As far as mayflies are concerned, you were the White House's Director Of Communications for ten generations.

So refreshingly saying exactly what you think about everything suddenly isn't the political way to go?

When a new major update appears for Marvel Puzzle Quest, I generally head over to the dedicated game forum at D3 to see what the truly loyal players are saying about it. (I don't post there: I just drop in and read the expert analysis.) And in doing so, I noticed something: the forum's code completely forbids cursing.

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It's not exactly a secret that I've been having trouble writing this month, and -- well, now everyone knows why. So I thought I'd try something light tomorrow. A pure fluff piece. Just trying to break through any way I can. And since there's some lead time on this one, it felt like a good time to break out the usual game.

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I await the suicide rate spike numbers with interest.

This is how I wound up with a dog.

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You are looking at official Disney concept art.

Ducktales revival: Darkwing confirmed.

He's back.

From left to right:

Robert
Damien
Craig
Joseph
Mat
Hugo
Brian

Choose.

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Or: 'I'm too tired to think of a better title.'

* The closed-down comic book/T-shirt shop is getting ready to host its next tenant. This time, I pulled over and took a long look in the window, while there was still time to do so. It is about to become -- a collectible card games store.

Which also sells a few comics. Plus toys. And maybe a Funko or two.

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Which means that in this case, two to six weeks? Was just under two. And that's coming from HelloWorld as contest administrator, a company which has repeatedly demonstrated its ability to hold back $5 gift card codes for up to three months after the projected send date and once managed to keep most of the MCR thread on March Madness hold for the better part of a year while constantly promising 'just two more weeks...' Over and over.

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So:

A. Skin bleaching can be taken way too far.
B. There was an accident with a teleporter pod and a party pony. You don't want to know the details.
C. Don't take steroids, kids.
D. And now, Snagglepuss will exit, stage right even!
E. Pepto-Abysmal.

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