Happy bookish birthdays, 21 December, to: Anthony Powell (A Dance to the Music of Time), Edward Hoagland (In the Country of the Blind), Rebecca West (Black Lamb and Grey Falcon)... ilmk.wordpress.com/2025/12/21/h...

27 November's #EyedentityGame eyes (I do this as a daily game). I can't do the kind of robust tracking I normally do for who gets it in 2 places, & this 1 has been answered there, but feel free to guess & discuss! I plan to reveal the answer tomorrow

This #EyedentityGame was Cary Grant! This is the 2nd time it was Cary Grant: this time, 198 got it (the avg is 48). Congrats if you got it & thanks for having fun with it! IMDb Bio www.imdb.com/name/nm00000... JustWatch USA streaming guide www.justwatch.com/us/search?q=...

James Ransone (Bosch; SEAL Team...) has reportedly died & will be added to my 2025 Geeky Goodbyes (It: Chapter Two...) later www.imdb.com/name/nm07104...

Elf on her Toy Towel this morning. I've mentioned that you can't really sneak up on her. I hadn't even stepped towards her, and a second after this picture, I had the 2nd one 😄

26 November's #EyedentityGame eyes (I do this as a daily game). I can't do the kind of robust tracking I normally do for who gets it in 2 places, & this 1 has been answered there, but feel free to guess & discuss! I plan to reveal the answer tomorrow

This #EyedentityGame was George "Spanky" McFarland! This is the 2nd time it was Spanky: this time, 72 got it (the avg is 48). Congrats if you got it & thanks for having fun with it! IMDb Bio www.imdb.com/name/nm05687... JustWatch USA streaming guide www.justwatch.com/us/search?q=...

It's #SaveAsSaturday! Just a friendly reminder to back up your files (ideally to a different location), especially those creative ones that might be impossible to replace #WritingCommunity

Elf, 2 January 2017 (about 9 years ago)

Happy bookish birthdays, 20 December, to: Edwin Abbott Abbott (Flatland), Nalo Hopkinson (Skin Folk), Hortense Calisher (The New Yorkers)... ilmk.wordpress.com/2025/12/20/h...

Something I wrote decades ago (you may have to click to see the whole lyric)...enjoy!

Something I wrote decades ago...enjoy! Santa Claus is Coming Online

"Kevin Arkadie, Writer and Producer of New York Undercover, Dies at 68" share.google/ZOwpbmT4efZp...

23 November's #EyedentityGame eyes (I do this as a daily game). I can't do the kind of robust tracking I normally do for who gets it in 2 places, & this 1 has been answered there, but feel free to guess & discuss! I plan to reveal the answer tomorrow

This #EyedentityGame was Billie Holiday! This is the 2nd time it was Billie Holiday: this time, 65 got it (the avg is 48). Congrats if you got it & thanks for having fun with it! Discogs www.discogs.com/artist/33589...

Actor (Tracy the gorilla on The Ghost Busters...) & archivist (It Came from Bob's Basement...) has reportedly died & will be added to my 2025 Geeky Goodbyes later www.imdb.com/name/nm01225...

"Sir Humphrey Burton: Influential classical music broadcaster dies" share.google/tanXUmDlgsV9...

Elf looking out the window from the The Shell II dog bed yesterday

Looking for something to binge (while traveling, needing a break from seasonal activities, or sharing with loved ones)? 2 of my streaming guides: "Geek-friendly" (SF/F/Supernatural Horror) TV: measuredcircle.wordpress.com/tmc-streamin... TV sitcoms: measuredcircle.wordpress.com/tmc-streamin...

A quartet of creepy classic kids' Christmas shows 😁 : * Lassie: The Christmas Story (1958) * Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) * Howdy Doody Christmas (1957) * Santa Claus (AKA Santa Claus versus Satan) (1959) Links to videos & descriptions in replies!

Happy bookish birthdays, 19 December, to: Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn), Jean Genet (The Thief's Journal), Eve Bunting (Fly Away Home), Salvador Elizondo (Farabeuf)... ilmk.wordpress.com/2025/12/19/h...

