A recent Boy Scout camping trip took Jason, Scott and me to a part of Virginia where I spent several years of my youth. Then again, what else is new; by now the boys are doubtless tired of hearing the…
Well, this blog is long overdue for an update again, so I’ll try to recap some recent adventures in digest form. First up, Laura and I celebrated our 25th (!) wedding anniversary at the end of August with a trip to…
One of the key architects of the “Marvel Age of Comics,” Steve Ditko passed away last week at age 90. I was going to write that he “left us,” but for most of his career he wasn’t really among us,…
Last week saw me at InfoComm for the first time in six years, and in Las Vegas for the first time in 16. The show itself was fascinating as always, showcasing all the latest gee-gaws in production, presentation and display…
At one point I had grand plans for this blog to review whole seasons of a favorite old TV show, The Six Million Dollar Man. Ultimately, I made it as far as the pilot movie, two follow-up TV movies and the…
For no particular reason, I started wondering today about all those portraits of historical figures standing around with their hands thrust into their vests or jackets. It’s an affectation most often associated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but you see it everywhere in old…
