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Previously
- Bloody big ship! April 20, 2025
- Something that was supposed to be for Thursday but some stuff happened and the problem persisted into Friday but now it’s Saturday and I think the problem is fixed, so…. April 19, 2025
- Something not for Thursday…. April 17, 2025
- Spring in the Woods (supposedly) April 16, 2025
- Tuesday Tones April 15, 2025
- “What’s the meanings of this?!” –Squirrely Dan, LETTERKENNY April 14, 2025
- See, that was more of a one-time thing…. April 13, 2025
- Incomprehensible…. April 12, 2025
- Something for Thursday April 10, 2025
- Tuesday Tones April 8, 2025
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Category Archives: On People
How to Not Freeze to Death
I don’t remember when the YouTube algorithm started serving these up to me, but over the last year I’ve started seeing “Survival” videos, in which an intrepid creator will purposely venture out into a difficult situation to see if they … Continue reading
“Dick, sometimes I understand why they hate you.” Nixon, 30 years gone
A few days after Richard Nixon died (on this date, 1994), I was out riding around with my father as he did some errands. We stopped at the post office in the town where we lived, and Dad noticed that … Continue reading
Mr. Ebert, ten years gone
Roger Ebert died ten years ago today. I’m more of a mind to honor the anniversary of someone’s entering the world rather than their leaving it, but Ebert was such a force in the back of my mind almost all … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Jeff Goldblum!
Roger has alerted me that today is Jeff Goldblum’s 70th birthday! Huzzah!!! I’ve been a fan of Mr. Goldblum’s for quite a few years, but looking at his filmography, he’s been on my radar even longer than I’ve been aware … Continue reading
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Lessons from Fictional Fathers
It doesn’t matter if you were the worst father in Galactic history! You can still redeem all of that by throwing the evil Emperor down a reactor shaft before he can kill your son and destroy the Rebellion. Maybe you … Continue reading
Bob Lanier
I remember when we moved to Allegany, NY in 1981, I started hearing the name “Bob Lanier” a lot. He had been, as far as I could tell, a very good basketball player who had attended St. Bonaventure University, where … Continue reading
For Carrie
Carrie Fisher, gone five years yesterday. My friend Jason has some words: I’ve written a lot of dead-celebrity posts on this blog over the years. Some of them have been quite good, if I say so myself. And they’ve all … Continue reading
For International Women’s Day…women!
I should really update this once in a while, but here is an incomplete photographic roster of women I admire. Happy International Women’s Day!