Year 2017

Bat-Signal Over LA

The city of Los Angeles arranged a nice tribute to Adam West yesterday, flashing the bat-signal on the side of City Hall.   The cool part is they got the symbol right: there have been several iterations over the years,…

Adam West RIP

This is shaping up to be one lousy year. Mere weeks after the death of Roger Moore,  I’ve lost another childhood hero, Adam West. As related in an earlier post, I first encountered Mr West’s Batman in a television airing…

Remembering Roger Moore

I’ve been taking the death of Roger Moore pretty hard, considering I never met the guy.  But after all, he’s been a part of my life as far back as I can remember.  Basically, he was who I wanted to be when…

Chess Master Jason

Jason’s been on a tear this year with a series of successful performances in his chess tournaments.  This past weekend, he took first place in the Under 2200 section of the Cherry Blossom Classic in northern Virginia.  In the process,…

Grace Grenade

Keep forgetting to post this.  Grace apparently is considering a career as a spy.  She gave Mommy a hug and slipped this homemade grenade behind her back.