My wife got me “The Complete Calvin and Hobbes” for Christmas - truly one of the best gifts ever received by yours truly. The entirety of Bill Watterson’s decade of genius bound smartly in three lovely hard-cover volumes, contained then in an equally eye-catching box. Each page is a faint creme color so [...]
Monthly Archives: December 2006
God bless us, every one.
Monday, December 25, 2006
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”- Isaiah 9:6
Merry Christmas, everybody
Ask Dan #6: ASKED AND ANSWERED
Friday, December 22, 2006
Q: How does percocet [sic] work? And why does it make you feel so good?
A: Alright Val, I’m answering your question - and Jake, I know you work for “big pharma” but I’m gonna do my best to answer this correctly - so lay off if I make some minor gaffes
Percocet is a [...]
Monte Montgomery
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Peep this dude’s incredible cover of Hendrix’s “Little Wing”:
Geek it up, Arthouse Style
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
I just hit an excellent link off Kottke’s site for the DrawerGeeks. These folks create clusters of illustrations depicting fictional characters and themes. They’ve covered everything from Harry Potter to childhood nightmares, and below is a fine example from their Santa Clause set:
Under the Bus
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
As I got off the interstate this morning on my way to work, I pulled up behind, then beside a city bus covered in an ad graphic. Nothing peculiar about that in general, except this bus was wrapped to look as if it was driving in the opposite direction. The back of the [...]
The Company Stooge
Monday, December 18, 2006
I was in Target yesterday shopping for a Christmas gift for my Mother-in-law when I approached the Electronics section. There he was - a tall, nerdy looking gentleman speaking enthusiastically to some would-be customers by the Microsoft Zune kiosk.
As I neared the fellow, I could hear him extolling the virtues of the little would-be [...]
Ask Dan #6
Sunday, December 17, 2006
What it is, my doge?
Time for week six in the dopey Ask Dan series. I know there’s but one week ’till Christmas, but I have nothing to do at work these last few days, so bring on the questions!
Post ‘em in the comments section, and as usual, I’ll pick one by Wednesday, answering on [...]
Ask Dan #5: ASKED AND ANSWERED
Friday, December 15, 2006
Q: What’s the history behind Kwanzaa, and who decided to make it start the day after Christmas?
A: This question came from my sis-in-law. Way to go, Elizabeth, you finally commented on one of my posts. Took you long enough
Anyway, before I proceed with my answer, I want to preface, because YES, [...]
A Night at the Opera
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Please, oh please, oh PLEASE go straightway to my brother Mugs’ site and read his latest poem.
It’s terrifying, haunting, and awesome.
And Mugs? Now that you’re pretty much finished with the semester, how ’bout putting up some more of your stuff?
