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Behold The Dinosaurs

Everybody loves dinosaurs. My love for dinosaurs began with The Valley of Gwangi.  It was a marriage that could do no wrong, I happened to love westerns also. It was heaven. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send […]

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Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Frank Quitely

If you are a fan of Frank Quitely, you will love Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Frank Quitely. Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Frank Quitely collects all of Quitely’s BIG BOOK stories, his ALL STAR SUPERMAN and BATMAN & ROBIN: REBORN covers and much, much more! Tony M.If this article made […]

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X-Wing Knife Block

The Star Wars X-Wing Knife Block is the newest kid on the block in the kitchen. Geeks are incorporating their fantasies into the kitchen. To boldly go where no man has gone before. Sorry, wrong franchise. Do not worry they also have an Enterprise pizza cutter. Yes even geeks cook. Not all of them live […]

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53 Pencil

I am having a slight difficulty in my transition into paperless drawing. Not all stylus pens are equal. Here is a new one that claims to make art more elaborate on your iPad. The 53 pencil is like a carpenter’s pencil. I just do not like the bulkiness of it.  I might just have to […]

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Slippery When Wet

Taiwan-based Hsieh Chen-yuan and associates came up with a clever wet floor caution sign. This banana shape sign is guaranteed to get your attention. The signs might just save a few hospital trips for careless pedestrians. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love […]

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Sandor Clegane: Left For Dead

All good things must come to an end. The oddest couple (Sandor Clegane and Arya Stark ) are no more. Long live Two-Face and Robin. There are no true knights, no more than there are gods. If you can’t protect yourself, die and get out of the way of those who can. Sharp steel and […]

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Happy Father’s Day

Just be thankful this is not your dad. Happy Father’s Day! In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson issued the first presidential proclamation honoring fathers, designating the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day. Six years later, the day was made a permanent national holiday when President Richard Nixon signed it into law in 1972. Tony […]

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The Real Money Ball

Forget the Super Bowl, the World Cup makes a pile of money. Allegations of corruption has hounded FIFA for years. After the first game between Brazil and Croatia, I can see the disdain for the sport. I thought I was watching a swimming competition.  There was so much diving. It was unbearable to watch.  Are […]

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly by Chris Weston. The skeleton found by Tuco inside the wrong coffin at Sad Hill cemetery, was a real human skeleton. A deceased Spanish actress wrote in her will she wanted to act even after her death. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, […]

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Toy Time!

Here is a little book that caught my attention recently. Toy Time!: From Hula Hoops to He-Man to Hungry Hungry Hippos: A Look Back at the Most- Beloved Toys of Decades Past by Christopher Byrne. Kids do not enjoy toys like their parents did. It’s all about gaming. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought […]

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Win Leonard Nimoy’s Ears

I am all ears! Win Leonard Nimoy’s ears. It’s a good thing they did not have a Van Gogh or Michael Ginsberg contest. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email at sandboxworld@gmail.com. I read every […]

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