Really loving this one. Just what I'd hoped it would be. Does anyone do horror-comedy as well as Mr. Raimi?

Congratulations, @danielkraus.com. Richly deserved.

A weird poem: A brogue is a leather-made shoe A drogue is a funnel-shaped 'chute Rogue is an X-man, probably a genius A bogue is a fish, in fact it's a genus "Vogue" is a song by Madonna, who also recorded "Angel" and "Devil Pray" Which maybe makes her a theologue. Or not.

Been reading how King Charles subtly insulted the American felon-in-chief. That's wrong. There was nothing subtle about it. Charles couldn't have been more clear about it if he'd slapped the felon repeatedly about the face. Which I think we can agree we were all hoping he would do.

I get a weird pain in my stomach to think this will be the last Thursday Next novel. I love this series so much. @jasperfforde.bsky.social

It boggles the mind that this masterpiece was directed by the same fella who made Jaws: The Revenge. I mean, I know most directors have their ups and downs, but jeepers....

Revisiting some old friends and one of the most convincing and rigorously constructed post-apocalyptic worlds I've ever encountered. A magnificent series. @seananmcguire.bsky.social @orbitbooks.bsky.social

I've finally sneezed after working on it for close to two hours and I'm pretty sure I've discovered a higher level of consciousness and a purer form of pleasure than has ever been experienced in the history of humanity. Also can anybody spare a Kleenex?

I quite liked @robertjsawyer.com's The Downloaded (2024), and said nice things about it in the Winnipeg Free Press. I'll be reviewing its sequel, Ghosts in the Machine, in a forthcoming column.

That we can seriously wonder whether a shooting incident at the WHCD was staged by the ruling political party of the United States of America tells you all you need to know about the ruling political party of the United States of America.

I'm up to the one where Sean eats all the whelks. Yum!

Been watching this long-running British panel show. Tones your brain muscles and makes you laugh out loud.

I loved this book by @franceswrites.bsky.social, and I eagerly await its sequel about a sock-mending adventurer entitled Voyage of the Darned.

I'm seeing people on social media saying reptiles like Tucker Carlson and MTG are exhibiting a guilty conscience, but that's wrong, because those cretins don't fucking have a conscience.

I'd listen to that Booklist guy.

Last year I almost died from bleeding into my chest cavity. This year I almost drowned from fluid in my lungs after a minor heart attack. I am not looking forward to next year.

I sometimes do this with my reviews, to make sure I'm not just prattling on.

Last week I went to an author signing. What a ripoff. He wouldn't let me put my name on him anywhere.

This is indeed a terrific story. I liked it a lot.

Hey, @chuckwendig.bsky.social, what's your take on the Cosmic Crisp apple? I just found out they exist.

King of the sofa.

Now watching. I'm a sucker for invisible-people movies. Yes, I even like the sequel.

Well, this is delightful.

Reading the forthcoming new novel by @linwoodbarclay.bsky.social. It will come as no surprise to you when I tell you it is superb.

Stupid weather.

At the beach no one can hear you scream.

Our dog might be a little cute.

The reason so many people are protecting Trump is not complicated: he cares only about himself, and, if cornered, he would turn on everyone. They're protecting him to protect themselves.

Was talking to someone about mystery television shows. They said they like Peter Falk as Columbo, but they don't like the show because it "gives away who the killer is" up front, which means there's no mystery. They genuinely seemed baffled why the show is so popular. My mind is still boggling.

I am reading this now, for a @ala-booklist.bsky.social review. Spoiler alert: it's terrific.

Columbo occasionally makes oblique references to the fact that he sometimes doesn't solve a case. I'd like to see those cases dramatized.

Do all Republicans wake up in the morning and think "What new things can I do to punish random strangers?" or is it just most of them?

A brief survey of FB Marketplace reveals many users don't know the meanings of the words "rare," "vintage," or "collectible".

"Let me get that for you, sir."

I'd listen to that Booklist guy.

The Columbo episode "Dagger of the Mind" bothers me for so many reasons. It's filmed mostly in California, but set in London; it's too long; and its special guest murderers overplay their roles by at least 20%. A solid story, though, with a satisfying conclusion.

This purplish mark is the teeny tiny hole through which, several days ago, the doctor installed two stents in my heart. I am amazed that this can be done.

Me want.

Nothing makes a fella think about mortality like emergency surgery for a torn blood vessel and life-threatening internal bleeding and then, almost a year later, a (relatively small) heart attack.

You know, I had forgotten how utterly delightful @williamshatner.bsky.social was in Boston Legal. A case could be made that Denny Crane is his greatest performance.

You know Taken 3 might be in trouble when Lenore tells Brian he left his apartment door open. Brian Mills would never leave his apartment door open.

After The Naked Gun, Liam Neeson should do a parody of the Taken movies.

We might have got a teensy bit of snow.

Um, isn't every power outage a "transmission interruption"? Isn't that pretty much the definition of a power outage? An interruption in the transmission of power?

This the best you could come up with, @schumer.senate.gov?

Very excited to be reviewing The Hive, forthcoming from @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social, for @ala-booklist.bsky.social. Big fan.

I'm not naive. I know we could lose power in extraordinary circumstances. But this was typical, ordinary NS weather: not excessively heavy snow, no excessively high winds, no icy rain. Tens of thousands lost power. In many cases, due to neglect and lack of routine maintenance.

This won't make a lot of sense if you're not in Nova Scotia, but: this latest snowfall (a typical NS snowfall) is a significant step in training the citizenry that we can't rely on NS Power. The lack of basic maintenance, causing thousands to lose power, demonstrates a fundamental unreliability.

I have no interest in Boston Blue, the Blue Bloods spinoff, but I'd really like to see a period piece focusing on Frank Reagan's years as a detective. No idea who they would cast as the younger Frank, but there's plenty of material there.

Cc: @adamroberts.bsky.social