St. Louis guy here—I got hooked on burnt ends about 20 years ago thanks to the late, lamented KC Masterpiece restaurant. Love them.

I’ve been working from home for about a year and I LOVE IT. I actually do all the things mentioned in the article, and believe me I do not miss the seven-hour trip between home and my office (I had an apartment up there and would go back-and-forth on weekends for...gods, 13 years?). I especially loved it this past…

“When Steven Universe throws his bright pink shield/all those who chose to oppose his shield must yield...”

Many years ago, to please my daughter I wrote a story where Ash & crew encounter (and utterly defeat) Apophis and his Jaffa squadron (Stargate SG-1 crossover). Later James and Jessie find the smoldering crew and James leans over: “Don’t feel bad. He does it to us all the time.”

I’m sorry—the costume looks great, I’m sure the plot is good, but Levi is the wrong pick. “Shazam” (insert grouchy old poop rant) was originally based on Fred MacMurray, and should have that heroic, chiseled look. Every picture I’ve seen makes Levi look like a deer caught in the headlights and gives me an Adam Sandler…

This is one of my favorite LeGuin stories. I’m hyped.

“I want to be the greatest breeder in history!”

Wayyyy back when I was with a Doctor Who fan club and did some writing for the newsletter. I had one about convention tips and the one everyone remembers is “Don’t ask Tom Baker who his favorite companion was. Be original. Ask him if he prefers original or Stove Top Stuffing”.

Just in time for Christmas!

Good luck heading east. Every major highway is undergoing construction downtown. It’s an absolute f*cking mess.

Screw the meatballs--we go for that incredible chocolate cake.

There’s a rule of thumb all cast members share and it’s scary how accurate it seems to be--”Kids gravitate to Dumbo”. 

I tried the “go inside instead” at a McD’s this past weekend—all I wanted was a soda, but the drive-through line was hideous. Unfortunately, this was one of the “new” McDonald’s, and there was only one register open, and the family ahead of me could not decide after five minutes what they wanted to order, so I just…

“Even in what should be its biggest, most epic moments, First Man can seem like it has blinders on, and the result is a disconnect between expectations and reality which leads to just a little bit of disappointment.”

Why am I hearing IDENTITY CRISIS all over again?

Depends. My mother had a small estate when she passed and my older sister was executor, though I had all the paperwork and knew pretty much what was what (I oversaw her nursing home care in her last two years). Rather than be a demanding asshole, I decided to just let sis take charge and give her as much support as…

Back in my younger (stupid) days we used to make the St. Louis-Orlando trip in two days. We’d stop in either Chattanooga or Atlanta on day 1, and then perform the Death March on day 2. Highlights include 2000, when we are driving toward Orlando in the midst of a horrible thunderstorm, while locals are dancing in joy…

I’m in. How could I not be? I met my wife at a Doctor Who fan club meeting 35 years ago..

The thing that I love about SU is that every time you start looking closely at it, you see something new that really needs to be said in this world. My wife and I discuss this show every chance we get, and frankly I am in awe of Rebecca and the staff at just how much they manage to stuff into an 11-minute episode.

Crap. Guess I can’t use #fireMatheny as my closing line for emails to my boss any more.