Lois Lane died at the age of 93.

Jolan (Joanne) Kovacs was the model graphic artist Joe Shuster used for Lois Lane. She later married Superman's co-creator, Jerry Siegel.

Arguably, the Golden Age of Comics ended before I was born, when the U.S. Senate linked comic books to juvenile delinquency. Still, the death of "Lois" marks the end of an era.

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I received a big crimson invitation from University in Cambridge to create a January Experience. These are unpaid internships for students to build their networks, supply them with resume material and references. After posting for myself, I assisted a friend in creating a second position that requires library research in Crimson archives and ( Read more... )

DH really is highly quotable, which has a certain amusement value. My personal favorite for the week ( Read more... )

We spent one night this week eating a feast outdoors in a Succah (those huts Jews build for the harvest festival). As the host family loves anything with Danny Kaye, I did a little Youtubing and rediscovered the best “Saints Go Marching In” ever ( Read more... )

Labor Day always takes me by surprise, even though I know when to expect it. Sometimes the Jewish calendar takes me by surprise, too. Like when Chanukah falls in November ( Read more... )

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We're still enjoying Szandara's Christmas gift of a calendar with daily Jewish trivia, "A Little Oy, A Little Joy." DH reads it religiously. (Don't groan, you saw that one coming ( Read more... )

I suppose I'm full of thoughts today, so here's another:

No material good, no talent, no brilliance will ever replace a strong foundation upon which to build. If you have one, rejoice in it; if not, you have an exciting task ahead.

The straightest way to a man's heart is by feeding his ego but brownies don't hurt.

Thoughts, anyone?

If you suspend any expectations, you cannot be disappointed but only pleasantly surprised.