Tuesday
First day back at work. It didn’t suck. No, really… it didn’t. It wasn’t bad as far as “Yes, this is the biggest sign that your vacation is over” goes.

NPR and PRI Stories
Fresh Air: Interviews – Jim Moss and Bob Dorough (!) and TV Host Fred Rogers
All Things Considered: FDA Moves to Ban Diet Aid Ephedra
All Things Considered: Sacred Relics of the Freemasons
All Things Considered: FBI Warns of Potential Almanac Terror Link
The World: Global Hit – End of Year Highlights

Stray Toasters

  • From Slashdot: WIlliam Shatner to Record Another Album O_o ?!?
  • 10 Ads America Won’t See
  • …which segues nicely into: BadTasteAdvertising.com (Maddox, I think that some of these might be up your alley…)
  • Non-comics readers may not be aware of this, but many of the creative teams behind today’s titles are made up of people in different countries. Hermes Tadeu, colorist for Marvel Comics’ Incredible Hulk was one such international artist. He was shot to death this past week in Brazil. He was 25.
  • Issues of Hero Sandwich, a comic book published by Slave Labor Graphics many years ago, can still make me laugh.
  • Keyboard Twister
  • Drawing Board ( and : This one’s for you.)
  • Ever hear a song on the radio, but can’t figure out who sings it or what the name is? You might be interested in this site. The list of cities whose playlists you can check seem to cover many major markets… even Omaha. Hell, they even have Greensboro listed! It doesn’t have all stations in a market listed, but it has a lot of ’em.
  • Are you a fan of The Late Show with David Letterman? Check out the Top Ten Archive.

Quote of the Day
On tonight’s episode of Whoopi:

Naseem: I saw Liza and her “husband” on About the Music trying to “set the record straight…”
Mavis: Honey, the Mormons couldn’t set that record straight.

Happy New Year’s Eve to all.

Namaste.