Monthly Archives: December 2008

The Sludge Report

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Your Humble Narrator

A billion gallons of toxic sludge containing mercury and arsenic from a coal plant in Kingston, Tennessee is no longer where it’s supposed to be. If you own a home anywhere near this place its value is now hovering around … Continue reading →

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Christmas in Portland

Posted on December 25, 2008 by Your Humble Narrator

Did not suck. The snowman’s name is Ethan.

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The Greatness That is Frank Miller’s Current Output

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Your Humble Narrator

Wrapping up the Blog-Challenge for my buddy, Richard Howe: Oh sure, he could have stopped with “Batman: The Dark Knight Returns” and he still would have been among the immortals of the comics field. His run on “Daredevil, the Man … Continue reading →

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Taco Sauce as a Form of Torture for Jenni Powell’s Ex-Boyfriend

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Your Humble Narrator

We shall confine our statements here to the subjects of Taco Sauce and Torture, venturing not at all upon digressions concerning Miss Powell and the curious sounds emanating from her rooms after dusk nor to the disturbing expanses of fresh-turned … Continue reading →

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Pork Pie Hats for Michael S. King

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Your Humble Narrator

Michael S. King is a writer I met doing “Big News.” He is NOT Michael Patrick King, the writer/director of “Sex and the City.” Michael Patrick King is funny, famous and gay. Michael S. King is funny, infamous and what … Continue reading →

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Aluminum Siding for My Sister

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Your Humble Narrator

Some context: Earlier today I posted a blog challenge on my Facebook page agreeing to blog on any subject for at least a paragraph before midnight tonight, Pacific Time. I did this on a whim because I’m stupid. Anyway, my … Continue reading →

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A Little Something from Our Caveman Ancestors

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Your Humble Narrator

Okay, not quite into the wooly mammoth era but try hopping in your way-back machine to about 1400 BC and watching the Hittites breaking ground on a 20-story deep underground city with a tunnel leading to another underground city EIGHT … Continue reading →

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The Economics of Blago

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Your Humble Narrator

Turns out the soon-to-be Ex-Governor of the Prairie State was too modest by far in his request for “a certain consideration.” Senate seats, even short-term appointed ones, are sizzling hot properties right now.  It’s a seller’s market to the tune … Continue reading →

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