Author Archives: James

RIP Roger Miller

Posted on October 25, 2011 by James| Comments Off on RIP Roger Miller
Roger Dean Miller was an American singer, songwriter, and musician.
Roger Miller

Roger Miller (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992)

Wikipedia Link

Posted in Because I Can, Music, On This Day

RIP Don Messick

Posted on October 24, 2011 by James| Comments Off on RIP Don Messick

On October 24, 1997, the animation industry lost a treasure. Don Messick‘s entertainment career spanned seven decades, with forty years of voice work in animation. Messick performed in over 100 animated programs, providing voices for some of the most beloved cartoon characters on television, including Astro and Rudy on “The Jetsons,” Bamm Bamm on “The Flintstones,” Boo Boo and Ranger Smith on “Yogi Bear and Friends,” Dr. Benton Quest and Bandit on “The Adventures of Jonny Quest,” Ricochet Rabbit on “Magilla Gorilla,” Papa Smurf on “The Smurfs,” and his most famous role, Scooby Doo, in countless formats.

Thank you, Don, for one of my most cherished memories of childhood. Scooby Doo was my hero. – James

Posted in Because I Can, On This Day, The Little Screen (Television)

Said the Obverse…

Posted on October 21, 2011 by James| Comments Off on Said the Obverse…
Said the Obverse to the Reverse
“You are evil, mad, and perverse”
Said the Reverse to the Obverse
“Neener neener you’re far worse”
Never knowing they were joined
Being two sides of one coin.

Posted in Because I Can, Humor

A Gem From the ‘Net

Posted on October 20, 2011 by James| Comments Off on A Gem From the ‘Net
Gazebo ('nuff said)

Gazebo ('nuff said)

Thanks, Mr. Gartin

Posted in Because I Can, Gaming, Humor

RIP, Mr. Cunningham…

Posted on October 19, 2011 by James| Comments Off on RIP, Mr. Cunningham…
Tom Bosley

Tom Bosley (October 1, 1927 - October 19, 2010)

Thomas Edward “Tom” Bosley was an American actor, best known for his starring and supporting roles on the television shows Happy Days; Murder, She Wrote and Father Dowling Mysteries, as well as the title role in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Fiorello!

Wikipedia Link

Posted in Because I Can, On This Day, The Little Screen (Television)

Happy Birthday, Robert Jordan

Posted on October 17, 2011 by James| Comments Off on Happy Birthday, Robert Jordan

Robert Jordan was the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr. (October 17, 1948 – September 16, 2007), under which he was best known as the author of the bestselling The Wheel of Time fantasy series. He also wrote under the names Reagan O’Neal and Jackson O’Reily.

Posted in Because I Can, Literary, On This Day

Happy Birthday, Atari 2600!

Posted on October 14, 2011 by James| Comments Off on Happy Birthday, Atari 2600!
Atari 2600

October 14, 1977

Wikipedia Link

Posted in Because I Can, Gadgets, On This Day

White Christmas

Posted on October 14, 2011 by James| Comments Off on White Christmas
White Christmas

The film was released in theaters October 14, 1954.

White Christmas is a 1954 movie starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye that featured the songs of Irving Berlin, including the titular White Christmas.

Wikipedia Link

Posted in Because I Can, On This Day, The Little Screen (Television)

Darth Valice in Wonderland

Posted on October 13, 2011 by James| Comments Off on Darth Valice in Wonderland
Darth Valice in Wonderland

(Click for larger image)

Posted in Because I Can, Humor

Bang Your Head!

Posted on October 12, 2011 by James| Comments Off on Bang Your Head!

Bang Your Head

Yup! Been one of those days!

Posted in Because I Can, Humor

Laser Pen Usage Graph

Posted on October 11, 2011 by James| Comments Off on Laser Pen Usage Graph

Laser Pen Usage Graph

Posted in Because I Can, Humor

I have a bug

Posted on October 10, 2011 by James| Comments Off on I have a bug

Somethings buggy around here!

Posted in Because I Can, Humor

Moses, stop it!

Posted on October 9, 2011 by James| Comments Off on Moses, stop it!

Moses, stop it!

Posted in Because I Can, Humor

Prepare for Otter Annihilation

Posted on October 8, 2011 by James| Comments Off on Prepare for Otter Annihilation

Prepare for Otter Annihilation

Posted in Because I Can, Critters, Humor

RIP Edgar Allan Poe

Posted on October 7, 2011 by James| Comments Off on RIP Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, editor, critic and one of the leaders of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of the macabre, Poe was one of the early American practitioners of the short story and a progenitor of detective fiction and crime fiction. He is also credited with contributing to narrative forms of the emergent science fiction genre.

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849)

 Wikipedia Link 

Posted in Because I Can, Literary, On This Day

feeln’ philoslothical

Posted on October 6, 2011 by James| Comments Off on feeln’ philoslothical

feeln' philoslothical

Posted in Because I Can, Critters, Humor

RIP Steve Jobs

Posted on October 5, 2011 by James| Comments Off on RIP Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011)

In the late 1970s, Jobs, with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Mike Markkula and others designed, developed, and marketed one of the first commercially successful lines of personal computers, the Apple II series.

From such humble beginings, a legend was born… Jobs was the driving force behind the Macintosh (seeing potential in the mouse-driven GUI); founded NeXT after leaving Apple; aquired a little Lucasfilm’s computer graphics division (which became Pixar), and returned to Apple and become CEO.  When Pixar was aquired by Disney, he became Disney’s largest individual shareholder ever.

What a story… Wikipedia Link

Posted in Gadgets, On This Day

Neat Rock Formation

Posted on October 5, 2011 by James| Comments Off on Neat Rock Formation

Do YOU see Jabba the Hut?

Do YOU see Jabba the Hut, or is it just me?  🙂

Posted in Because I Can

If you can’t make me thin…

Posted on October 4, 2011 by James| Comments Off on If you can’t make me thin…

Make my friends fat

Posted in Because I Can, Humor

iPad “under the covers”

Posted on October 3, 2011 by James| Comments Off on iPad “under the covers”

iPad etch-a-sketch

Posted in Because I Can, Humor