Author Archives: Solonor

It’s the most wonderful time to drink beer…

Hrm. I scoffed at the notion of a Christmas Carol Quiz (technically, it’s a “Holiday” carol quiz, as there is a Hanukkah song in there). How could anyone get anything wrong on one of those, sez I? Stupid quiz. I … Continue reading Continue reading

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Merry Christmas to me!

I won’t have to wait until next week to see the second half of this week’s Doctor Who. SciFi is showing the last two episodes (“Army of Ghosts” and “Doomsday”) back-to-back! Continue reading

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It’s like Yakubovich vs. Griboedov all over again!

Oh, it’s on. For those of you not insomniac enough (or DVR-less enough) to be able to watch The Colbert Report with any regularity, you may have missed the greatest ironic exchange on TV. A while back, Stephen Colbert had … Continue reading Continue reading

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Respect the Jart or it will destroy you!

Kids these days. Wotta buncha wimps. OK, well, maybe it’s not the kids so much as their do-gooder, paranoid parents. Just because some toys happen to wind up on the CSPC list of Toy Hazard Recalls, they think they’ve got … Continue reading Continue reading

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That’s right… who’s laughing now… who’s laughing *now*?

From the venue: “Patrons in the ‘Splatter Zone’ Should be prepared to have a BLOODY GOOD TIME… and dress accordingly.” Continue reading

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Wait. Where are you going? I was going to make Espresso.

R.I.P., Peter Boyle Continue reading

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God bless DVR (and re-runs)

I love my DVR, but sometimes it needs a little help. Thanks to a tip from Geeky, I found out that it didn’t record the Mythbusters Christmas special because it had a different title. So, I set it up to … Continue reading Continue reading

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That’s a mighty big crab…

Some day, I will list all of the odd catch phrases we have around here and from whence they come. You won’t understand much of it (neither do I, frankly), but at least I’ll satisfy my obsessive need to list … Continue reading Continue reading

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Geeks around the world are wearing black today

One of the bloggers that I wanted to meet some day has unexpectedly died. Sarcasmo (aka, Star Foster) passed away yesterday from a pulmonary embolism. While we never chatted much beyond an e-mailed “Merry Christmas”, she was a major source … Continue reading Continue reading

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Dalek vs. Santa

Merry (Exterminate!) Christmas Continue reading

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