Once again, Mike Bartley, a friend of Cool & Collected, wrote up an awesome recap of his visit to Pittsburgh’s Steel City Con. Unfortunately, I was off on vacation last week, so this post is not as timely as it would have been had I posted it when Mike sent it! It’s that glorious time of […]
This week’s assignment from the League: What is your Super Power?
Last week, the League of Extraordinary Bloggers asked when we got so______. Your assignment this week is… — What is your super power? — Once you put up a post on your site, add a comment below with the URL so everyone knows where to find it. Remember to include links to your fellow League members in your […]
When did I get so old?
The other day, I was sitting in the carpool line at my son’s school when “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” by Simple Minds came on the radio. This song instantly transports any child of the 80’s to Shermer High School and that fateful day of Saturday detention for the Brain, the Athlete, the Basketcase, the […]
This week’s assignment from the League: When did I get so…
Last week, the League of Extraordinary Bloggers recounted celebrity encounters and sightings. Your assignment this week is… — When did I get so _____? — Once you put up a post on your site, add a comment below with the URL so everyone knows where to find it. Remember to include links to your fellow League members in […]
But where would I put it?
I was at Toys R Us the other day and this huge Godzilla was screaming at me to take him home. I didn’t. But I wanted to. This thing is truly enormous, standing at 24″ tall and 40″ long from his nose to the tip of his massive tail. This figure could hold its own […]
Where have I seen that guy before?
This week, the League of Extraordinary Bloggers is writing about celebrity sightings, and since I live on the east coast and don’t really go to conventions, the only celebrities I get to see are stuffy old white guys in suits — senators and congressmen — yawn. So, I thought I’d take on this topic from […]