Monthly Archives: February 2006

Speedy, The Catapult! Hurry!

Posted on February 23, 2006 by

So I finally got the Showcase Presents: Green Arrow volume 1 and started reading it last night. It’s…well…it’s not the best silver age stuff I’ve read. And boy, this isn’t the Kirby art that people talk about when they talk … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics | 5 Comments

Geocaching in the News

Posted on February 22, 2006 by

Becky and I enjoy us some Geocaching, even though we haven’t done it in a while. (That will change this year, I swear!) We even have a window sticker on our car announcing our love of this activity. So it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Misc | 3 Comments

The Monosyllabic* History of Comics

Posted on February 21, 2006 by

* More or less… I’m finally getting around to scanning in the “comic” I made for 24 Hour Comic Book Day last year. Here’s one of the bits. You’ll note these are pages 20 and 21…by this time it was … Continue reading →

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What is the Value of Richard Cohen?

Posted on February 19, 2006 by

In the Washington Post, columnist Richard Cohen asks the question, “What Is the Value of Algebra?”. And then he answers it: You will never need to know algebra. I have never once used it and never once even rued that … Continue reading →

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Republicultists

Posted on February 17, 2006 by

An excellent essay by Glenn Greenwald: Do Bush followers have a political ideology? It used to be the case that in order to be considered a “liberal” or someone “of the Left,” one had to actually ascribe to liberal views … Continue reading →

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Another Dumpster Full of Memories

Posted on February 15, 2006 by

They’re moving in the second dumpster over to the former Krakhaus. They already filled up one. I didn’t imagine there was still that much stuff left in the place. The day after the squatters left, I was talking to Billy, … Continue reading →

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Cryptic Games

Posted on February 14, 2006 by

Okay, here’s my entry in the “Most Narrowly Focused Blog Post Ever” contest, designed to appeal primarily to people interested in European boardgames and a certain type of crossword puzzle. So yeah, you can stop reading now. Lately I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Games | 5 Comments

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 14, 2006 by
Posted in Events | 5 Comments