Category: General

Playing Wookie

From Yahoo via Bryan Fordham: Chewbacca of Star Wars fame throws out the ceremonial first pitch as Wicket the Ewok looks on before a baseball game between the Florida Marlins and the Washington Nationals Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006, at Dolphin Stadium in Miami.

Did you know…

Did you know that there’s a World Cosplay Summit? From Wikipedia: Cosplay (????, kosupure?), a contraction (or portmanteau) of the English words “costume” and “play”, is a Japanese subculture centered on dressing as characters from manga, anime, tokusatsu, and video games, and, less commonly, Japanese live action television shows, fantasy movies, or Japanese pop music …

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Riddle Me This…

How can any creature sleep comfortably in this position? (And, no—in case you were wondering—I will not be accepting or responding to any commentary regarding, and/or offers to buy, my totally awesome Star Trek sleeping bag/comforter)

Baseball Art

Check out this cool gallery of baseball art/ads, the above image being my favorite of the bunch.

Interview on WS NPR

If’n you’re a local Triad person, and you have any interest in my ramblings, be sure to check out tomorrow’s installment of WFDD‘s program Voices & Viewpoints hosted by Denise Franklin. The interview I did at the station earlier this week will air tomorrow, Friday the 27th, at 9:30 am and again at 6:00pm. Update: …

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