I wonder if this photo is of the bear who has been wandering a residental street in Marksville for a week or so. They’ve been turning up there regularly in the past few years which shocks me as I grew up nearby and would never have expected bears to turn up.

If you don’t want the hassle of camping, but you’d still like the campfire stories, I recommend Jim Harold’s Campfire podcast. http://jimharold.com/category/jim-h…

What you wrote here falls in line to what I was thinking — that the blood drainage may have been a misinterpretation of what was hastily written in the police report. In the US, initial police reports can sometimes have errors, especially if they are written by whatever officer initially responded to the scene, who…

I’m going to play devil’s mom’s advocate here and state that I didn’t mind Rowena *that* much — at least at first. On one hand, she’s campy as hell, but I was hoping that this was a sign that the show was going to stop taking itself so seriously and depart from focussing on the same old brotherly angst and drama — not…

Someone else here has already pointed out that Disney already has a very successful franchise, Fairies, based off of Tinkerbell. The series is absolutely precious, and because it has a relatively diverse cast and promotes good values too girls, I promote it heavily to my daughter. I was skeptical when Tink first made…

Those are all ideas that would make way too much logical sense for Ream Winchester to consider. I did gather back from when Dean got the mark that for the transfer to work he had to be willing and have committed a deed somewhat akin to Cain’s — though Death kinda retconned that. Anyhow, I’m pretty sure Luci wouldn’t…

Sam gets a dog and a girl was still worse, IMO. But, still — so true.

I wrote a long and personal reflection on the sterilization plot arc, but the lack of merchandising is a real problem, though it’s relly just symptomatic of a larger issue. My daughter wore her Avengers shirt to preschool toda and was given grief by some of the oys in her class. She probably wouldn’t be given a hard…

I’ve been anxiously anticipating throwing my two cents in on this topic for a while. I finally saw the movie and read this article today and my feelings are pretty much what I expected. I’m sensing a pretty deep sense of outrage over BW’s use of the word “monster” in the context of her sterilization. I think the…

I thin you could argue that the general arc of the entire series hinges on Jedi being idiot in general an Anikin/Vader in particular. Let’s list his idiocies

I think I remember this one from Unsolved Mysteries. Looking over it as a adult, I wonder whether this could have been covert testing by the CIA, military, or some other secretive group.

I’m Pretty sure the assumption was tht the jazz would be played on a Victrola or what have you. The prevailing theory is that the murders were actually related to a mafia rivalry and the rime suspect was later killed, in California, by the wife of one of his victims. The bit about thejazz was either a prank or…

I’m Fascinated by the New Orleans Axe Man, but recently learned of a even more fascinating series of serial axe murders in southwestern Louisiana and Texas. One person was convicted — a woman, but apparently there were accomplices as the murders were part voodoo rituals. http://mystorical.blogspot.com/2010/12/louisi…

I agree with what you’re describing. I think the best way to lead is with him doing what he does best (but using talent than just the easy out of flashy mutant power) and being damn charming doing it. His part in Wolverine wasn’t bad. If they want to keep leading with the card game thing — fine. For example he can get…

I have mixed feelings on this. Gambit has some really interesting stuff in his backstory — if you ignore the stupid parts that don’t make any kind of sense. Then again maybe I just think so because I was born in New Orleans and grew up in “Cajun country.” And, as any of us from that culture can point out, whoever came…

And now we know why. *wink*

1. Quantum Leap. The premise of that show was a bit silly and only got more ridiculous as it went on. I think it would have been really interesting to explore more of the potential negative butterfly effects and maybe let a few happen because there didn’t often feel like a lot was on the line. Plus, the…

Having done a few months of Luprin Devo when I was 30 and gone through real menopause when I was 40, I don’t have much good to say about either. I will say that I do not recall being an emotional wreck when I was Lupron, but I was fortunate to have a lot of emotional outlets during those months. Actual menopause…

I have wondered whether some of the medical experimentation rumors were in response to her doctor husband advocating any of the new, and not yet trusted advances in medicine, like sterilization against germs, anesthesia, and vaccination. There was a yellow fever outbreak in New Orleans (as happened periodically) and I…

It was probably left out because no one besides disreputable ghost-walk tour guides (or sensationalist paranormal shows) try to pass that part off as true.