Gentleman of Leisure and Bon Vivant

04/21/2026

Live now. Damn straight.

12/08/2023

I've got a feeling...

New signage… Kirks Steak Burgers is opening soon…

08/09/2023

In 1969 Canadian televison produceed a one hour teleplay by Jim Hensen called The Cube. It was only broadcast twice, and although you can find it on YouTube it isn't terribly well known or noted. The Cube was certainly was my first exposure to the "protagonist in a box" trope. And fifty years later it is still the bar against which I judge similar experiences....

In 1969 Canadian televison produceed a one hour teleplay by Jim Hensen called The Cube. It was only broadcast twice, and although you can find it on YouTube it isn’t terribly well known or noted. The Cube was certainly was … Continue reading →

01/11/2022

UPDATE: Shortly after I wrote this, my friend and Fanboy Planet editor Derek McCaw asked if he could run it there as well. Well of course you can Derek! In the prepping he suggested that the "distracted by the cracker" line made a better headline, and I had to agree. Now it's 2022, the year of the food riots and mysterious death clinics, and somehow this all feels that much more poignant....

How spoilers can make us miss the more important message. It's right there, but we're distracted by the cracker.

04/20/2020

Can I tell you about a unique book experience? I’m going to work hard to spoil none of the book’s surprises, while telling you why this is a book you should enjoy. Consider a prolific writer, now long passed, whose legacy lives on beyond the words he wrote. Consider almost 80 novels written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, even more created by those who want to extend the legends he created. [ 1,339 more word ]

A great escapist read. One that can, if you let it, lead you to pick up some older novels to catch up on the backstory, while it leads you forward into the new novels that will extend Edgar Rice Burroughs legacy of extended stories of strange lands and incredible adventures.

09/21/2019

Facebook demands I write something.

07/01/2019

Put another one on the list, and this time it's significant. I'm talking about e-books. Particularly your rights and ownership of "your copy." That's confusing, I know, but bear with me. The short of it is that Microsoft will be shutting down its e-book store, and any books you bought from them, and notes you might have made in them, will just disappear… [ 683 more words ]

Put another one on the list, and this time it’s significant. I’m talking about e-books. Particularly your rights and ownership of “your copy.” That’s confusing, I know, but bear with me. The short of it is that Microsoft will be … Continue reading →

07/01/2018

Silly Facebook. Gentlemen of Leisure have better things to do than post to Facebook.