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Yay, it's the return of Johnny B's Fearless NFL Predictions! And I'm watching the Seahawks game tomorrow because it's turned into an impromptu party at my place. Johnny B is calling Seattle over Tampa Bay, and is in fact calling Seattle to have a good season. We'll see.

Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #119.

Comic Book Idol 3 is about to start. Submissions are being accepted.

Another reason to not trust rebates.

I loved Popeye as a kid, and I love this explanation for Bluto vs Brutus. Thanks, Mark Evanier!

Depression leads to worst health... "Depression is a more disabling condition than angina, arthritis, asthma and diabetes..." Yeah, I could've told you that.

It is a virus killing the bees?

Heroes Still Exist.

A teacher on Slashdot asks how to bring science and math into writing class.

The DoJ thinks you should pay extra for your internet if you want content that the cable providers don't want to supply.

The New York Times reports on another possible biofuel source that has a better yield than corn and can be grown on marginal land, and helps keep livestock away from other crops. There are still potential drawbacks, but this one looks very promising.

If you commit murder, don't use it as the plot for your bestselling book, especially if you've left other clues around.

Pugs in cars for the in-laws.

Sep 15-19 is "Holy Pasta Week"
Plan your menus now.

Hubby-Eric and I have finished planning our menu out for the week, and are simply adding finishing touches to it now. I'm also planning the usual science blogging for that week. I hope I can find enough good links...

Um. Go Seahawks!

So, I watched the game in fast forward last night, like I said. It was actually a pretty exciting game. Very nice of the Cowboys to give us the win. I wish the Seahawks had played it all a bit better, but at least the result gives them another chance to play. The officiating was as bad as last year. In fact, I kind of wonder if they gave the Seahawks this game like they gave the Steelers the win in the Superbowl last year.

I don't expect the Seahawks to get past their next opponent. Both Chicago and New Orleans are strong teams this year, and the 'hawks never pulled it all together. And if the Seahawks end up playing against New Orleans, I might have trouble deciding who to root for (ok, not really, but I like New Orleans this year, so if they play the Seahawks and win, I won't be as disappointed).

Update: They're playing Chicago. I have very low expectations for this one. Go Seahawks, but wow... they're up against it, aren't they?

And, oh yeah, Johnny B called it. I've been forgetting to link to his predictions, but he's still making them, and he's still doing well. Unless I'm much mistaken, he's 4-0 for the weekend.

BrainDead

I was waiting for this to show up. As soon as I saw the scene I thought, "Polite Scott is gonna comment on that one."

Johnny B's NFL Picks.

Bully's Ten of a Kind.

The Perils of Colleen Part 5.

Find out if you are Tone Deaf.

Sunday Linkage

Lea Hernandez tries to not weigh in on the poorly named "Minx" line from DC. Can't anyone name a line for women/girls some name that doesn't have negative connotations?

Johnny B's NFL Picks.

FilkerTom is thinking about destroying model cities.

Bothell Lost. Oh well.

A Little Linkage

Johnny B's NFL Picks. He was 3-0 on Thanksgiving Day games.

Fine Art Ads In Photoshop... check out Boing Boing for the link.

Snow makes me do strange things. You can find the exact latitude and longitude of your house using Google Earth (it also tells you your elevation! We're at 185 feet above sea level here). Plug those numbers into the URL you get at NOAA when you click on the map near your home, and you get a weather report for your own house. Snow makes me do strange things.

I Thought Turkeys Could Fly

Happy Thanksgiving to my US readers. I'll be posting my Ripples post later this evening if I don't fall asleep from the turkey meal.

Johnny B's Thanksgiving NFL picks.

Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #78.

Turkey Urban Legends and tales.

Hand-Drawn Turkeys. The final question on a Psych class test is to "Draw a turkey".

If you are peeved at a scummy driver, you can report them at PlateWire.

Lea Hernandez updates, and asks who your favorite teacher was.

Occasional Superheroine. Start at the bottom and read on up to the most recent. You'll know quickly enough if you want to keep reading. Start with this post. I read through the entire blog in one sitting. I do not regret it.

Snopes reports on a true tax refund for Americans...

And for everyone who remembers WKRP:

Linkages

Johnny B's NFL Picks.

Galactus is Coming.

Dr Sordid profiles Aquaman.

This happened just down the hill from us.

Making Light has a round up of information about the UCLA student who was Tasered repeatedly by police after he'd been cuffed and subdued.

Boing Boing asks if RIAA lawsuit damages are unconstitutional.

Linkdump

Johnny B's NFL Picks.

Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #76. It keeps going... and going... and going...

