Out with the old, in the with the new
Our new car! After months of thinking about it, we headed out to Major World in Queens last night on the spur of the moment and two hours later drove off with a 2006 Mazda 3 with only 26k miles on it. It’s a little smaller than our previous car (see below) and a little more expensive
QotD: A Life-Changing Work of Art
What work of art (film, book, record, whatever) changed your life? Submitted by bodhibound. The Essential It’s a Wonderful Life: A Scene-By-Scene Guide to the Classic Film Michael Willian My mother says we watched It’s A Wonderful Life every Christmas when I was a kid, but when I watched it at 19 it felt like the
2007 Recap Meme
{meme in which one takes the first line of the first post from each month and looks at it as a summary of the year. and is a little stunned at the results. NOTE: This blog didn’t start until March so the first two months are from Comic Book Commentary.} January: In the most glaring
2007 Recap Meme
{meme in which one takes the first line of the first post from each month and looks at it as a summary of the year. and is a little stunned at the results. NOTE: [My Vox] blog didn’t start until March so the first two months are from Comic Book Commentary.} January: In the most glaring sign
Preliminary Thoughts on Election 2008
I refuse to become as emotionally invested in the presidential race this time around, largely because none of the candidates speak to me as strongly as Kucinich did back in 2004 when he represented an admittedly longshot at legitimate change. Between him and Sharpton, there were issues put on the table that couldn’t easily be swept
Preliminary Thoughts on Election 2008
I refuse to become as emotionally invested in the presidential race this time around, largely because none of the candidates speak to me as strongly as Kucinich did back in 2004 when he represented an admittedly longshot at legitimate change. Between him and Sharpton, there were issues put on the table that couldn’t easily be swept
Crazy White Devil
Crazy White Devil for Robert Craig Knievel, Jr. (1938-2007) Long before Christopher Reeve and R. Kelly, we believed a man could fly if he was daring enough, and crazy enough, to risk the inevitable crash landing. “America’s Legendary Daredevil”, Evel Knievel was both, a brazen boiler room broker arguably a bit more crazy than daring,
Evel Dead
EvelKnievel Damn. I don’t typically take much note of dead celebrities but Evel Knievel was a childhood idol of mine ranking up there with Graig Nettles and Batman. Much to my mother’s chagrin, I would attempt to duplicate his stunts as a kid, from jumping across my twin beds, to jumping from the dresser to the bed
Buy These Books!
Two very good friends of mine have recently had books published, one non-fiction and one fiction, and I highly recommend that you pick them up. You can get both of them on Amazon (use the links below) or at most decent bookstores. Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New
QotD: Today’s Musical Horoscope
What’s your musical horoscope? (Put your player on shuffle and write down the first 10 songs that come up.) Creative Zen 4GB A Little of Your Time – Maroon 5 No One – Alicia Keys Beautiful – Christina Aguilera This Ain’t a Scene, It’s An Arms Race – Fall Out Boy Strobelite Honey – Black