Comparative Reality

And I still have a job. But it's still uncertain whether that will be the case in the near future. The latest rumor is that we'll know by the end of next week. Or the beginning of the week after that. So for the past month, the other writer and I ha… more »

Whenever I hear or read about Frank Welker (voice of about 634,000 cartoon characters), I always picture Frank Gorshin. I assume this is for the same reason that Homer Simpson did something similar: Homer: Who are you? Ghost of César Chávez: I… more »

In what must be a record for me, I saw three movies in a single week. In the theater, even! (That last bit is what disqualifies the all-night Star Wars showing I went to back in college; it was in a lecture hall, so not really a theater, so it doesn't c… more »

What I wanted to accomplish this weekend: Dig a couple of holes in the front yard, plant a couple of bushes, change the irrigation line setup to fit. What I actually accomplished this weekend: Dug one hole...which suddenly started filling with water… more »

In the grim darkness of a post-apocalyptic nuclear wasteland ruled by evil robots bent on the destruction of humanity...all of the humans have excellent dental hygiene. Their teeth are straight, unchipped, and blindingly white. I guess they ran out of t… more »