Out of Sight, Like a Pumpkin

So, Comic-Con 2009 is underway. And I'm at home, because I kept putting off buying tickets, and when I finally got around to it, it was...

Frank McCourt, dead at 78.

Walter Cronkite, dead at 92.

Passing by on the trolley and seeing the tombstones, I'd wondered what the deal was. Now I know.

Bea Arthur, dead at 86.

Colbert turns his attention to Glenn Beck, again: The Colbert Report Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Glenn Beck's War Room Colbert Report F...

Kittens!

I think Glenn Beck is seriously mentally ill: The Colbert Report Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Truth From the Gut Colbert Report Full Episode...

George "King" Stahlman, dead at 85.

You know, some people would say spending Saturday night sorting through your RSS feeds is a colossal waste of time. But lo and behold, that...

The Big Bang Theory : The first Asperger's Syndrome sitcom?

A happy 2009 to you all! Sorry it took nearly half of January before I shared my good will with you all, but I've been too busy and too...

Bettie Page, dead at 85.

Hi, everybody! I'm still around, just been lazy. Unemployed at the moment, waiting for the results of my drug testing and physical, so...

Fire: The Next Sharp Stick?

Majority of Americans never use physical education after high school.

So, it's been an exciting week for me, and not just due to the epochal election results. I put in my notice at work, and accepted a ful...

Oh, crap. Yma Sumac, dead at 86. Studs, Yma...they say these things come in threes, and two people I admire as immensely at these two mak...

Studs Terkel, dead at 96. On Oral History: "When the Chinese Wall was built, where did the masons go for lunch? When Caesar conquere...