Category Archives: Random Musings

When Judge, a retired police dog in West Deptford, New Jersey had to be put to sleep dozens of police officers turned out to show their respect and offer their support. Judge apparently had severe Cushings Disease, the same disease … Continue reading →

I just heard the news that Leonard Nimoy has died. I’m not even remotely sure what to say at this point. He was a significant part of my childhood. I was Spock for Halloween. I’ve felt kindly toward him most … Continue reading →

I imagine by now everyone has heard about Lady Gaga’s performance of a “Sound of Music” medley at the oscars. I didn’t see it at the time, as I don’t watch the Oscars. But based on comments I heard from … Continue reading →

Evidently the Academy Awards ceremony was held this weekend. As this excites me about as much as the Superbowl (ie. not at all), I didn’t really pay attention. I learned a long time ago that Hollywood and I disagree greatly … Continue reading →

The other night my wife was telling me about how one of our cats gave her strange looks while she was doing yoga. I made some comment about it not being able to tell if she was doing “downward-facing dog … Continue reading →

While at “Life, The Universe, and Everything”, an annual sci-fi/fantasy writers symposium in a nearby city this past week I heard an interesting presentation from Howard Tayler, creator of the “Schlock Mercenary” webcomic. The premise he put forward (and backed up … Continue reading →

There have been a few people who at one time I admired, usually based on their professional work. That led me to insert myself into their orbit to some degree, be it following their blog or trying to connect with … Continue reading →

UPDATE: The estate of the songwriter for “Rent” decided the song wasn’t enough of a parody to count and asked them to take it down, which they have. I’ve somewhat recently discovered the Holderness Family and their series of videos … Continue reading →

Remember the old Aesop’s fable about the competition between the sun and the wind? They wanted to prove who was the stronger, so they made a bet on who could get a traveling man’s coat off. The wind went first, … Continue reading →