May 25th: Today in 1977 the first of the two Star Wars movies opened. I remember it very well, saw it on opening day with a friend who was also into comics. We were both comics fans and had bought the whole comic adaptation but neither of us had read the last issues as we [...]
I am so glad to know that Congress is just like us and thus completely immune from the due process of law. They have long been immune from arrest during session, now we find out they think you can’t even investigate them, even when the stink of corruption is nearly overwhelming. Congress is just like [...]
May 24th: Today in 1844 Samuel Morse sent the first Electric Telegraph message ‘What Hath God Wrought’ from Washington D.C. to Baltimore.
I visit Nottingham in the UK frequently and actually quite like the city. It has improved tremendously in the time I have been visiting it with lots of great resturants available now. That said, it can be a tough town and I stay out of the city center on Friday or Saturday night so it [...]
Which Superhero Are You?
May 23rd: Today in 1618 a crowd of protestants pitched a couple of imperial governers and their secratary out of a window 50 feet up unto a castle courtyard. Luckily for them they fell into a pile of manure and none of them died, but thousands of other people died in the 30 Years War [...]
OK, I will try to get back to normal blogging again. Had a rough week, but seem to be mostly over it. We will see how it goes. Listening to the Wickerman Soundtrack has perked me back up for now.
The Norman Rockwell Codes combines all the historical accuracy of the Da Vinci Codes with the children of the Andy Griffiths Show.
Via Cliopatria
A follow up story on the Gor fans posted about earlier contains this
The local butcher, for one, has banned Mr Thompson from his premises for turning up with his girlfriend attached to a leash.
That is a creepy dude. Again, consenting adults and all that blah, blah, blah but I am glad to see the [...]
Still a bit down. Normal posting to resume soon I hope. In the meantime here is a nice tract a young man handed me.
Via Comic Treadmill