Where Is Dragon*Con?
I understand that my pals The Cardboard Troopers had a wild time this past weekend. They arrived in Atlanta for the 2009 edition of Dragon*Con, but they couldn’t actually seem …
Where Is Dragon*Con? Read MoreVaderPainter’s Big August 2009 Sale
Last week our friend Bob announced that he was going to sell a few old Star Wars toys he had laying around his house. This of course piqued my interest, …
VaderPainter’s Big August 2009 Sale Read MoreScars from The Cancer Grenade
I made the accompanying USA Today style illustration to show the location of my scars without grossing anyone out, and to tell the story of how I decided to let …
Scars from The Cancer Grenade Read MoreNeed Help Naming My New Pillow Girlfriend
One night earlier this week I woke up embracing one of my big J.C. Penny brand pillows, with my hand slid up inside the pillowcase… I’m not especially proud of …
Need Help Naming My New Pillow Girlfriend Read MoreMiss Kitty
She’s always fierce, ever so fierce – far too primal to hang anything as pedestrian as a name on. She’s simply “Kitty”, a title she pointedly ignores.
Miss Kitty Read More23andMe
I recently treated myself to something I’d been wanting to do for nearly 2 years… I had my family’s DNA genotyped by the company 23andMe. Here are 10 things about …
23andMe Read MoreStar Trek is This Generation’s… WHA??
Do you know what hyperbole is? Do you know who Kirk Montgomery is? Do you know what you get when you mix the two? I just heard an advertisement for …
Star Trek is This Generation’s… WHA?? Read MoreAwesome 1978 Star Wars Yearbook
I have a little present for you… keep reading! Anyone who’s been within a mile of a geek is aware that the Star Wars franchise continues to exert its influence …
Awesome 1978 Star Wars Yearbook Read MoreThe World Music (Torture) Day Protest Dance
Madame Duffey was a fascinating woman. She had coiffed red hair, a southern accent and that certain wackiness that all high school language teachers must possess in order to get …
The World Music (Torture) Day Protest Dance Read MoreI Want to Be Bea Arthur
With her passing at age 86, Bea Arthur, star of “Maude” and “The Golden Girls” is once again in the news. As a child I always found Bea Arthur rather …
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