1951 – The Thing

Snow-covered U.S. Arc Polar Outpost surrounded by ice cliffs

What’s a book or movie that genuinely scared you View all responses The 1951 original of The Thing scared the heck out of me. I think I saw it when it hit television a few years after its theatrical release. And I believe that my sister got into a lot of trouble for letting me …

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Cruise Time!

If you had a free round-trip ticket to anywhere, where would you go? View all responses Flood my mailbox with brochures and offers for cruises! I'll get stuporous comparing itineraries and digging into details. No crowded middle seats on flights, bad airline coffee, or waiting to be boarded from crowded "lounges". I got spoiled on …

Leavin’

What’s a song that changed your life? View all responses I am probably practicing guitar more now than at any time in the past thirty years, and the fingers are beginning to respond. Charlie, my guitar, is whispering to me, "So when do we go lookin' for a gig?" I hush him. Even if the …

Is It Magic?

Comic scene advertising fake cryptocurrency coins with scam warnings and people handing over money

What are your thoughts about cryptocurrency? View all responses I once heard a definition that stated that any technology sufficiently advanced that it defies description is actually magic. Reading a definition of cryptocurrency this morning made me think about that definition because I got lost in the first sentence. But thinking about the Binance hack, …

Last On The Card – October, 2026

I found this while cleaning up on the front porch. It was buried in a small pack my oldest son used for school when he was little.

Vigilante?

Four teenagers face ghosts and undead figures in a ruined coffin warehouse

We didn't get too many Trick or Treat visitors at our loft building down by the old Boston and Maine railroad tracks. The visitors that did show up were not looking for tricks or treats, but usually for theft. The building was a big old wooden frame loft building. It's still there, and you can …

What Jerry Did

Too many cruel people hide among merrymakers dressed as ghosts, goblins, and political figures.

This Ain’t No Jabberwocky!

The photo is of my third Dan diploma (third-degree black belt) and my short sword on the wall in the bedroom. That's right, I am certified lethal with a sword. The short sword is not the Vorpal Blade of literature, which was "swift and keen, and always ready for service," as the Cheshire Cat said …

Lights, Plants, Action!

I suffer from a bit of seasonal affective disorder. When the sun sets early and rises late, I get the blues. Over the years, I've actively sought out ways to minimize those sad, bad days. I try to keep my physical activity levels up, find ways to engage my mind in educational and entertaining ways, …