Continuity: Friend or enemy?

io9 has a great article about continuity and/or the lack thereof in the major contenders to the Marvel Universe. I begin this with the following preface: I did not and do not read comics. As a kid, I was fascinated by the Transformers comics (why? Because fucking robot dinosaurs, THAT'S WHY), but I never internalized…

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At least it’s a small “l”…

I took a political test on the internet, for fun, to see if I'm still well to the right of Genghis Khan. Here were my results. You are a Liberal. 4 percent of the test participators are in the same category and 44 percent are more extremist than you. I can't really argue much with the…

Dayton In Elite Eight

I'm not much of a college basketball person, but I figure this is worth a post:  the University of Dayton has reached the Elite Eight for the first time since 1984. Presumably, this is because they didn't face (and inevitably lose to) Xavier in the first round like it seems they do every year.

A new mock draft from Sports on Earth

It is that lovely time of year, when baseball is just starting, and the NFL draft is right around the corner: one of my favorites. Sports on Earth has a new mock draft and... I'm not thrilled. First, at #4, zero of the three writers have the Browns taking a QB. Okay, fine. Two of…

Looking At Buffalo’s Off-Season

Buffalo didn't have as big a splash in the off-season this year, but they've made some interesting moves.  Following along with our Penguatroll's thoughts on the Browns, here are mine on the Bills. Key Signings LG Chris Williams.  Buffalo had a big hole at left guard last year, but Williams isn't the guy to fill…

Obamacare Notes

I've been hanging on to a few for a while, but they're pretty solid.Obamacare is the law of the land, which means we have to follow it...except when it harms Democrats' chances of election.  I don't necessarily mind this; I just want the exceptions to be permanent, across the board exceptions.  In other words, President…