In this issue of Action Comics, a gang of common thugs band together in an effort to kill Superman. One invents a gun that emits high freque...

For most of the history of the art form, comic books were written for kids, and often featured black-and-white moral conundrums, with equa...

Poor Clark. Clearly, if he weren't forced to play the part of a meek, mild-mannered sort, he could pursue one heck of a lawsuit. Talk ...

On Monday, I attended the U of A Press' book launch of Lois Hole Speaks: Words that Matter. The book is a collection of the speeches Lo...

This enigmatic photo appeared in an Ottawa Citizen story here. The photo is credited to yours truly. I do have vague memories of taking ...

During the election, I removed all of my links - without saving them first. I've found several of my friends' sites again, but for t...

Seconds ago, my phone rang: "Hello?" "Hello, is this the place where you get the mattresses?" "Um, I'm so...

With the Alberta General Election of 2008 over, I can return to blogging! As you can see from the last couple of posts, my original plan wa...

Most of us have encountered homeless people. Sometimes they ask for help, and whenever I'm approached, I give what I can. (Sometimes I w...

On March 3rd, Albertans will elect a new government. I'm proud to serve as the Alberta Liberal candidate for Fort Saskatchewan-Vegrevil...

Announced tonight at the University of Alberta as the Alberta Liberal candidate for Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville, here with Alberta Liber...

When I first saw this comic book cover, it gave me nightmares. Super-heroes reduced to red dust by a bug-eyed, pink-skinned monster! Those ...

Click to embiggen... From Justice League of America #69, cover-dated February, 1969 (my birth month, oddly enough). How sad that these su...

A new year brings new hopes. Here are a few of the things I'm looking forward to: 1) A new provincial government. 37 years is too long...

As 2007 draws to a close, I'm reminded that I have some essay ideas kicking around, unwritten. They didn't make it into the blahg in...

The sad thing is, this is only about half of the trash I hauled away. I know I promised the film at 11, but I had to run out and renew my v...

So very close to reaching 100 posts, a new Bleak House of Blahgs record. I feel terrible padding, but, dammit, what's a blog without poi...

A couple of days ago I picked up The Settlers of Catan and its two expansion sets (Seafarers of Catan and Cities and Knights of Catan). Jeff...

After working all day and taking dozens of bags of trash to the dumpster (filling it to overflowing), I have saved some space in my closet a...

Today, in the green wake of Giftmas, I've bagged and hauled away at least two dozen bags of garbage. Most of it's packaging, which I...

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 As we drove northeast, I scanned the horizon for the smokestack I knew awaited us, a silent herald of the tiny mi...