Monthly Archives: October 2005

The King of Comics

Fret not, all of you fans of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower–the series of novels might be done, but he’s going to be writing a number of limited series and original graphic novels for Marvel Comics fleshing out that world … Continue reading

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An Open Anniversary Card To My Amazing Wife

Seven years ago today, Terry and I were supposed to get our marriage license. Instead, we got married. I left work at lunchtime so I could go pick Terry up and we could drive to the county courthouse and register … Continue reading

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Curious About “Curious George”

I was reading “Curious George Goes to the Hospital” to my older daughter last night, doing the thing I normally do when reading interminably long books to her–speaking the words while letting my mind wander off to something more interesting. … Continue reading

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Sorkin Returns!

NBC has announced that they’re willing to overlook Aaron Sorkin’s little cocaine binges and drunk-driving arrests (or maybe willing to concede that mind-altering substances help fuel his genius) and are giving him a new show for fall 2006, “Studio 7.” … Continue reading

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Cleansing Waters

I’ve never had a basement before. Never, not once in my entire life. So when we got all the rain that pounded the Northeast over the last ten days or so–apparently several months’ worth of rain compressed into a week-and-a-half, … Continue reading

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