From Dwight comes news that endurance athlete Jure Robic has died. He was the completely insane insanely dedicated guy I mentioned earlier this year. Sad, but I can’t really say I’m surprised…
A Short, Incomplete, and Somewhat Random List of People Who Have Had Their Heads Impaled on a Spike on London Bridge
Sometimes you go looking for a handy internet reference for something and, not finding it, create it yourself. In this case, I came across a book review that mentioned Wat Tyler’s head had been impaled on the same spike on London Bridge that would later be home to the head of Sir Thomas More. That… Continue reading A Short, Incomplete, and Somewhat Random List of People Who Have Had Their Heads Impaled on a Spike on London Bridge
Books Read: Alex Irvine’s Mystery Hill
Mystery Hill by Alex Irvine PS Publishing, 2009 This is a slight, amusing novella by the author of A Scattering of jades. It involves the owner of a “mystery spot” roadside attraction, little lizard men, drugs, pogoing teenagers and parallel worlds. It’s a decent work, but didn’t seem to be quite as amusing as it… Continue reading Books Read: Alex Irvine’s Mystery Hill
A Most Improbable Texans Win
The Texans 30-27 overtime win over the Washington Redskins has to count as one of the most improbable of recent memory. If you had showed up at a Las Vegas betting window right after Donovan McNabb’s touchdown pass to Chris Cooley made it 27-10, you probably could have gotten some pretty steep odds on a… Continue reading A Most Improbable Texans Win
Cthulhu for Old Spice
This one is amusing enough to share. Especially the “unspeakable horror” bit.
Books Read: Steven R. Boyett’s Elegy Beach
Steven R. Boyett Elegy Beach Ace, 2009 Way back in The Before Time, the Long-Long Ago (i.e., the mid-1980s), there was a writer named Steven R. Boyett who wrote two popular, well-respected paperback originals, The Architect of Sleep and Ariel. Ariel was a stand-alone about a boy and his unicorn wandering across an America transformed… Continue reading Books Read: Steven R. Boyett’s Elegy Beach
Why deny the obvious child?
Arian Foster named NFL Offensive Player of the Week. This was probably the biggest football no-brainer since Vince Young’s Rose Bowl MVP Award.
More on Arian Foster
Just how good was Arian Foster’s 231 yard game? Taking a look at the official statistics for the modern era: His game would rank as the 22nd best ever, just behind Jim Brown’s 232 yards (his second-best game) It’s more yards than was ever gained in a single game than Earl Campbell (206), Ricky Williams… Continue reading More on Arian Foster
Texans 34, Colts 24
The Texans didn’t just beat the Colts today, they beat the Super Bowl runner-up decisively. A few random observations from watching the game. Peyton Manning is still a better quarterback than Matt Schaub, but today the Houston Texans were a better team than the Indianapolis Colts. After watching last season’s aerial pyrotechnics, who would have… Continue reading Texans 34, Colts 24
Alan Moore Speaks
Here’s an interesting and hefty interview with Alan Moore. An Executive Summary for the tl;dr crowd: DC offered Alan Moore a huge sum of money to sign over the rights to Watchmen Moore thinks DC are basically thieves, crooks and hacks, and told them to go fuck themselves. (I’m paraphrasing a bit here…) I’m not… Continue reading Alan Moore Speaks