Recent Comments

1. about 2 months ago on Bad Machinery

   I’ve only been following for a few months, but I’ve found this title to be so enjoyable I’m (eventually) going to add the entire print collection to the library in the high school where I work. I will recommend it to thoughtful readers every chance I get.

2. 5 months ago on Ink Pen

   “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Klay” is one of the few books I’ve ever cared about enough to read twice. If you haven’t done so yet, give it a try.

3. over 1 year ago on Speed Bump

   I once ordered a Hamm’s at a restaurant. My buddy, a beer snob, commented, “Why on earth would you do that?” The waitress, without batting an eye, said, “Maybe for colonoscopy prep?”

4. almost 2 years ago on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

   GIGO

5. almost 2 years ago on Doonesbury

   This strip is so true. Amazon lost money quarter after quarter, but investors were all in, while some competitors, like BestBuy, were actually MAKING money, but weren’t investment darlings.

6. over 2 years ago on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

   Author Neal Stephenson points out that religion is an operating system for humans, instructing us how to dress, what to eat, where to be at certain times, who to marry, etc.

7. over 2 years ago on Basic Instructions

   In another life, I worked at a coffee roaster. I had an opportunity to try Kopi Luwak. I enjoyed it, but wouldn’t pay $100/pound for it.

8. almost 3 years ago on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

   Is her name Ethel, by any chance?

9. almost 3 years ago on Basic Instructions

   I’ve been reading the reruns of this strip for years. SO GLAD IT’S BACK! Thank you, Mr. Meyer.

10. about 3 years ago on Ink Pen

    Disney used this gag in one of the old “Dexter” movies, with Kurt Russell. I just found it, and damn if it doesn’t still hold up. https://youtu.be/qNI3LngJsHc