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Author Archives: Mr. Dan Kelly

Chicago writer interested in many things.

Protector of the City

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Nate: Dad, I want to be a Protector of the City. Me: What’s that, bud? Nate: A protector. He wears a cowboy hat. Me: Yeah? Nate: And sometimes a bathing suit, but not always. And he wears purple sunglasses. Me: Okay. What else? Nate: Sometimes he wears green glasses, but not anymore. And then he’s […]

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I Can Haz Cannibalizm Bacon?

Monday, June 4, 2012

Let’s imagine that through some set of circumstances, you end up attending a soda pop bottle collectors’ convention. Perhaps, like me, you collect soda pop bottles, and turning up at such a convention wouldn’t be a surprise to you (I haven’t attended any myself), but in this instance let’s assume you don’t give a damn […]

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And It’s Green Too

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Nate (My four-year-old, in the back seat): “Is the junk superstrong?” Mike: “What, buddy?” Nate: “The junk. Is the junk superstrong? Me: “Huh? The junk?” Nate: “Yeah. He’s an all green guy, but is he superstrong?” Me: (I develop a suspicion, one which my geekier friends have undoubtedly also developed) “Are you reading a comic […]

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And I Discovered It Because People Still Find My Site by Searching for “Kate Beckinsale shopping”

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Kate Beckinsale and her family visit a comic book store. Somehow, I feel like this was probably tied in with promoting Underworld or some such thing. Still, her kid is obviously enjoying herself, and so is she. I took my son to his first Free Comic Book day a few weeks ago and had the same […]

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Novel

Monday, May 21, 2012

I only need to write my epilogue, and then I’m done with the first draft of my book

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It’s True!

Monday, May 21, 2012

  I just read an article about a new study that discovered that I should start prefacing my opinions with either “According to this article I read…” or “I just read about a study that states…” because most people will believe ANY sentence that starts that way. I also read about a study in the […]

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History shows again and again how nature points up the folly of man

Monday, May 21, 2012

Listening to this and remembering many fun Saturday afternoons.

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Pretty Cute

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Last night I was standing alone in the kitchen at a party, sipping a cider, trying to get over my damned social awkwardness and inability to chat easily with new people. At once, a lady walked through with wild hair and clothes and a big smile on her face. Our eyes met and I said […]

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RIP, Donna Summer

Friday, May 18, 2012

“One day in Berlin … Eno came running in and said, ‘I have heard the sound of the future.’ … he puts on ‘I Feel Love’, by Donna Summer … He said, ‘This is it, look no further. This single is going to change the sound of club music for the next fifteen years.’ Which […]

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Once Upon a Time, Blogs Were the Devil

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

You know, when you get right down to it, paper is a colossal waste of time. Everywhere you go, some jerkoff is just sitting there with a stack of paper in front of him, writing notes, doing work, recording some event or emotion for himself or others. You know what, man? I don’t give a […]

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