by JMBell | Jan 11, 2022 | Typed Rants
The middle kid is off to college, and I couldn’t be more proud of her. I am also jealous. I’ll get to that. Last Friday, I loaded up Mr. Truck and headed for St. George, UT. First, I have to admit, in spite of some great childhood memories of SG, I don’t much care for...
by JMBell | Sep 20, 2021 | Typed Rants
This last Saturday was Batman Day – the anniversary of Batman appearing in print for the first time. Supposed to be a big deal in certain circles, but, alas, it was pretty tame this year. There was a lovely family moment though. A mother and son popped in and we...
by JMBell | Sep 6, 2021 | Typed Rants
2022 is shaping up to be a linchpin election for this country, so let me whine for a moment: I played little league baseball as a kid. I was a catcher for about three seasons – my wholly unreliable brain tells me – and that is how I hosed my knees. I went...
by JMBell | Aug 30, 2021 | Typed Rants
No shows this week hasn’t stopped the gathering of news and sharing it on the DEFENMedia Slack channels. It’s one of the ways that we stay current, even when we’re not recording – like this week. Here’s one we would have covered on The LEFT Show today – US...
by JMBell | Aug 22, 2021 | The Left Show, Typed Rants
I’m getting old. Already out of shape, as it were, whatever that means anymore. This next week is going to end kinda awful. First – not going to be recording next weekend, so no new shows for the end of August. Why? Partially JC is doing Shakespeare in the...
by JMBell | Aug 15, 2021 | Typed Rants
Yesterday was Free Comic Book Day, a nation-wide celebration of comics by brick and mortar store owners and – mostly – Diamond Comics Distribution to introduce folks to the joy of comic books. It’s usually the busiest day of the year for comic shops. This...