I do not expect most people to understand Houston.  I don't get it, and I go there pretty often and have friends there.  Lived north o...

As we've been promoting in our sidebar this month, we're supporting Max's efforts to raise some dough for cancer research ...

We're about a month out from the drawing for the big raffle Max Romero of Great Caesar's Post is planning over at his blog.   ...

I'm going to share this link with you here and again at the end. Writer, blogger, reader and Austinite Max Romero is putting toget...

One last shout out for The Kirby4Heroes/ Hero Initative event today in honor of Jack Kirby's legacy . Nobody did it like The King.  No...

A friendly reminder that in honor of Jack Kirby's birthday, you can donate today to the Heroes Initiative, an organization that helps fr...

Today marks Jack "King" Kirby's 98th birthday. Jack's granddaughter runs to Kirby4Heroes Campaign, which is an annual ev...

If you're anywhere near my age and you read comics in the 1980's, then you know the work of artist Norm Breyfogle.  Norm Breyfogle a...

Full disclosure, I have, of course, met Chris Roberson and Allison Baker.  You are unlikely to find two more decent folks in any setting. ...

Today would have been the 60th Birthday of actor and activist Christopher Reeve . Like most people, I am most familiar with Reeve than...

Today would have been the 95th Birthday of Jack Kirby, the greatest comics creator of the 20th Century. Kirby's family is supportin...

So, today we rose at 6:30 and were at Lake Pflugerville by 8:00 for a 9:00 walk. We finally kicked off around 9:15 or so. Many would l...

I don't really remember when Jamie mentioned that her dialysis clinic was participating in a charity/ fund-raising walk for the National...

Hi, y'all! In a couple of weeks, my family is coming together to take part in the Kidney Walk for The National Kidney Foundation. B...

Hey! Longtime readers may know that Jamie, the better-half and brains of the outfit here at Signal Watch, has some serious kidney dysfunct...

Something that has long bothered me about superhero comics and their fans (and very often their creators) has been how disconnected the indu...

Hey!  It's the Holidays! It's the time of year when movies and TV tell us we learn important life lessons about the real meaning ...

This Spring has seen its fair share of tragedy due to horrendous storms which cost hundreds of lives.  The pictures coming out of Joplin tod...

As you have no doubt been alerted, Japan has suffered a major earthquake and tsunami.  I did not see the televised footage until about 10:00...

We've been watching the tragedy unfold in Christchurch, New Zealand via news reports and social media.  While we're also watching ...