I love sharks. Love them. I do not love Shark Week.  In honor of the Discovery Channel re-airing its Shark Week, I re-offer my examination of TV’s most prestigious week.  Oh, you have not read it before. So, why do I think Shark Week on The Discovery Channel is just so, so ridiculous? Well, because… […]

So it’s nothing new to take stories and re-tell them in a new setting.  The most obvious example might be science-fiction, where often the extremity of the setting allows for a tidy allegory.  This often manifests as the “… IN SPACE!” plot.  You know, “It’s High Noon… IN SPACE!” (the movie Outland.)  “It’s the Cold […]

I met someone at a Barnes & Noble cafe earlier.  The person in front of me in line made the terrible, terrible error of trying to use a Starbucks gift card and was laid waste by the disdain and ire of the barista. “Uhmuhguhd.  We’re not a Starbucks, ungkay? We’re a Barnes & Noble cafe, […]

Holy crapsicle!  When Renee, today’s 20 Questions interviewee sent me her responses, she sent them in text code.  TEXT CODE.  I was proud of myself when I found the “font color” button, but text code??  But then, no one would ever accuse Renee of lacking motivation.  The force behind the compelling and varied Teachers & […]

The Sneak Peek Week is over.  All in all I think it went well…ish… I have no idea how much money the theater raised.  People seemed to have a good time.  I’m a nervous wreck, though. (Insert pause where I don’t say anything else for a moment, until you sigh, roll your eyes and ask, […]

Bears recently twice ransacked a home in the small town of Bearsville, NY, before being driven off by the town’s sheriff. – Recent news item To the editor: Recently my family and I visited, hoping for a nice getaway in a welcoming small town.  I can only say that the people of your town should […]

It’s photo caption time again! Yes, for this week’s Weekly Question of the Week, we’re going back to the ol’ photo bank.  And by ol’ I mean, in fact, old.  As in vintage.  What is it about old, weird photos that are so much weirder than newer weird photos?  Maybe it’s because you couldn’t just […]

Every August, one of the theaters here does Sneak Peek Week to preview the upcoming season.  It’s a bit of a misnomer, because you really don’t have to sneak in and hide behind the seats or anything, you can just watch.  “Peek” is closer, but that suggests you have to watch through a window or […]