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At the MoviesOkay, I’ve heard it all already. The popcorn is way overpriced. People in the audience talk during the show. The ticket prices are too high. There’s nothing good out anymore. I’d rather watch it at home.Know what? I don’t care. When t…
Conan is a JerkSorry to disappoint fans of late night television or relatively current entertainment news, but the Conan of the title of this piece is not Conan O’Brien. Instead, the fellow I’m (very slightly) maligning likely signs his residuals check…
PodcastsA few weeks ago I was interviewed for the Darker Days podcast, mainly regarding the World of Darkness game that I worked on. As of yesterday, you can listen to another, more general interview on the Gamer’s Haven podcast.Also, did you…
Weight WatchersI have been using Weight Watchers to try to lose another 10-15 pounds. In 2008, I lost about 40 pounds. I’ve since gained about 5 or so of that back by being lax, particularly around the holidays.I was going to write about how great…
What’s the Story?I own a lot of books about books. For example, we have quite a few books about science fiction books: the history, trends, changes in the genre, and so on. Many of these are illustrated, and so I flip through them and it shows a l…
There’s a Name for That…There’s a name for a type of specious argument technique wherein the speaker throws in an additional, unrelated and ill-thought-through argument to further bolster their point. For example, "You can’t go to the party beca…
D’oh!Me: Fine then. I’ll just go buy myself an RV. I’ll travel the highways and byways and have adventures.Sue: OK.Me: Of course, I’ll have to find myself an old guy to be my mentor.Sue: Really? I assumed you’d be the old guy.M…
Reason #549Reason #549 for why it’s hard to be a comics fan today is that everyone else who’s really into comics is never really into the comics that are coming out right now. You’ve got the old guard who just want to talk about Marvel in the 80s, DC i…