Author Archives: rickjlundeen

A few years ago, we lost our Dominick’s store as had so many other people. In its place opened a Mariano’s. I’d heard good things from people, as I’d never stepped into one before. They had a big grand opening weekend with someone playing a piano (haven’t seen that since, yet the piano’s still there),Continue reading “Mariano’s new look- Under Construction Chic”

I awoke and assessed all things.  After the morning cleanse, I descended. They were asleep. I stood in the great room.  I listened. The refrigerator and furnace were between cycles. The cable DVR was in sleep mode. Outside, the streets were empty. No squirrels scrambled on the roof. No wind. It was a complete silence.Continue reading “It was quiet”

When I decided to do this blog every single day for 2020, I could not have predicted COVID-19 and the different world we now live in. Nor can I predict the very different world we will be living in in another two months, and of course the drastically different  setting by year’s end.  On my end,Continue reading “This May Get More Difficult”

Many people love to take naps. My wife, daughter and mother all excel at the practice. That’s great for them. I’m not a huge fan of naps because usually, I’m never quite tired enough to drift off. And on that rare occasion when I *am* tired enough and fall asleep, whether it’s five minutes orContinue reading “Glorious, yet dopey”

What’s that ya say? You’re pleading, begging, grasping for the answer to the question, maybe the biggest, most important question that CAN be asked, considering the topic of this entry: “Rick, oh venerable one… what IS your favorite comic ever?” Finally, he asked me.  JLA/Avengers by Busiek and Perez. Four, 48 page issues. The epitomeContinue reading “Fantastic Friday: JLA/Avengers”

This shows you how important it is to NOT SKIM messages or emails. (In fact, you should all of this carefully). You’d think we’d all know how to read, access, understand and absorb emails but no. We don’t. If you run three sentences together to make a short paragraph, you’ve got 50/50 odds on someoneContinue reading “Risk Assessment/Reading Carefully”

Today is the day that Mickey & Maj: “Grounded” comes on on Comixology — (LINK HERE). So I’m proclaiming this MICKEY & MAJ DAY. I’m fairly sure this is official now. The mayor’s busy. To date, produced three stories for M&M. The first two were collected together by Action Lab comics and came out inContinue reading “Mickey & Maj Day!”

I’ve always had a problem with the fact that inIllinois, when voting in the primaries, you have to go straight Dem or Rep. This caused a problem for me one time years ago when I desperately wanted to get rid of a certain Democrat and vote for the Republican opposition but at the same time,Continue reading “Punching that Ticket”

(a very short story) As he and Penny finished cleaning up so they could rejoin the party, Jack surveyed his extended family spread across the back yard. Everyone seemed to be having fun, enjoying the sunshine, the long summer day and each other’s company. At one of the few  card tables set up for theContinue reading ““Staying Upstairs””

I’ve had a couple weeks to process the revelations of The Timeless Child. It’s a lot to unpack. If it’s real. The BBC has gotten so many complaints about the reveal, that they’ve issued another apology. This being the second time this year– first was regarding Can You Hear Me? Anyway… Before I get intoContinue reading “Amidst the settling dust…”