The AP today reported that, based on the 2009 census data, the gap between rich and poor in the US has continued to widen. It’s been driven by two factors: rapidly-rising incomes of the top earners, even during the depression, and a mirrored increase in the US poverty rate. The end result is that we […]
It was about 8 pm on a Wednesday night when I realized we had a house guest. I saw a praying mantis clinging to the ceiling in the kitchen when I looked up from making Thursday’s lunches.
I pointed out the praying mantis to Stephen and we decided to let him stay inside until the […]
Last week Eli came home from school with a large plastic helicopter. “Where did you get that?” Misty asked him.
“Oh, I got one of my friends to trade it to me.”
She paused. “What did you trade him?”
“This two-page comic I made in school. It had two robots and they were fighting.”
We explained to him that, […]
I finished my Dr Who doll in time to take it to Dragon*Con. Renee and I had a blast taking photos of him all over Con.
Since Con, I’ve also finished Rose (notice my Dr Who poster that I got at Con in the background):
I’ve been making hats for a hat drive ever since:
The goal of […]
Let’s see. At Dragon*Con I’ve led a thousand people in a sing-along to “Re: Your Brains”. I’ve had a naked man tell me, “Hey I saw you on TV!” I’ve even been cosplayed. Really, what can top all of that?
I know. Let’s talk about Scott Adsit.
He’s best known for his work on the TV show […]
For years I’ve been making fun of razor manufacturers’ ongoing arms race. Three blades! Four! No, five! Make that six! For the longest time I’ve used a three-bladed razor to shave my head, and even that felt excessive.
A few weeks ago a friend of mine gave me a free five-bladed razor she’d gotten through her […]
Look what I got, two days after my birthday!
It’s GET LAMP, Jason Scott’s awesome documentary about text adventures. Liza is modeling the coin that comes as a feelie with every copy of the movie, and let me tell you, that is one high-quality coin. I know the trouble Jason went through to get them minted, […]
