Harrison Ford turns 78 years old today. Just playing Indiana Jones, Rick Deckard, Dr. Richard Kimball, and President Marshall in Air Force One (“Get off my plane!”) would make for a great career. But there’s one other role you might … Continue reading The Day Thread Has A Bad Feeling About This (7/13)
Tom Hanks turned 64 yesterday. Imagine I just referenced your favorite Tom Hanks role. Wash your hands, wear a mask, post cat pictures, and be excellent to each other. Continue reading The Tom Hanks Emergency Day Thread (7/10)
Kevin Bacon is 62 years old today. It might be easier to list the movies he hasn’t been in, but a few highlights include Footloose, A Few Good Men, Apollo 13, and X-Men: First Class. (I’m sure I’ve forgotten your … Continue reading The Kevin Bacon Day Thread (7/8)
Sidney Lumet (1924-2011) was born on this day. He directed over 50 films, among the most notable were 12 Angry Men, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, Network, The Verdict, and (his last movie) Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead. He was … Continue reading The Sidney Lumet Day Thread (6/25)
Gary Burgoff, who played Radar O’Reilly, was born on this day in 1943. Stay home, wash your hands, post cat pictures, be excellent to each other. Continue reading The Emergency Night Thread of Radar O’Reilly (5/24)
I’m 47 years old today. On this day in 1749, Edward Jenner, who developed the smallpox vaccine, was born. (Take that, anti-vaxxers!) It’s also the 7th anniversary of the best birthday present I ever got. On my 40th birthday, I … Continue reading Krellis wants you off his lawn (5/17 Day Thread)
Salvador Dali was born on this day in 1904. Pictured in the header is Living Still Life. That’s all I could come up with given a few minutes notice. Stay home and be excellent to each other. Continue reading The Emergency Day Thread of Salvador Dali (5/11)
On this day in 1973, the Sears Tower (we shall always refer to it by that name) in Chicago was completed and became the tallest building in the world, replacing the World Trade Center in New York City. It held … Continue reading The Sears Tower Day Thread (5/3)
Fine. Here you go. Wash your hands and your heads, post cat pictures, and be excellent to each other. Continue reading Good Fry-Day Night Thread (4/10)
Good news, everyone! It’s Good Fry-Day, where we celebrate one Philip J. Fry. Discuss your favorite Futurama episodes, post cat pictures, wash your heads, stay the hell home, and be excellent to each other. Continue reading The Day Thread Celebrates Good Fry-Day (4/10)
I’ve never been someone who seeks the spotlight. I’ve always seen myself as the loyal sidekick. Sam is a character that I very much identify with. And, well, I think his famous speech from The Two Towers is very fitting … Continue reading The Samwise Gamgee Day Thread (4/5)
All right, here goes. List your 100 Favorite Songs. I know, it’s really freaking difficult to narrow it down to just 100. Still, I’m satisfied with my list, and it’s nice to have them all in one place. I’m not … Continue reading Your 100 Favorite Songs
If you’ve seen any of my music-related comments, there’s a decent chance that you’ve seen me mention Sarah Harmer. She’s a Canadian singer-songwriter who started out in an alt-country band called The Saddletramps in the late 80s, then an alt-rock … Continue reading The Sarah Harmer Day Thread (3/6)
Don’t adjust your browser, there’s no anime in this week’s post, because this is Krellis filling in for Lutair. (I guess I’m #11 in the picture above, and Lutair is #20.) And like I told Lutair Monday, I don’t hate … Continue reading The Weekly Fitness Thread Tries Something Different
On this day in 1941, element 94, plutonium, was first produced and isolated by a team of researchers at UC-Berkeley led by Glenn T. Seaborg. Even though it was named after Pluto, it managed to keep its status as an … Continue reading The 2/23 Day Thread Requires Something With A Little More Kick, Plutonium
I’ve mentioned this idea in a couple of places, but this is a slightly larger platform. With a little encouragement from Lyssie, I’ve decided to do a post where everyone can list their 100 favorite songs. Now, it’s going to … Continue reading The 2/19 Day Thread Wants Your 100 Favorite Songs in About Two And A Half Weeks
Just when I thought I was out, they pulled me back in. I know I said last week was the last Songs By The Letter post. Well, then I read this comment, and I decided we needed one final post. … Continue reading Songs By The Letter, The Hidden Track: Your Top Songs For Every Letter
This is it. Finally, the post for all your songs that start with numbers or non-alphabetic symbols. Normally, it’s just your favorite 25 songs that start with each letter, but I’ve got around 30 or so songs that fit this … Continue reading Songs By The Letter, Side 2: Your Top #@$! Songs
Well, it’s almost the end of “Songs By The Letter, Side 2.” Today, we’ve got the letter Z. If you have 25 (or more) Z songs in your library, I salute you. Mere mortals like me with significantly fewer Z … Continue reading Songs By The Letter, Side 2: Your Top “Z” Songs
Welcome back to one of my favorite recurring features (although it does result in some agonizing decisions). Since this is the second go-around, I’m calling it “Songs By The Letter, Side 2.” The rules are simple, just list your top … Continue reading Songs By The Letter, Side 2: Your Top “Y” Songs
I’m going to skip the usual intro this week. There just aren’t very many songs that start with X, so just post what you’ve got. Spoiler alert: I’ve got a grand total of 2 X songs in my library. If … Continue reading Songs By The Letter, Side 2: Your Top “X” Songs
