When I was in the Bahamas (not the resorty parts), one thing that fascinated me was the sounds that the eroded limestone (ancient coral reefs that make up pretty much the whole archipelago) makes when you walk on it and displace stones, etc. All I could think of was that it sounds like pots and pans or medieval armor…

Probably inviting ridicule here, but does Jon Latham's "Gun with Occasional Music" count as a slipstream novel? Just trying to wrap my head around the concept...

This Doctor reminds me more and more of my Grampa Scott. He was just as wonderful, gruff, opinionated, funny, clever, even looked a lot like him. I grew up pretty much thinking Grampa Scott hung the moon. Now I know the truth: he was a timelord. It's nice to imagine he isn't gone after all, just "traveling." He…

I can't believe that after all these years those few notes of Star Wars theme music still give me chills. Probably because I haven't completely desensitized myself with video games and cartoons and whatever else that's saturated the market by this point. I'm very much looking forward to #7.

You're right. And that just sucks. Sometimes I like to crank up the southern when talking about intellectual/scientific things just to make a point. ;-)

It's bad enough for creators, relegating those of us who stupidly try to do our own thing to the bottom of every list. Maybe if it were half as bad (and obviously so) for audiences, things might change. :-\

One of my favorite sounds in all the world. Too bad our western Oregon coyotes are so danged reticent. I've seen em more than heard 'em, and that's saying something.

Oh wheee now i have to try to find it for myself. Upstate NY + Arkansas + Virginia + northern California + New England + Long Island + Oregon = ???

I've lived all over the country, and at least half the places I've been claim that title. I don't know why folks don't want to admit to having a dialect/accent — I think it's cool and fun! But then, my own is made up of pieces from all the places where I've lived... It just seems that everyone wants their own to be…

I'm with ya. Everyone around me was all "Boooooooo!" and I was like, "Hey, he read Lives of the Cell!"

Dogs give a lot in return for that so-called "neediness" the cat people perceive in them. It's really sociability — they are family oriented pack animals, just like us.

Leonbergers are bigger than cougars. And they are among the sweetest dogs in the world. Sorry, but dogs are social beings. If a chihuahua can push around a great Dane (and they do all the time), then y'know size has nothing to do with it. Dogs consider us their partners; cats consider us their servants.

Nope. I know lots of introverts who are dog people. (I'm one of them.) In my experience, horse people tend to be dog people as well, though. I'm definitely not a cat person, but it mostly stems from being allergic to them. But I also don't know how to communicate with them. Whereas dogs are a bit like horses,…

Otherwise known as mitochondria. Those of us who read Lewis Thomas back in the day were not quite as offended as some people when Lucas threw this at us. His stuff is really just a sloppy amalgamation of whatever he was reading (or watching) at any given time — e.g., Joseph Campbell, The Battle of Britain, and I bet…

OMG and have you ever noticed those folks tend to then shut up during the commercials?!?!? Isn't that what commercials are for?!?

Yeah I do. But there's a quality range for everything. Most hotdogs (and baloney) on the market are super-fatty, super-salty, and super-byproducty. Not all, however, and I don't buy the crap ones anymore. Over the years, I've just lost my taste for such things. Maybe that'll happen for a lot of these kids who are…

Well, dammitt, if I can't buy Foster Farms, I'm stuck with that salt-water-filled, flavorless crap in the case next to it. Why's it so much easier to get locally sourced beef and pork than chicken, anyway?

Saw that and thought it was The Master. Probably always will. Sorry, John Simms.

I think we need a special category for ex-cops.

I've about had it up to HERE with cop shows... but I cannot wait for Almost Human. Yes, Karl Urban could even play a stupid Dr. Sexy MD character and I'd watch that shit. Also, the android guy looks like he's gonna' do a good job, too. Really!