Of Kate the Great, The Mutts, and The Gathering

- Cannot let the passing of the legendary Katherine Hepburn go unnoticed. She was, IMHO, the best film actress we ever saw. The list of classics she was in, the list of legendary leading men she performed with, can go on for some time. But she was always great, a charming, beautiful, intelligent, spunky and classy presence who was unique even in her day, and who has never been matched. If you want to see her at her best, I would recommend "The Philadelphia Story," one of the fienst movies ever made, "Woman of the Year," and "the African Queen." Rest in peace, Ms. Hepburn.

- So the Mets got swept this season by the Yankees. I hate to say this, but I really don't care. Not because I want to see my team lose to the Yankees. Not even because I think interleague play is too routine to be interesting anymore. But because when a team is playing as badly as the Mets, you just can't get worked up after a certain point by their total faliure. Sadly, my team is done for right now, and until the mangement decides to get rid of as many overpriced flops as possible and to let the core of young players they have get in shape at their own pace, there's no reason to invest any of my emotion in this crew. I'll still follow them, like always, and watch them when I can, but I think this is a good time to back away a bit until it's worth caring. Right now, I don't really know if management cares, so why should I?

- This weekend was the seventh annual Gathering of the Gargoyles convention. What follows is a brief overview. ( Read more... )

and that's it for now. Better get to work.