In the Top Ten: The Sweet Escape by Gwen Stefani ft. Akon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0lf_fE3HwA On the Bestseller List: Grace (Eventually) by Anne Lamott Photo credit: goodreads.com New In Theaters: Georgia Rule https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdG7UdD0XtY New In Comic Shops: Castle Waiting #6 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: Desperate Housewives https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu-CfuqgTNQ On the Cover of TIME: America at 400: How …
Month: May 2020
Here Comes Mr. Crankypants
I’m in a foul mood today. Just feeling really over this whole damn situation. I had a bad dream around 3 or so this morning. I can’t remember it, but I couldn’t get back to sleep for a while. Then I woke up to what seems like an ongoing barrage of bullshit. So I need …
Care Package for Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Poetry: Birds Punctuate The Days by Joyce Clementapostrophethe nuthatch inserts itselfbetween feeder and poleRead morehttps://poets.org/poem/birds-punctuate-days Song In My Head: Flyin’ Shoes by Townes Van Zandt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMoS2hp2BgE Photorealism: Audrey Flack’s Energy Apples Photo credit: wikiart.org Self-Care: 16 Quarantine Date Ideas That Are Actually Really Great Photo credit: wired.com Recipe: Broccoli, Cheddar, and Brown Rice Cakes Photo …
A DATE WITH HISTORY: Sunday, May 12, 1985
In the Top Ten: One Night In Bangkok by Murray Head https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgc_LRjlbTU On the Bestseller List: A Light In the Attic by Shel Silverstein Photo credit: worthpoint.com New In Theaters: Gymkata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5keiiLMIuuc New In Comic Shops: Swamp Thing #36 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: World’s Funniest Commercial Goofs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkijSBjUrnQ On the Cover of TIME: Did …
A TOUCH OF SILVER: Building Up & Tearing Down
Yesterday provided a much-needed cathartic start to the week. Mondays and Tuesdays have been tough the past few weeks. I’ve spent my weekends pumping the brakes on stuff I do during the week, both to prevent burnout and to maintain some sense of Saturdays and Sundays still being special days. Then I’d get back into …
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