I am still wanderlusting. Is that a word? I know wanderlust is, but wanderlusting, the act of wantonly wanting to fulfill wanderlust, should be, too. I’ve traveled twice this year, to two favorite cities, Seattle in June and Portland in September, so it’s time to go back to New York City. For many years, NYC... Continue Reading →
Spooky Season …
I've never been super-keen on Halloween. The first time I went trick-or-treating as a kid, I was flummoxed by one of the first houses I visited when I was asked for a trick. No one warned me about this. The treat-giver (who would one day be my 7th-grade math teacher AND the father of a... Continue Reading →
My Life in Comics, Part 7A: Innocent Bystander #1 …
As promised (or threatened) in my last post, My Life in Comics, Part 7: The Innocent Bystander Years, here’s the first in a deep dive into the comics themselves. I’m going to try and post some actual pages, so you, dear reader, can have a bit of the Innocent Bystander experience as it happened, over... Continue Reading →
Our Current Banner Image (#007) …
You'd think I'd do something James Bond-ish for a banner image numbered 007, wouldn't you? But, no ... instead I give you a portion of my collection of travel photos, which adorns the wall of a (very) short hallway in my apartment. These are all photos I've taken on my various trips and had transferred... Continue Reading →
Sundays with Bond, James Bond • Part 5 …
Welcome to Sundays with Bond … James Bond! Over the next five weeks, as we ramp up to the (hopeful) premiere of the 25th James Bond Movie, No Time to Die, I’ll be looking back at Daniel Craig’s illustrious career as British Secret Service agent 007. I’m rewatching all four of his previous films and... Continue Reading →
My Life in Comics, Part 7: The Innocent Bystander Years …
Looking back on it from the vantage point of 25 years later, it was probably just an early midlife crisis. Rather than a hot, young girlfriend, or a hot, expensive car, I decided to publish a comic book. In the early 1990s, I was into my second decade of gainful employment as a television news... Continue Reading →
This to Me, Is Sheer Bliss …
Sometimes I walk out my back door and my breath is taken away. This shot across San Diego Bay happened just the other day, and that night we had a steady rain with thunder and lightning, a very rare occurrence in San Diego. I am so struck at times at the natural beauty of where... Continue Reading →
Sundays with Bond … James Bond • Part 4
Welcome to Sundays with Bond … James Bond! Over the next five weeks, as we ramp up to the (hopeful) premiere of the 25th James Bond Movie, No Time to Die, I’ll be looking back at Daniel Craig’s illustrious career as British Secret Service agent 007. I’m rewatching all four of his previous films and... Continue Reading →
September 2021 Books …
An equal 50/50 split between graphic novels and regular books this month. Here’s what I read in September, which flew by … I can’t believe it’s fall already. The Night She Disappeared by Lisa JewellI've read a number of Lisa Jewell books over the past two years or so and while I've enjoyed them all,... Continue Reading →
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