Category Archives: Good to Be a Geek

How Lisa Simpson, Mrs. Alma Britten & Cora, Countess of Grantham Will Save Society

How Lisa Simpson, Mrs. Alma Britten & Cora, Countess of Grantham Will Save SocietySo, Dr. Lucy and I pulled a couple of copacetic nights working on that blasted Poe Toaster mystery and all I can say is Applesauce! We got zip. No leads, no hints, no trails, no nothing. I even donned my best goth gear, just to lure the appropriate fellow specters. I guess that just means I’ll have to fill in as the new Poe Toaster. Check with me next year, though. San Diego’s tough to leave in January; Baltimore’s darn cold in winter. Just because I’m a ghost, doesn’t mean I don’t get chilly. In fact, it’s quite the o… Read more..
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Red Wine? Check. Candles? Check. Priest? Check. Season Two of American Horror Story? Check?

Red Wine? Check. Candles? Check. Priest? Check. Season Two of American Horror Story? Check?

Golden Globe Update to American Horror Story post: January 15, 2012
Some of you cats may have preconceived notions of us ghosties. Well, listen up, Wheat. As much as it pains me to say, we are not prescient, we do not have extrasensory perception (ESP); we can neither see into nor predict the future. We are just like you, except we can travel with preternatural speed and levity, can pinch wine from the bar and blame it on the night crew, and have remarkably long histories. Just like you, we also watch Hollywood awards sho… Read more..
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Making Comic Books Respectable … You’re a Good Man, Richard Alf!

Making Comic Books Respectable ... You're a Good Man, Richard Alf!Ain’t no place nobby like San Diego, babies! I knew it when I transplanted from Boston during Prohibition, Lucky Lindy knew it when he test flew the Spirit of St. Louis here before making tracks for Paris and a geeky teen named Richard Alf knew it when he convinced fellow geek Sheldon Dorf from Michigan, not to mention Ray Bradbury, that America’s Finest City could also be America’s Comic City.

America's Finest City: Go ahead, argue with me ... I'll wait
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