Ten of a Kind in honor of James Bond.

Hmmm, do I want to go to the Grand Opening of Fantagraphics Bookstore. Hmmm. Not too far away, but a pain to drive to. I'll have to ponder this one.

Aaron Williams has good links.

Wooden planes.

The Internet's Funniest Images.

I'm in ur base... Having played Command and Conquer, and gotten pwned like this, I totally understand the meme.

Emerald City Comicon is shaping up to be a really good one this year. Yes, unless some disaster strikes my life, I will be there.

Sunday Morning Links

Johnny B's NFL Picks.

Chocolate Sushi!

Potter Puppet Pals are on YouTube now.

Variant Cover Survey Results: part one and part two.

This cartoon sums up Windows Vista for me. I'd rather have a more stable version of XP then yet another pointless upgrade that will force me to buy new hardware just to run it.

Linkdump

Johnny B's NFL Picks.

I really enjoyed this entry about comic criticism and comic book journalism.

Heidi has a Variant Cover Survey up, go pitch in your opinion.

I dropped Seven Soldiers less than halfway through, so I was surprised to read this very positive review of the collection of mini-series.

Bully on Daredevil. Another Bully Ten of a Kind.

Oh fine, I'll mention the stamps.

Some idiot disses comics in Wired (and he is an idiot, because he doesn't even know what "genre" means) and Neil Gaiman sets him straight: "It's always best to be offended by things you haven't read. That way you keep your mind uncluttered by things that might change it."

Loren Coleman's Top Cryptids. And the Top 50 Cryptids. Just in time for Hallowe'en.

A good patch for Boy Scouts to earn. Free culture.

Boing Boing has more on Net Neutrality, and why it's a good thing: As Craig "craigslist" Newmark put it, imagine if you tried to order a pizza and the phone company said, "AT&T's preferred pizza vendor is Domino's. Press one to connect to Domino's now. If you would still like to order from your neighborhood pizzeria, please hold for three minutes while Domino's guaranteed orders are placed." That's why we need Net Neutrality.

We welcome our new Elephant Overlords.

Today's Foxtrot is a must-read.

Martial Law. Yep, America died on October 17th. More at Slashdot.

Latenight Links

Johnny B's Fearless NFL Picks. Last week he did a dreary 7-6, but the week before he went 14-0.

How to make a Cylon Jack O'Lantern. Um. Cool? Via Querldox.

The Modulator directs us to two websites about twins: Genetics and Health and Gene Expression. Why the interest? Look at the pictures.

The United States Bans Vegemite, and not because of its taste.

Random Thoughts

It started raining here again this week. It was like the whole city let out a giant sigh of relief. Sure, it's wet, but the air is clearer and the plants no longer look wilted. We'd gone without long enough that newcomers and visitors were starting to say, "The weather isn't that bad in Seattle!" which is the worst thing that can happen. We don't want more people moving here only to complain that they actually saw that "sun" thingy where they used to live. And to be honest, I was really uncomfortable seeing the sky that unnatural shade of blue instead of its normal gray/white.

The newest link on my site is to David Allen Jones' Blog AKA "The Johnny Bacardi Show". Thanks to the fantastic linkback feature that Elayne Riggs introduced me to, I was able to discover he linked to my blog, and actually implied that I'm fun and interesting, to boot! That brings my readership up to two and a half (my hubby, David, and my retailer who sometimes visits).

There's a great, short, interview with Ramona Fradon by Heidi MacDonald at Comicon's Pulse. I'm a BIG fan of Ramona. My favorite piece in my Aquaman collection is an original Ramona Fradon watercolor my husband surprised me with for Christmas 1997. Having Ramona's work be the majority of the new Aquaman Archive coming out made my month, and it's good to see her getting recognition on a major comic news site.

I'm thinking I ought to do some reviews of older books. The sugar-coated bee story (see Monday, Nov 4th's first blog) made me pull out Clan Apis and reread. Perhaps I should at least make an occasional reference to other great series I've gotten over the years. Heck, since I'm already talking about Jay Hosler, I'll mention that Sandwalk Adventures, his latest effort, has been very good so far. And educational too!

The news that Stan Lee is suing Marvel took me by surprise. While Stan seems to have the biggest ego in all of comics, he never seemed like a guy to go against company lines. Then again, I don't know the details, so maybe I'd better just shut up and watch how it goes.

And for my final thought this evening (unless I post another one later on tonight): A powerful and rich king had three magnificent and valuable rings that he kept in a gorgeous and ornate box. As he grew older, he decided one day to give each of his three daughters one of the rings. After the giving was done, a single ring still remained in the box. Can you tell me how?