What kinds of new blog goodness are you missing at The Hundred and Four and The Soapbox?

The Reason (or "The Black Bag In The Closet"): What treasure could be so precious and so new that it could make me easily forget the roar of the crowd and intoxicated demons? Find out what retired the DJ machine for good.

The Second One About Smartphones: Has Hannibal found true digital love in a multi media device?

The Ballad of Casey Jones: Familiar Refrains: More workday musings about what Suge Knight and Dick Cheney have in common, plus talking about the strange places love leads you.

The Mouse House of Ideas: Marvel buys Disney? What's that all about? Examining the possibilities.

The Fire This Time: Photos from the smoke zone in Pasadena, California, as the Station Fire rages and terrifies northsiders and blankets the city in gray.

You can also check me out on Twitter and my weekly comics reviews on CBR.  Thanks for reading, and for your continued support.

Playing (Music): "Make Her Say" by Kid CuDi feat. Common and Kanye West