Nov 29 2009
Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comic Strip by Nevin Martell (7/10)
This is a well-written biography of Bill Watterson, the author of the best comic strip ever, Calvin and Hobbes. The author writes about Watterson’s reclusiveness a lot, describing how few interviews are given. Martell [...]
Nov 28 2009
Anyone get the H1N1 vaccine yet?
I normally don’t get vaccines, but I said what the hell. Getting the H1N1 vaccine is all the rage these days, and I’m always one to jump on the latest trend.
So I got jabbed yesterday. Nothing to it. From the time I got in line to the time I got [...]
Nov 27 2009
I saw Fantastic Mr. Fox last night. It’s a stop-motion movie based on the book by Roald Dahl and directed by Wes Anderson and is therefore appropriately weird and difficult to pin down.
Anderson’s attention to detail is too much to take in. A second viewing might be necessary to fully appreciate what the hell’s going [...]
Nov 26 2009
The following story was written one sentence, or one Steel White Table comment, at a time by… too many people to list. It began in August 2008 and was finished in September 2008. I just noticed it a few minutes ago under Random Posts.
The house was built on a cracked foundation. A young man named [...]
Nov 24 2009
As reported earlier for a Steel White Table exclusive, but also picked up by The J-Walk Associate News Service (JWANS), so I guess that means it wasn’t an exclusive, and we’re not really reporters, are we? Hmm… Anyway, remember that CBC.ca survey from a couple days ago that ended with this message?
Unfortunately our quotas [...]
Nov 23 2009
I haven’t posted any photos of my cats for awhile, so here’s one of Nigel sitting on top of a door.
Nov 22 2009
ChefDtv’s first episode features our own tommyboy (the one wearing the skirt) and the Farmers’ Market in Owen Sound, which tommyboy is the manager of:
Our first episode takes us to the Owen Sound Market. I love this place! It is filled with vendors who are passionate about their wares and run by a man, Tom [...]
