Peter David's Blog, page 162

Ken Krueger

Ken Krueger, one of the co-founders of the San Diego Comic Con, has passed away. Between losing him and Shel Dorf just a few weeks ago, the reading of the list of people in the industry who have passed away that's typically read by Maggie Thompson at the Eisner ...

Happy Thanksgiving

Ariel is back home from college and we're having a small, simple family gathering.

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Cowboy Pete Refuses to Give Thanks

It's not that I'm not thankful; it's that in two series now, people gathered around a table for Thanksgiving decide to go around the table and tell what they have to be thankful for, and it just all goes horribly awry.

Which leaves us with the burning question: Who would ...

Stash Wednesday: November 18

Whad'ja get?

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Will Phillips: Patriot

Are you smarter than a Fifth Grader? Well, if the fifth grader in question is ten year old Will Phillips of Arkansas, and the "you" is me, then I'm not. Because he focused on an objection to the Pledge of Allegiance that I had not thought about and ...

For those DVR'ing Ben 10 tonight

You missed the first minute of my episode because Cartoon Network started it at 8:29.

If you are on the West Coast, there's still time to adjust it.

Feel free to post comments here.

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So I have to wonder….

....did he have his own camera rigged that was taking pictures of himself?


copyright Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times / November 11, 2009

(thanks to Harris Miller for bring this to my attention)

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Caroline Update

The medication that her doctor prescribed, Tamiflu, seems to be doing the job.  She's been fever-free for 24 hours, and since this is Veteran's Day, school is closed so she gets an extra day of recovery "free."  Our own doctors have started both Kath and I on the same medication ...

BEN 10: Alien Force: "In Charm's Way"

My episode of "Ben 10: Alien Force" is scheduled to air this Friday at 8:30 PM EST on Cartoon Network.  It rebroadcasts Saturday at 8 AM.

There WILL be a quiz.

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Peter Pandemic

Caroline's fever began Sunday morning.  Just started out of nowhere, really, reaching around 102 and accompanied by a cough and sniffles.  We figured it was a cold.  Nevertheless I stayed up the night with her, with her on the living room couch and me sitting nearby and working and monitoring ...