The Shattered Prayer

Supergirl was an idea that seems obvious in retrospect, but at the time was revolutionary. With the introduction of Supergirl, Superman would no longer be the last son of Krypton (never mind the 7,000,000 Kryptonians living in the bottled city of Kandor – between that and the Phantom Zone, more people survived […]

Me am so sad you ask me to rite on Bizarro. Me hate writing on comic books. Comic books am stupid and me know nothing about them. So me not write at all. Hello.
Over on the forums , Che asked me to write about Bizarro and Supergirl and their tumultuous […]

Well its time for Rob again. Me first, as usual, but I’m mixin’ the rest of’em up:

“If love is a drug, I guess we’re all sober,” mourns Nerina Pallot in her song “Everybody’s Gone to War.” Your two-part assignment stems from that formulation. First, you should experiment with the hypothesis that love is in a […]

Its officially autumn, and time for pumpkin pies. This one is a pretty unusual recipe.

2 (9 inch) graham crusts or pastry shells, cooked2 envelopes Knox unflavored gelatin1/2 c. cold milk1/2 c. milk, heated to boiling3/4 c. firmly packed brown sugar2 c. pumpkin1/2 tsp. salt1 tsp. cinnamon3/4 tsp. nutmeg1/4 tsp. ginger1 c. canned milk (evaporated)1 […]

So I was in the attic of a comic book store.  In front of me were Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Lightning Lad, and Invisible Kid fighting each other.  Standing beside me were Jim Shooter and Chris Claremont.  Really.  Do I even have to go any further than this? It is embarrassing enough as it is.As […]

If you’re thinkin’ it might be time for Rob again, you’d be right. We’ll begin with me, shall we?

“I feel worst when I’m not learning,” writes Harker, one of my readers, “whether it be the stickier details of things I’ve almost mastered or the fresh spring wind of something entirely new to me.” If you […]

Mojo told me some sad news when I got home.  Brett Somers died today.  But, her son, Alan Klugman, said, “She maintained her independence till the end, and her irreverence.  She died very much at peace.” and that made me very happy.  She was a beloved part of my youth and I am very glad […]

Its that time again, and I’m going first. Hated being last last week.

“I wish I had a holy grail to quest for, even if it was really small,” writes my Gemini reader Marta, who describes herself as a “wannabe Prometheus.” I have good news for her, as well as for all the rest of […]

I’m sure no one gives a crap how my polyphasics are going, but I’ll tell’ya anyway. I had to ditch the schedule for a while because while mom was in the hospital I was looking after KK, and KK can’t sleep alone. Which meant I had to sleep with her. You’d never think a 9 […]

Certain strains of Christian fundamentalism would have us believe that it’s awfully easy to get possessed. All it takes is a sip of liquor, an afternoon of jazzercise, a ninja movie or a night of trick-or-treating and whammo, you got the demon in ya. Well lemme tell’ya…

…it ain’t that easy. And frankly, if I have to […]

I looked into this ancestry thing as a gift to my father.  Who knew that it would be such a gift to me as well?  I am royalty, people!  That’s right, Queen Elizabeth II and I are cousins!  It really doesn’t matter that we are 9th Cousins, 3 times removed.  I could still be king […]

Our daughter has gone off to college, and that has brought mixed joy and sadness, but one unexpected recipient of sadness is my father.  Mojo and I had long planned to have another child, this time by surrogacy.  My father has been more excited about this than either of us.  I’m his only male child […]

So whaddya do with all that extra time?
Play video games.

Nah not really. I do a lot of reading because my mind isn’t clear and focused enough to do much else. Yet. But I enjoy the extra time, and I like knowing its there for when I adjust.
If I adjust.
And I do seem […]

Just kidding. Its not that bad.

I missed my third nap of the day yesterday. Mom had to go to the hospital last night. She’s doing much better this morning.
“Can you take KK to school?” she asks.
“You know I’ve got a suspended licence”.
“Well just don’t get caught”.
As noted in the comments […]

I’m quite looking forward to my first nap of the day.

I just woke up from 3 hours (more like 3 and a half) of core sleep. I almost overslept but I had to take KK to school so I was up at 7:30. I’d meant to get up at seven.
I had two naps yesterday. […]