Devil Duck!

Of interest to absolutely no one but myself and a few additional misfits around the globe: The release date for the Thunderbirds live action movie has been announced. It’ll be out July, 2004. A trailer has also been released at Working Title Films. It’s going to be awful, but some secret vices you just can’t…

OK, I promise to knock off the “M ±” stuff after this entry. I suspect it comes from watching too much Babylon 5. Then again, I’m not sure it’s possible to watch too much Babylon 5. The Younger Sister called this morning to let me know she was now well into the coughing/sneezing/nose-blowing portion of…

Yeah, I know. Another test. This one is really good though. I got it from Nova’s Diary. She says to email it to people, but I don’t do mass e-mails (too close to spam-mail for my taste), so I figured I’d promote it here instead. Here’s an interesting psychology-type test. Give it a try, and…

I’ve been listening to a lot of PRI radio these days. I go through phases of it. Eventually I get tired of listening to music radio, especially when none of the recent new releases grab my attention, and I’ll drift over to Terry Gross and Todd Mundt and Marty Moss-Coane. Then the time will come…

sigh The Amphibian apparently needs a major attitude adjustment. First of all, this is the week I was supposed to be on vacation. In case anyone has failed to notice, I am not on vacation. I am not on vacation because my government counterpart is on vacation. I can’t take vacation when he takes vacation….

Salamander Jeopardy time. Answer: An even nastier job that needs doing. Question: What’s the best way to get inspired to take on a nasty job? Yup, it finally (temporarily) stopped raining this afternoon. This morning I had picked up two month’s supply of Flagyl for two cats at my vet, and was sitting at the…