That tree is almost directly across from me. Had it fallen to the East instead of to the West, it likely would have taken out some of my house. Instead if just toor the pavement up.
Pictures From After The Storm 1
Mar 17, 2010 in Uncategorized
This is the tree that knocked out my power. See the half of utility pole dangling in the foreground?
Still In The Dark.
Mar 17, 2010 in Uncategorized
My house is still without power. We’ve now been dark for four days and change. They allegedly cleared the tree that took out the powerlines yesterday and one estinare has us getting power back this afternoon.
On Monday when we went back to rescue stuff, the area looked horrible. Smashed cars, fences, and even houses. One house narrowly escaped getting totaled, but the tree actually blocked off the front door. Almost every side street was cut off, and a couple of main ones – and that was two days after!
I hope to be back to blogging soon.
Rain Delay.
Mar 15, 2010 in Uncategorized
My township of New Jersey is presently in a State of Emergency. Large areas have no power, including my block. There are downed wires everywhere, and the fallen trees have caused massive property damage and two deaths.
In light of this, I might not get around to posting today. I’ll try though.
Peace to you all.
Typo’s Best: Her Origin Gets Odder With Each Retelling.
Mar 14, 2010 in Sexism, What Were They Thinking, Wonder Woman
Hey guys, Matt here. This classic Wonder Woman panel (originally posted March 2007) makes me giggle. I’m not sure if it’s the sewing or the special Amazon nurse training. Maybe it’s that what she’s doing bears no resemblance to sewing in the first place. It’s more like… I don’t know, caulking, but I suppose that isn’t terribly ladylike.
Please note that the below panel is taken from a retelling of WW’s origin. In this scene, she is returning to Man’s World with Steve Trevor. Keep in mind, they’ve just met…
“I’ve daydreamed about sewing Steve’s loose buttons on his shirt?”
Why, exactly, did Stienhem put her on the cover of Ms Magazine, again?
And do nurses normally call learning to stitch a wound “sewing”?
(This issue also features Diana deflecting lightning with her bracelets again, but I figured you guys were tired of seeing that one)
All Flash Comics #2 ends with…ew
Mar 12, 2010 in Cliches, Creepy Relationships, Parenting, Sexism, Sexuality, The Flash, What Were They Thinking
I’m gonna end this today even if it maims me.
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All Flash #2 Part 4. Almost Done. Really.
Mar 11, 2010 in Cliches, Parenting, Sexism, The Flash, What Were They Thinking
I just love this issue so much…
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All Flash #2 Part 3!
Mar 10, 2010 in Cliches, Parenting, The Flame, What Were They Thinking
Chapter three totally rips us off by not having an awesome title. Instead, it just has a massive car wreck.
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All-Flash Quarterly, Part II: THE BLOOD RED RAY!
Mar 09, 2010 in Cliches, Sexism, The Flash, What Were They Thinking
All Flash Quarterly #2 is Special.
Mar 08, 2010 in The Flame, What Were They Thinking
This comic is just special, and as such it is getting special treatment. I’m basically encapsulating the entire comic, because it’s just this great, fun, zany comic that then… well, that’d be telling. Still, totally worth an entire week as far as I’m concerned and well, my blog, so you’re stuck with my (poor) taste.
Also, I ask a favor of the historians in the room. This is a fairly easy story to find, and I am sure you could skip ahead. If you do, cool. Just please don’t spoil it in the comments. Pretty please with sugar on top.
With that said, on with the show!
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