Monthly Archives: May 2007

So as of t’other day, my kid brother Max–he’s almost eight–has been diagnosed with episodic Tourette’s and OCD. The Tourette’s, as I understand these things, is not uncommon in boys and has a high likelihood of fading off with adolescence. The OCD is probably here to stay, but it’s relatively mild at the moment. The […]

So awhile back, Graphic Smash put a comment function on the comics, which means people can now comment on Digger directly. And this is cool. Well, mostly cool. See, ‘long about page 285, the comic becomes subscription only. We have vast free archives ‘cos we opened ’em up for the Eisners last year, but if […]

So I have gotten pretty well hooked on this anime called “Bleach.” I shouldn’t enjoy it. It follows the standard anime formula of fight thing and win, fight bigger thing and lose, go learn some technique with a name that sounds like it was composed with a magnetic poetry kit, have rematch and win, rinse, […]

Only a little after noon, and already a great day! I went for a walk ’round Shelley Lake this morning–two and a half mile jaunt, good to get SOME exercise–and my god, the birds were crazy. I saw nearly thirty different species, and I’m proud to say that I identified the vast majority of ’em […]