Alas, my Kpop Top 10 for the month of July was a paltry Top 3. 2023 not shaping up to be a great year in that regard... https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1688971265862733832 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1688971273148239883
August 11, 2023: Missives from the twitterverse!
https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1689382951954386944 I’m doing the omakase at Sushiso Masa in Tokyo. https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1689023927350079488 Such is the business... https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1688992724463058945 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1687214675316895745 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1689694495267258368 People who choose the hibiscus or key lime should be viewed with trepidation. Today's Yes/No... https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1690015539395981312
August 10, 2023: Unusual Deaths!
https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1687946687073959936 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1688236390096478208 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1688609780946898945 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1689047384079110145 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1689352388644147200
August 9, 2023: Amazing Covers!
A few that caught my eye this week... Avengers #4 - cover art by Alex Ross Children of the Vault #1 - cover art by Rod Reis Immortal X-Men #14 - cover art by Mark Brooks Miles Morales: Spider-Man #9 - cover art by Miguel Mercado The Amazing Spider-Man #31 - cover art by John…
August 8, 2023: Meanwhile, on the home front!
Call off the vengeance. I'm fine! Sampling whole grain mustard... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ah97WmLzyXo Me imitating Akemi's laugh... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/j_XPIvlwrsE P.S. The endoscopy went swimmingly! Today's Yes/No... https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1688911038933032961
August 7, 2023: Avenge me!
Late last year, I was feeling under the weather. Consistently. And particularly at night. I would wake up, drenched in sweat and incredibly nauseous. I couldn't sleep on either side or flat on my back and was only comfortable propped up at a 45 degree angle. Every time I ate, I was assailed by endless…
August 5, 2023: Unusual Deaths!
https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1685775609467744256 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1686086724768714753 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1686468484924944384 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1687234780532707328 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1687536440953995273
Mrs. Columbo – A Brief History
Shortly after Columbo ended its run on NBC in 1978, executive Fred Silverman decided to produce a spin-off series titled Mrs. Columbo despite the protests of original Columbo creators Richard Levinson and William Link. Mrs. Columbo, who was never given a first name in the original series, would be named Kate. She would be a…
Columbo – A Brief History
Columbo is one of the most beloved crime dramas in television history. It ran from February 1960 to January 2003, spanning 35 years and 69 episodes (including not one but two pilots). It has been broadcast in 44 countries From 1971 to 1978, the show ran as part of the NBC Mystery Movie (wheel) and…
August 1, 2023: Meanwhile, on the home front!
Sampling Ryazhenka... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KjmmzYCSF0&t=4s Sampling coffee milk jelly... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2GLB-L_-tes Today's Yes/No... https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1686402940897054721 Today, I celebrated my sister's birthday by going to SOMA Chocolates... P P.S. I didn't eat it all by myself. One of those chocolates was for Akemi. Happy Birthday, Andria!
Rocket Robin Hood – A Brief History
Rocket Robin Hood was a (barely) animated series focusing on the (somewhat) futuristic adventures of Robin Hood and his Merry Men and their battles again the evil Prince John and the inept Sheriff of N.O.T.T. (National Outer-space Terrestrial Territories). Despite the fact that it was set on New Sherwood Forest Asteroid, “that futuristic headquarters of…
July 30, 2023: Suji Sunday!
Yozo! Suji and new friend Frankie Dad's muse. Stashing her treats...
July 29, 2023: Unusual Deaths!
https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1683926332114374657 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1684281537162887168 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1684604676296052736 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1684998183280111622 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1685379033398128640 And today's Yes/No... https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1685333240872112128
July 28, 2023: The weekend cometh!
Tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. EST, I'll be guesting on the Galactic Gals podcast. https://twitter.com/Andilaine3/status/1685062414469869568 Drop on in! Now if I can only get my Blue Yeti mic to work... Who is the greatest television detective of all time? Cast your vote! https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1685044020525895681 I'm Team Columbo. So, weekend plans? Akemi and I have our usual Saturday…
July 27, 2023: News of Note!
With the success of the Barbie movie, looks like studios have set their sights on other classic toy-themed movies... https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1684322479328595969 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1684652434046525440 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1684352120282050563 Meanwhile, in political news... https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1684333604816449538 So much in the news lately that you can be forgiven for missing the fact that aliens have apparently been visiting Earth for quite a while, and authorities…