I've decided to end my imaginary stay at an extended Comic-Con International. It was a nice Alternative Reality while it lasted but if I want to live in an Alternate Reality, I can just become a Trump supporter. In case you're interested, I hosted a record 121 panels including the Super Golden Age Panel with Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Bob Kane, Will Eisner, Joe Simon, Jack Kirby and C.C. Beck. I'll admit it was a little disappointing when Bob Kane turned out to be Sheldon Moldoff in a clever plastic disguise. Also, it was nice to actually give the Bill Finger Award to Bill Finger.
I came home to find me exactly where I'd left me: Sitting in front of this computer, writing something for this blog. In the next few days, I will post the 28,000th message on this page and in December, we will celebrate this blog's twentieth anniversary. That will occur on December 18th and maybe — just maybe — that will coincide with finalizing the outcome of the November 3rd Presidential Election.
I would guess the next big political news will be Joe Biden's announcement of his running mate…though "big political news" seems to come out of almost anywhere these days. It's hard to remember that after all this campaigning, neither Biden nor Trump officially have their party's nomination and Trump could still dump Pence and replace him with a labrador retriever…probably a neutered, well-trained white one.
Pretty quiet here. The other day, I tried a new fish & chips place that opened not far from me. I had Grubhub deliver an order and the chips were partly-frozen while the fish was battered beyond recognition. The only part of it I could eat was the ampersand.
Some of my friends seemed giddy with excitement to hear that Congressguy Louie Gohmert tested positive for the virus. I wouldn't wish that on anyone but if somebody has to get it, it makes good, karmic sense for it to be a guy who, even as thousands died of it, was declaring the whole thing a hoax and scolding anyone on his staff who dared to wear facial coverings. One fellow I know who saw this on the news was beside himself with glee…but even he had the good sense, while beside himself, to wear two masks.