We're back with our second group of eight Christmas cards that I created. From 1977 through 2000, I did hand-drawn cards; since then it's been either photo cards (mainly around San Diego and in London) or photo books that documented my travels and/or favorite pics of the previous year. Let's dive in, shall we? (Click... Continue Reading →
Another shot from a night walk from late last year. This restaurant is near my apartment complex and its warm glow really complements the city of San Diego behind it, off across the Big Bay. I don't go out much at night, but when I do, I'm often rewarded with some great photos (if I... Continue Reading →
Long ago and far away ... It was way back in 1977—45 years ago!—that I started creating my own Christmas cards. For this year's festive holiday season (it is December, after all) I decided to dig them all out and share them on this here blog thingie (LUCKY YOU, dear reader!). While I have all... Continue Reading →
December already? WTF?! Here's what I read in the fondly-remembered month of November. Gated Prey by Lee GoldbergThis is the latest (third) book in Goldberg’s Eve Ronin series and is definitely the weakest of the three. I think Ronin is a great character with lots of potential; she’s a dedicated cop trying to make it... Continue Reading →
The passageway that leads from the steps to Bethesda Fountain in Central Park. There always seems to be a musician (or busker as the Brits call them) playing here, probably because of the sheer amount of people who roam through each day and also the sound quality in this enclosed space. It lays just at... Continue Reading →
The days are shorter and the temperature starts to drop around 3:30 or so each day, even on the days when it approaches 80 (like today, which is Thanksgiving 2021). This little bit of sunset was captured last year, right behind the Hotel del Coronado as night slowly and silently fell. It was a good... Continue Reading →
Another photo from my recent trip to New York City ... I posted an older photo of this iconic memorial to John Lennon a few weeks back, not realizing I would stumble upon it yet again on my most recent trip to New York. I always enter Central Park at Central Park South and Fifth... Continue Reading →
Maybe it’s my age or maybe it’s retirement, but I have been having very warm, nostalgic feelings about comic books. Or maybe it’s the disconnection I feel from the comics of today. I still go to my local store every Wednesday and pick up at least a few books each time, but I find myself... Continue Reading →
Another photo from my recent trip to New York City ... The Plaza is one of those storied establishments, a real New York City icon. I've roamed through the lobby (not possible this trip since they were only allowing registered guests into the building) and I've eaten in the Plaza Food Hall downstairs, a decidedly... Continue Reading →
If you read enough comic books—or watch enough upcoming Marvel movies—you come around to the idea that there are universes within universes, alternate worlds where events play out differently. It could be something infinitesimally small (Ant-Man is called Gnat-Man, for instance) or monumentally huge (we lost World War II). In comics and movies and TV... Continue Reading →
Yes, I’m going to make you sit through all six issues of Innocent Bystander and then a quick recap of my part in ten issues of Geeksville, co-published with Rich Koslowski of The 3 Geeks fame (and Image Comics, for a time), before I get to the part you really want to read: "My Life... Continue Reading →
Another photo from my recent trip to New York City ... Besides friends and family, there are only two things I really miss about living back east: Rain and fall. There's something very soothing about a steady falling rain hitting rooftops and trees. And fall--or autumn, if you prefer--is such an abrupt change of season... Continue Reading →
NOTE: Click on the photos below to see them larger on your screen! Kind of at the last minute—for me, at least—I planned a trip to New York City in late October. A friend had visited a few weeks earlier and had a great time. She told me the city really seemed close to being... Continue Reading →
It seems like forever since I read some of these … is October really that long? I think I finished Batman in the Fifties and Countdown: Bin Laden in the first week of the month, which seems like an eternity ago. Anyway … here’s what I read in October, equally split between comic collections and... Continue Reading →
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 →
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