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Closing out the Season
Posted onThe morning began with packing up Christmas. The roll out starts Thanksgiving weekend and usually takes a few weeks before every decoration is hung, the tree bought and decorated and so on. But, packing it all up took just a few hours. The tree is at the curb awaiting the town collection, the five red […]
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Posted onThe fact that The New York Times, the self-described newspaper of record, devoted considerable space to Will Eisner
There’s just no Pleasing Some People
Posted onAndrew Arnold over at Time.com just posted his review of the San Diego Comic Con. He comes from an indie point of view, which is fine. However, when he wrote about the Eisner Awards, he said, “The jaw-dropping lowlight had to have been the award for Best Graphic Album
A 3 Day Weekend Gone
Posted onBob GreenbergerMonday morning and back at work. We had Friday off as a company summer holiday–which was very nice.Took Robbie to see Fahrenheit 9/11 on Friday. He prefers Bowling for Columbine but he was riveted regardless. And frankly, any 16 year old who wants to open his eyes to the political realities of our country […]
So Ends the First Quarter
Posted onThe first quarter drew to a close on Tuesday. I’m very impressed that we got through the stretch without a day off and with just two diagnosed cases of Covid-19. Our protocols seem to be working, which is a relief to one and all. Our principal decided that since we hadn’t had a day off […]
It was 40 Years Ago Today
Posted onI met Deb in our sophomore year at SUNY-Binghamton. My girlfriend moved on to her floor so we were just friends. But I liked her and in time I grew to like her a lot. Fortunately, I got dumped and she eventually broke up with her boyfriend. May 1980, engaged and graduating from college. We […]
Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2021 Begins its Kickstarter Campaign
Posted onI never expected 400 backers and reaching 248% of the goal when I launched the Kickstarter campaign for Thrilling Adventure Yarns in 2019. I just knew I loved the old pulp magazines and wanted to have fun with them, pay tribute to their influence on me as a reader. When the book debuted that summer, […]