congratulating the fine folks at Yog-Sothoth.com on their much deserved ENnie Award for Best Fan Site. Way cool, especially if you’re a Call of Cthulhu
Friends and Kindred Spirits
At the 2006 World Horror Convention last May, Joe and I had the great pleasure of meeting Larry Santoro, a writer and producer from Chicago. He was kind enough to hang out with us on the first evening of the
quote for the day
“Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you.” — Carl G. Jung And here’s a bonus, from a great Republican president (who could teach a few things to the current occupant of the office): “In most
Bring on the asteroid …. no one’s going to miss this planet anyway
Two stories in the news today have caught my attention in a very downer sort of way. The first seems to confirm what I’ve sadly come to believe over the past few years, that the government doesn’t give a damn
I hope Andromeda is far enough away …
The New York Times editorial: Let’s see. The vice president of the United States accidentally shot someone while bird-hunting on a Texas ranch. It took the White House nearly 24 hours to share that information with the rest of the
Sure as heck ain’t Dubya …
Anyone want to take a guess as to which national leader said this? Lately, I often hear the terms “winner” and “loser” groups. Surely there will be people who succeed and those who will not when tackling a difficult situation.