gdp's Comments

CANDORVILLE daily comics by Darrin Bell : Why Politics Are Boring

Tue, 15 Oct 2013 22:21:18 +0000

Karl Rove had his own mathematics.

CANDORVILLE daily comics by Darrin Bell : The Ultimate Betrayal

Tue, 10 Sep 2013 06:46:16 +0000

Oy! This is almost as bad as when they cast Seth Rogen as "The Green Hornet".

CANDORVILLE daily comics by Darrin Bell : He Does Not Want To Talk About It

Mon, 19 Aug 2013 19:35:00 +0000

Ewwww!

CANDORVILLE daily comics by Darrin Bell : Not Really Real

Fri, 28 Jun 2013 14:18:44 +0000

Besides movies like "Dark City" and "The Matrix", this theme has been explored by SF authors at least since the sixties in books like "Simulacron 3" by Daniel F. Galouye, and stories like "The Tunnel Under the World" by Frederick Pohl. I think that the 1999 thriller, "The Thirteenth Floor" is also loosely based on "Simulacron 3". This message brought to by your resident SF literary critic --- I KNEW that masters degree in Comparative Literature would come in handy some day. ;-)

CANDORVILLE daily comics by Darrin Bell : The Light Timer

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 06:56:31 +0000

Hmmm, I may have to re-think this ... my veggie-cam looks to be NSFW: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_34TvDcPmX4Y/TETT5G2v8pI...

CANDORVILLE daily comics by Darrin Bell : The Light Timer

Fri, 7 Jun 2013 20:06:52 +0000

And here I thought I was nuts for wanting to point a webcam at my vegetable garden so I can check it from work every fifteen minutes ...

CANDORVILLE daily comics by Darrin Bell : Business

Sat, 11 May 2013 07:21:56 +0000

So, Rosencrantz is the land surveyor from Kafka's "The Castle" ... :-)

CANDORVILLE daily comics by Darrin Bell : The Sliders Joke

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:42:06 +0000

Looks like Leroy wears a hat and grew a hipster beard in this universe. Can't tell how Susan is diferent though ...

CANDORVILLE daily comics by Darrin Bell : Age

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:51:40 +0000

I like Big L's reading material. :-) Just started "Lilith's Brood", btw.

CANDORVILLE daily comics by Darrin Bell : Buttons

Fri, 8 Feb 2013 15:45:41 +0000

Whoa, C-Dog! That was cold ...

CANDORVILLE daily comics by Darrin Bell : Collapse

Mon, 4 Feb 2013 16:35:57 +0000

"Wild Seed" was awesome! Thank you for the reminder --- I've been trying to figure out what I should read next; now I know. Off I go to alibris for a copy of "Lilith's Brood". Thanks for the recommendation, Darrin. :-)

CANDORVILLE daily comics by Darrin Bell : Keynes vs. Friedman

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:34:40 +0000

Goblin. Definitely goblin. And President Reagan's slashing of public funding for mental healthcare facilities that might have helped him with that goblin problem. :-)

CANDORVILLE daily comics by Darrin Bell : Dominoes

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:31:47 +0000

My dad was like this --- I have to remind myself every so often to be different, and to treasure my children's (and eventually grandchildren's ... if I'm still around) gifts. They may not understand my attachment to old things like my Nikon FE, but that shouldn't mean that I would blithely disregard my progeny's expression of affection.

CANDORVILLE daily comics by Darrin Bell : Solong

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:21:48 +0000

I have to agree with Ronald, here. "So long," according to Merriam Webster's online dictionary, is an interjection used to express "Farewell". I'm usually just as much a stickler on linguistic anomalies as you are, Darrin, but I find I must disagree with you on this one. Sometimes, you just have to accept that English is an insane lnaguage.

CANDORVILLE daily comics by Darrin Bell : Quietboy

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:30:59 +0000

Clyde does not know children very well ... When there are kids are in the house and we notice it has become preternaturally quiet., we remark, "It's quiet ..." "Yeah, too quiet ... " Then we run to see what's wrong.

CANDORVILLE daily comics by Darrin Bell : The Black President Question

Wed, 2 Jan 2013 07:22:05 +0000

Hey Darrin, this one is a classic. :-) I just thought I would share this with you: I have two sons, 7 and 4 years old, and they've been playing "Star Trek" for the past several months. The oldest plays Data; the youngest plays Capt. Picard; I play Commander LeForge (apparently because I'm a programmer ...); and their mother plays Dr. Crusher. Anyhow, the other day I was being lazy and didn't put in my contact lenses. "Captain Picard" looks at me closely and says, " You know, Dad, with your glasses on, you actually look a lot like Geordi." I don't know if I feel more complimented by the kid, or proud of him ... I just know that I really like this crop of children we're raising. There is hope for us yet. :-)

CANDORVILLE daily comics by Darrin Bell : Old People and Technology

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 23:22:50 +0000

Sorry Darrin, but Christmas e-cards are tacky. I haven't opened an e-card for years --- I automatically delete them. And anyone who takes offence can stick it where the sun don't shine and strike me from their email distribution list. BTW, having trained some "old people" to use computers, I agree that you sometimes get the feeling they're testing you, but they're really not. A little bit of patience and understanding that one day you'll be in their position (hopefully) goes a long way. :-)

CANDORVILLE daily comics by Darrin Bell : Get the NEW Candorville Book: "Does the Afterlife Have Skittles?"

Sat, 8 Dec 2012 05:54:06 +0000

Darrin, is there any possibility that you will be selling signed copies of this? BTW, if you're ever in the Chicago area for whatever reason, please let me know. I'd be happy to shake your hand and buy you a drink. :)

CANDORVILLE daily comics by Darrin Bell : Fonts

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:18:20 +0000

Noooo! Not Comic Sans! Anything but that. :-D

CANDORVILLE daily comics by Darrin Bell : Older

Mon, 8 Oct 2012 05:57:26 +0000

Dude, there is something wrong --- I'm forty-eight, and the only reason I'd switch channels would be if my wife or kids walked in.