Are you still harping on Magna cum Murder? Yes, I am; now shut up! Magna is the last convention I’m going to this year, so I have to milk it for all it’s worth, all right? First, allow me to introduce you to Jill Palumbo.…

Well, the little dog who has been coming and going decided to stay. Our 11-year-old next-door #2 grandson really really really wanted him to, so we’re all delighted. #2 has been studying Greek history and mythology, so he named the pup Hector. He thinks this…

Charlie is a big fan of soup — as, indeed, am I. He makes soup pretty much the way I do: This sounds good and that sounds good and we have some of this…. SOUP! The other day, he made some really good stuff. He…