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When I started sheltering in place some 15 years ago, I didn’t even realize it had a name. I just referred to it as a common sense approach and far more efficient for my line of work. The hectic and unpredictable nature of what I do necessitated me either working from home or staying atContinue reading “How are you adapting to the Rick Lifestyle?”

I’d been threatening to watch it again — I don’t know *who* I was allegedly threatening, maybe the blu-ray player, I don’t know. Maybe I was just mentally warning myself because originally I was going to watch the Infinity War and Endgame double feature. But come on, that’s too much at once, unless you startContinue reading “Endgame for the fifth (?) time…”

Let’s face it, by July 1971, Stan Lee was in a rut. A year earlier, Jack Kirby had left Marvel to go to DC comics. Stan and Jack had done just over 100 issues of the FF together but the honeymoon was over. Marvel publisher Martin Goodman had never appreciated the value of what JackContinue reading “Kirby’s departure”

My wife hates board games. There are a few she might join in on, depending on the scenario but your typical board game, no way. She’s that way with card games too, for the most part but she’ll play the occasional game of Uno or Kings in the Corner if necessary. I think that attitudeContinue reading “Whiling the Time Away with Puzzles”

With SO much information and misinformation and those that prefer “Ms Information” floating around, I thought maybe I’d attempt to debunk the things I actually know are false and confirm what I know to be true. COVID-19 is *not* hiding in your closet wearing a hockey mask. That’s someone else and I’d really worry moreContinue reading “Debunking stuff”

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”