(An afterthought: Peter Murray would have been amused by both of these…) Tinky Winky speaks out on Jerry Falwell From GoApe (T-)Shirts: ATAT Walker in Veterinary Collar

The Young Wizards discussion forums have lost a steadfast moderator and a good friend. Peter Murray died yesterday in hospital in the UK. He is going to be so missed…

Thanks for your concern, everybody. I’m a little better. Won’t be able to get the ultrasound till next week, though. (mutter) I will be sorting out those last book requests…

To those folks who have outstanding requests for books that still need to be dealt with: Please bear with me for a day or so. I spent most of yesterday…

24 Hours of Flickr

Authors’ copies of my books have started piling up around here again, so I thought I’d offer some of them here for those of you who might like signed copies…

Something worth noticing. European national railways [are creating] an international partnership modelled after the Star Alliance airline network to compete with the discount airlines. According to the paper, the railways…

I mentioned this place in passing in a post some while back, and it really needs to have something more said about it, as there’s not nearly enough information online.…

“My name is Turambar,” cried Turin, “and Evil have been all my ways.” “And my name is Niniel,” wept Nienor as they fell into each other’s arms and she became…

Over at Scientific American: Kryptonite Discovered; Adamantium Remains Elusive No, really! [tags]kryptonite, sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide[/tags]

Lou Romano has a blog. Wow!

 Just down from space: Nasa’s paired solar imaging satellites (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory, or STEREO; what a bunch of wiseacres they are over there) have sent back the first 3-D…

I’m in the middle of crazed work on about five different things at the moment, but sometimes you come across something so cool that it has to be shared immediately. An animation…

As only he can. For an organization that exists (purportedly) to “honor” the craft and profession of cooking, the Beard Foundation continues to send a message of continued cluelessness and…

A tremendous film talent lost. And his son, too, just getting started on his own career. Tuesday was usually family night for film director Bob Clark — best known for…

Harcourt Trade Publishers will be releasing the mass-market paperback edition of Wizards at War on June 1, 2007. Amazon.com has now made the book available for pre-order. You can pre-order…

The Once and Future Republic of Vermont

…most likely because it’s spring, and beekeepers are starting to discover empty hives… “Crops — and our wallets — may get stung by bee problems” (Funny how we don’t notice…

From a poster called “HumanEnhancement” at AintItCoolNews.com: Peter David… royally screwed up those “Star Trek” novels he wrote, much like his wife Diane Duane. (snort) (ROTFL) Peter was amused. …So…

Revived Ninja Turtles Defeat Spartans At Thermopylae

Folks, The two Peter Morwood “Horse Lords” prequels, The Clan Wars, Book One: Greylady and The Clan Wars, Book Two: Widowmaker, are now both available to be ordered online in print…

Normally I stay out of the political mode online, but there are days that make even me willing to break over for a few moments. I look at this picture…

Just in passing: Hand-painted truffle bars The tea stick (such a clever thing, I’m just in love with it) Chocolate deities (including the Galactic Butterfly, Our Lady of Willendorf, and Hotei…

Possibly my favorite of the Amstel ads that have been airing for a while. (This one was shot in 16:9, so you may find it looking a little squeezed. Sorry…