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Wow.  I missed this on Saturday, as I was at my sister’s wedding.  I did not start checking comic news until this morning.  And the fact that he died one year older than I…well… it’s sad that anyone would be dead at 37.  For all the criticisms I might have had of his work, he was a decent person from what I could tell, and continued to work, even when he could have understandably stopped.  He treated the fans well, and that shows a real amount of class.  So, to his family and friends, I extend heartfelt sympathy.

It disappoints me that Dunkin’ Donuts caved. You have to be a complete moron to believe this was an anti-semitic ad. Here is the picture. And here is the reaction:

‘‘The keffiyeh, for the clueless, is the traditional scarf of Arab men that has come to symbolize murderous Palestinian jihad,’’ Malkin yowls in her syndicated column.

‘‘Popularized by Yasser Arafat and a regular adornment of Muslim terrorists appearing in beheading and hostage-taking videos, the apparel has been mainstreamed by both ignorant and not-so-ignorant fashion designers, celebrities, and left-wing icons.’’

I wish I could believe that Malkin was just being clever and trying to make some kind of statement on a culture of people who protest everything… but that would require me to have faith in her skills at satire. She has never had them before and this leads me to believe she indeed was outraged. This just proves how irrelevant she is at this point. Seriously, anyone who bought into this “outrage” is some brand of stupid.

Predicting in five to six weeks we will be seeing five buck for gas in the U.S.  I think it’s pretty clear that flying is going to no longer be an option soon.  Frankly?  I wish the war in Iraq had been for oil.  (Okay…not really)

I can’t truly argue against the Mad Money guys feelings that people in the U.S. want faster and more powerful cars.  That means huge fuel costs.  And since no President has ever paid more than lip service towards alternative fuels?  It looks bleak.  Who knew that the Mad Max movies would be so accurate predictors of a nation’s folly?

I am keeping todays short and sweet.

Under Midnight was a 90’s industrial act in the Circle of Dust/Nine Inch Nails (Pretty Hate Machine Era) brand.  Made up of db Allen and Frankie (actually Mark Robertson and Ceasar Kalinowski), the band released only two CD’s.  Both were “concept albums”.  I think what I noticed most about their songs was the use of samples.  Many came from sci-fi films such as Robocop or the Alien franchise.

The songs were definitely pop-industrial and I considered their Debut, Under Midnight a great disc.  In fact, i still like to listen to it.  Same goes for the follow-up Void.  They had a cool electronic vibe, good use of samples and fairly interesting lyrics.  Not quite as heady as last week’s choice (Believer), but clearly in the vein of cyber-punk fiction.  I would say they are a crew that made Christian Music that does not suck.

This is a fairly done review of the film Expelled. It’s a well thought out and fair review. But boy…the response made my brain almost pop. I had to just stop at comment # 14 and call it quits.

If someone talks about themselves as being big hearted, kind, and what a great person they are? Especially when they are trying to be your significant other? They probably are not anything close to that. See, people who really are big hearted and generous and an all around great person do not tell you that…other people say it for them (without their solicitation). Hell, they most likely see their big heart as a flaw and are critical of themselves for being “too sensitive.”

(I really, really have to stop watching Rock of Love)

In the same week they discover Kryptonite, scientists discover a planet that revolves around a red sun!

AND Rosie quites the View!  What will Fox do without her to complain about?!

So, apparently, we are looking at near two feet of snow.  It’s been falling heavy and contunuously since about eleven A.M.  I guess my parents picked the right time to go to Mexico.

I am not going anywhere today.

I discovered that creator Leah Adezio passed away.  I would feel wrong to try and pay any personal tribute, as I never really had much contact with her in the online community, and I was never familiar with her work.  And yet, as I have read the rememberences from her friends, I feel a real sense of loss, and wishing I had known her.

I just wanted to direct people to these loving (and heartbreaking) posts from those who did know her.

Heidi MacDonald @ the Beat
Peter David
Elayne Riggs
Colleen Doran

My heart and prayers go out to Leah’s family and friends.

I’ll be here in a day or two.