For those of you who don't keep track of such things, Free Comic Book Day is this Saturday. For those not familiar with this event, it's really quite simple. Go to your local comic book store. Get free comics. Easy enough, right ( Read more... )

( Official Calls Bush-Chimp Comparison Bad Taste )

( So this weekend we tried to move a camper shell.... )

Merry Christmas and Happy Whatever. This seasons greetings is a few days late, but hey, it's a busy time of year. I hope everyone out there is having a good holiday season, and enjoying their time off of work.
Last year at this time, I wrote all about what I'd done in the preceding year (mostly my travels). Well, I didn't travel quite as much ( Read more... )

For those who missed it in the news, or don't read thumbie's journal...
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
-George W Bush, Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004
Well, you have to admire his honesty....

This weekend, an ( old friend )

So I went to the San Diego Comic Con on Friday. ( Read more... )

So Cj's and my birthdays were both earlier this month. For our party, we wanted to go to Boomer's Ten Buck Tuesday (which one or two of you may recall), but had trouble finding a Tuesday or Thursday that a majority of family and friends could attend. My folks were generally being the most difficult to accommodate, but we were finally able to ( Read more... )

Um... hi. I'm still in the world, and still mostly using LJ for voyeuristic purposes. Every once in a while, I get the urge to post an update, and every once in one of those whiles I actually do. So it's time.
Lessee... what have I been up to? Well, back in late March, I took a trip to Texas. My grandfather isn't doing well these days, and ( Read more... )

For those of you who have not marked this monumental event (which, likely as not, is all of you :-), I felt I should bring it to everyone's attention. Yesterday, Cerebus ended. Cerebus is (was) a comic book written, drawn, and published by Dave Sim. All 300 issues of it. He started in 1977. Two years later, Cerebus went monthly, and Dave ( Read more... )