The red-shouldered hawk visited again. Randy came into my office to tell me that all the crows and pigeons in the back yard had suddenly vanished. The hawk sat on the back fence for a few minutes. By the time I got into the kitchen, the hawk had moved to a tree across the street. I had a look through binoculars and saw the deep rust-orange color on ( Read more... )

Here's an advance glimpse of the game I've been working on. Give us a "Like"!

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On the freeway to work, I was passed by a car sporting a giant menorah on the roof. Nice idea, but must be hell on the aerodynamics. ;)

We saw the new Sherlock Holmes movie today and enjoyed every minute of it. It's hard to go wrong with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law together. Of course, you can't be too much of a Holmes purist, but they did a nice job of integrating significant Doyle lines and touches. The CGI recreation of the 1891 world was stunning. Good stuff.

We had some eggs that were a bit too old to eat, so Randy decided to put one out in the back yard. The crows were scared of it at first. They'd dance around it, pretend to ignore it. A brave crow pecked at it and leapt back. Finally, they pecked it open and ate it. We gave them a second one, but stopped after that because they were taking the ( Read more... )

Yay, Captain Power is being released on DVD after all this time. Naturally, I'll have to buy myself a set, which will cost me probably far more than what I may make in residuals.

http://www.newsarama.com/tv/captain-power-dvd-111205.html

While I was home for my father’s funeral, my brother found some old 33 records that my father had recorded (radio performances), probably back in the 1950s. My brother took them home where he used a special turntable to convert the records to .cda files which can be played by iTunes ( Read more... )

Thanks so much for the kind words and compassion. The memorial service is Tues. {{hugs}} to everyone.

I received word around noon that my father, Elzer Marx, died peacefully and without pain at the VA hospital. He was 86. They'd made him as comfortable as possible with no IV or needles or tubes, just a morphine patch. Marge (his wife of 30+ years) was with him at the end ( Read more... )

In remembrance. No comments necessary ( Read more... )