Archive for April, 2008

Some Site Work Going On

Monday, April 21st, 2008

I am doing some work on the design of this website so if you see anything broken or miss something let me know. I will be reworking the site’s theme, adding support for Gravatars and generally poking about for the next couple of days.

Eaten By Bears

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Today’s Partially Clips sums up how I view insurance and manages a good conversation on being eaten by bears. A double win.

Orioles Park at Camden Yards

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Orioles Park at Camden Yards, originally uploaded by gleefulgecko. We had the worst trip to and from the stadium last night that you can imagine. The bus had raised their prices and were running less buses then got stuck in traffic on the way in, we barely made the game before the opening pitch despite [...]

America’s Favorite Holiday Nears: Free Comic Book Day

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Just a reminder that May 3rd is Free Comic Book Day, America’s Favorite Holiday! I have discovered a number of great small press comics on Free Comic Book Day, so if you can read you have no excuse for not finding a local comic book store and stopping by on May 3rd! Cripes people, it [...]

Hark! A Vagrant = Historical Webcomic Genius

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Hark! A Vagrant is a brilliant Live Journal comic that features Kate Beaton’s take on her life and history. Her Hastings comic is fantastic, even better after being colored by a fan. Even better the author is a Canadian, so this counts as a cultural comic strip! This is one of the best history themed [...]

Edible Warfare

Sunday, April 13th, 2008

I missed this when it passed around a month or so ago. Just stumbled across it and think it is brilliant. An abridged history of American-centric warfare, from WWII to present day, told through the foods of the countries in conflict.