Monthly Archives: July 2006

Birthday Update

My family is healthy, I’ve got comic books, cake, and I don’t live anywhere near the middle east. I call that A Great Birthday.

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July 26th is My Birthday

Which I share gracefully with Mick Jagger, Carl Jung, Gracie Allen, George Bernard Shaw, Hellen Mirren, Kevin Spacey, Sandra Bullock, Stanley Kubrick, and Aldous Huxley. And yet when I ask them to share any of their wealth, talent, and success … Continue reading

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San Diego Comic-Con Day Three (Saturday)

A triumphal conclusion to a fine little Con. Got up early to scarf cold pizza and hit the floor for Stan Lee signing tickets. Gotta say, if there’s one area in which the Comic-Con gang could improve it’s crowd control. At the … Continue reading

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San Diego Comic-Con Day Two (Friday)

Busy. Made it to the con around 11. Took lots of pictures. Skulked around Artists Alley for a bit and marveled at people who have a kind of talent I don’t. It’s a great place, but also frustrating if you don’t have the … Continue reading

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San Diego Comic-Con Day One (Thursday)

Took the LA-SD train down with the Wife and Kid at 8:30. Got checked in at the Marriott right next to the Convention Center.  Top floor overlooking city and Harbor. Nice.   San Diego hotter than advertised but still not too … Continue reading

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Off to Blog and Die in S.D.

I’m goin’ to Comic-Con! Watch this space!

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R.I.P. Mickey Spillane

Spillane dead? Tell me another one. More like it got too hot in the old town and The Mick had to sneak out the fire escape and tell the fat cabbie to press it for sombrero country. And if Spillane … Continue reading

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A Win-Win Situation

So this 15 year-old kid has been sentenced to 26 years in the aptly-named pokey for bludgeoning and stabbing a mentally disabled classmate to death. Doing some basic math I figure by 2032 at the latest society will be welcoming a 41 … Continue reading

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