I love a good geek joke — a joke that you need a certain slant to “get” (let alone enjoy). It doesn’t matter if it’s literature or science, I love it. Mind you, I probably miss a good many of them, because they don’t catch…

Charlie and I are very fond of a dinner of pasta and salad. This is not to be confused with pasta salad, which we can take or leave. Sorry, pasta salad fans. It’s liked, but not well-liked. Here’s one we did, of vegetable rotini (tomato…

I was supposed to be at Fandom Fest this year, but I wasn’t. I almost was. I was this close. But then what happened? Just as I was turning into the parking garage, I zigged when I should have zagged (as my grandpa would have…