22 November's #EyedentityGame eyes (I do this as a daily game). I can't do the kind of robust tracking I normally do for who gets it in 2 places, & this 1 has been answered there, but feel free to guess & discuss! I plan to reveal the answer tomorrow

This #EyedentityGame was Joan Collins! This is the 3rd time it was Joan Collins: this time, 51 got it (the avg is 48). Congrats if you got it & thanks for having fun with it! IMDb Bio www.imdb.com/name/nm00010... JustWatch USA streaming guide www.justwatch.com/us/search?q=...

Elf, yesterday...the weather wasn't good (you can see the rain on the deck). I love when she's considering, and her tail goes to "half mast". Relaxed, it droops down: working, it's straight up...this is in-between!

Happy bookish birthdays, 18 December, to: Michael Moorcock (Elric), Alfred Bester (The Demolished Man), Robert Leckie (Helmet for my Pillow)... ilmk.wordpress.com/2025/12/18/h...

22 November's #EyedentityGame eyes (I do this as a daily game). I can't do the kind of robust tracking I normally do for who gets it in 2 places, & this 1 has been answered there, but feel free to guess & discuss! I plan to reveal the answer tomorrow

This #EyedentityGame was Mabel Albertson! 19 got it (the avg is 48). Congrats if you got it & thanks for having fun with it! IMDb Bio www.imdb.com/name/nm00167... JustWatch USA streaming guide www.justwatch.com/us/search?q=...

Oscars leave ABC for YouTube in 2029 ew.com/oscars-movin...

"Peek-a-boo, Elf!" Yesterday, in the The Shell dog bed. You can't really sneak up on her 😉

Happy bookish birthdays, 17 December, to: Erskine Caldwell (Tobacco Road), John Kennedy Toole (A Confederacy of Dunces), Penelope Fitzgerald (Offshore)... ilmk.wordpress.com/2025/12/17/h...

The Oscars shortlists (sort of the nominees to become nominees) have been announced in 12 categories. It does look like it could be a very geek-friendly (SF/F/Supernatural Horror) year, with Sinners, Frankenstein, & Wicked: For Good well represented variety.com/2025/film/aw...

Gil Gerard's portrayal of Buck Rogers in the 1979 TV series was a major reason why I enjoyed it so much. His Buck is noble & a hero, yes, but also mischievous & fun. He doesn't reject the world in which he finds himself, but still shares the joy of his past with others

Gil Gerard has reportedly died and will be added to my 2025 Geeky Goodbyes (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century) later deadline.com/2025/12/gil-...

#SkyPic San Francisco East Bay Yesterday

22 November's #EyedentityGame eyes (I do this as a daily game). I can't do the kind of robust tracking I normally do for who gets it in 2 places, & this 1 has been answered there, but feel free to guess & discuss! I plan to reveal the answer tomorrow

This #EyedentityGame was Benny Goodman! 57 got it (the avg is 48). Congrats if you got it & thanks for having fun with it! Discogs www.discogs.com/artist/25476...

Patty-OTRB, 21 January 2024, for #TongueOutTuesday

Happy bookish birthdays, 16 December, to: Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice), Philip K. Dick (The Man in the High Castle), Arthur C. Clarke (Childhood's End), W. Somerset Maugham (The Razor's Edge)... ilmk.wordpress.com/2025/12/16/h...

"Carl Carlton, 'Bad Mama Jama' and 'Everlasting Love' Singer, Dies" share.google/r6sxa3gGPuaU...

21 November's #EyedentityGame eyes (I do this as a daily game). I can't do the kind of robust tracking I normally do for who gets it in 2 places, & this 1 has been answered there, but feel free to guess & discuss! I plan to reveal the answer tomorrow

This #EyedentityGame was Forrest Tucker! 61 got it (the avg is 48). Congrats if you got it & thanks for having fun with it! IMDb Bio www.imdb.com/name/nm08758... JustWatch USA streaming guide www.justwatch.com/us/search?q=...

Behold and savor, a perfect moment.

Anthony Geary (General Hospital) has reportedly died & will be added to my 2025 Geeky Goodbyes (The Return of Captain Nemo; Project U.F.O....) later "Anthony Geary Dies: 'General Hospital' Icon Who Played Luke Spencer Was 78" share.google/KvkHyGGzyB3Q...