A couple of months ago my girlfriend bought a Nintendo Wii and a widescreen T.V. to go along with it. What were supposed to be merely additions to our entertainment center have turned out to be a profound learning experience for me. (more…)
I just got back from a two-day corporate training in Plymouth, which is just outside of Detroit. Unfortunately, I forgot to bring my pencils and sketchbook. Watch for more sketches in a day or two once I get caught up on everything.
Anyway, while I was at the airport waiting for my luggage to come my way via the baggage carousel, an interesting thought occurred to me. I began to wonder how people might have reacted had I, upon seeing my bag, put my hands on my hips and cried out, “SHIT! Why didn’t that DETONATE?”
Wow. When I announced that I’d be posting something that had “significant implications” for “The Victory Streak” and my life in general, I guess I should’ve realized that would have created a bit of buzz. I suppose I should be happy about that. But it wasn’t my intention to: a.) worry anyone, or b.) oversell this post. This isn’t a discrete announcement, per se. I’m not joining the circus, becoming an astronaut, moving to the moon, nor dying of some terminal case of Cucamongaphobia. (more…)
Oh yes, it’s that time again! I want to know what you got for Christmas! If you don’t celebrate Christmas, but you got gifts for Chanukah, Kwaanza, or any other gift-giving holiday in the last few weeks, that still counts. So, spill.
I’ll start us off: (more…)
I am a fan of writer and illustrator Colleen Doran. I also happen to believe her to be a very nice person, based on our online exchanges. Unfortunately, at one time I also believed something else about her that was told to me in passing by someone who probably heard it from someone else who heard it from someone else, etc. etc. I haven’t thought much about it since having heard it a couple of years ago, because it involved her personal life and that is of limited interest to me at most. After all, I don’t know her. The reason it resurfaced in my mind today is because I’ve learned that IT
ISN’T TRUE. (more…)
Some of you may have noticed that I’ve reduced my participation in other blogs recently. There are a number of reasons for this, but one of the most significant is that I’ve been lucky enough to attract a ”following” of very intelligent individuals. You set the bar quite high in terms of reasoned and civil discourse, and inspire me to attempt to do the same. This year my job is keeping me busier than ever before. With my time more limited than ever before, I try to invest what little I have in those activities which provide the highest “rate of return.” My loyal group of friends/readers provide that in spades. Thanks, all.
I’ve obtained a photo of the real Jerry Chandler from his lovely wife, Jennifer: (more…)
I received the following e-mail last night from one Mr. Jerry Chandler: (more…)
This is actually Jeannie, Bill’s girlfriend/sig o. I took today off to prepare for our camping trip this weekend and although I have been aware of the significance of this day, it didn’t hit me at a conscious level until just about an hour ago that today is the one year anniversary of the day we lost our cat, Albert. (more…)