Should a kid make it to double digits without a scratch, you have to figure he’s spent the entire ten years in his room. Apparently some people think that’s a good idea — here

…but what was Bill Mantlo subjected to if not rationing? And what were the faceless, implacable bureaucrats who decided his fate if not the equivalent of those dread death panels? — there (via)

It’s funny but I totally forgot about “Snowmageddon” in the effort to survive the summer’s drought and heat… — here (Yeah… I didn’t totally forget but I know what you mean.)

I don’t want characters to get smooshed together; I want to watch them interact. — there

We cannot even agree on what constitutes “good,” so how can we expect to hold it in common? — here

“The lovely in life is the familiar,
And only the lovelier for continuing strange.” — there