If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4481)....

 Superhero Anydays

Today we have a batch of Avengers from,  I think, the cartoon from several years ago. 

Clockwise from bottom: The Hulk, Thor, Black Widow, Falcon, Hawkeye, Captain American and Iron Man in the middle. 

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And today we also have a Miles Morales Spider-Man cosplayer, just hanging about. 

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Check this out, real quick, don't know if everybody know (Part 5600).....

 Check This Out!

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I took the road less traveled by (Part 3987)....

 MAPS!

Today we have a map comparing Netherlands and the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Ignore the size, the Netherlands are much smaller, but look at the shape of them, how they're quite similar. 

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Put your love to the test (Part 1606)......

 Where To Put It? 

So where does this pair belong?  Gemini Guys?  Fetching  Faces?  Wifebeater Wednesdays?  Shirtless Mondays? 

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You're the devil in disguise (Part 464)......

 Cats Are Evil!

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Rita Hayworth, gave good face (Part 1106).......

 Fetching Faces

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The truth is I never left you (Part 1090)......

 TRUTH In Spite Of Convicted Felon Mar-A-Taco tRump

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Not just where you bump and grind it (Part 449).....

Hookup Humor

Hmm, now THIS is a game I'd quite enjoy playing! 

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Check this out, real quick, don't know if everybody know (Part 5599)....

 Check This Out!

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Not in the computer? File! FIle! (Part 2)....

 Filed Away!

Alex Forrest, from "Fatal Attraction"....

,,,NOT in the Epstein Files. 

Wanna guess who IS in the Files though? 

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My birthday song, my happy world (Part 221).....

 Badass Birthday

On this date, in 1904 in Massachusetts, Dr. Seuss was born. 

He was born Theodor Seuss Geisel.  He published his first book in 1937.  And oh the books he's published!

Horton Hears A Who 

The Cat In The Hat 

How The Grinch Stole Christmas 

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

Green Eggs And Ham

Hop On Pop

The Lorax

Oh The Places You'll Go

Man I LOVED these as a kid.  I had most of them even before I went to school.  It's entirely possible these books might have instilled my lifelong love of reading!

Sadly, Dr Seuss passed away in 1991.

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You're wantin' my body, I don't mind (Part 1039).....

 MONDAY'S HOT SHIRTLESS GUY PHOTOS

This week, as it's the Second Of The Month, this week, we have Hot Shirtless Guys In Pairs!

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I took the road less traveled by (Part 3986).....

 MAPS!

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If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4480)......

 Superhero Anydays

Today, by the Great Mike Grell, we have a bunch of his work showcasing profiles of various groups!

The Avengers, circa 1969

Vision, Goliath II, Ant-Man, Scarlet Witch, Thor, Iron Man, Captain America

Members of the Bat-Family

Batman, Ra's al Ghul, Talia al Ghul, The Joker, Two-Face, Man-Bat

The GL/GA family

Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Speedy, Jon Stewart Green Lantern, an Oan

The Inhumans

Black Bolt, Medusa, Gorgon, Karnak, Triton

The JLA founders

Martian Manhunters, Aquaman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Batman, Superman

The original X-Men

Havok, Polaris, Angel, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Beast, Cyclops

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Check this out, real quick, don't know if everybody know (Part 5598)...

 Check This Out!

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Put your love to the test (Part 1605)....

 Where To Put It? 

So where should this provocatively attired fella belong?  Fetching Faces?  Shirtless Mondays?  Dudes In Dresses?  Thursday Thighs?  Check This Out!? 

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I used to live in a tiny bubble (Part 560).....

 SUDS

With pecs and nips he's got, I'd reach up to touch them too if I were the suds!  Damn!

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That night in Toronto, with it's checkerboard floors (Part 121)......

 Toronto Time!

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Rita Hayworth, gave good face (Part 1105)...

 Fetching Faces

No THOSE, ladies and gents, are an impressive set of DSLs! 

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You abandoned me, love don't live here anymore (Part 465).....

 Abandoned Places

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Check this out, real quick, don't know if everybody know (Part 5597).....

 Check This Out!

Oh, Michaels, you lil scamps you.  This restaurant's had enough of you!

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Not in the computer? File! File! (Part 1)...

 Today we start a new daily series for this month....

Filed Away!

Alex DeLarge, from "A Clockwork Orange"....

NOT in the Epstein Files. 

Butcha know who is?  Anywhere from 38,000 to over a million times?   YOU know who it is. 

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My birthday song, my happy world (Part 220)....

 Badass Birthday 

On this date, in Oklahoma in 1954 was born, Ron Howard. 

In a career that's spanned six decades, Ron Howard went from child actor, to adult actor, to director, producer, etc.  He's won two Oscars, four Emmys, and two Golden Globes.   Let's see some of his work: 

Acting: 

The Andy Griffith Show

Happy Days

Directing: 

Splash

Cocoon

Parenthood

Backdraft

Apollo 13

A Beautiful Mind

The DaVinci Code

Frost/Nixon

Solo: A Star Wars Story

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Let's get unconscious honey (Part 891).....

 UNCONSCIOUS MUTTERINGS

Here are 10 Random Words.  I'm listing the first word or words that come to mind when I hear them.

1. Beginning :: Start

2. Deal :: Let's Make A...

3. Exemption :: Special

4. Mill :: Stone

5. Exact :: Precise

6. Cower :: Shudder

7. Lineage :: Family Tree

8. Drama :: Comedy 

9. Chief :: Kansas City

10. Cooperative :: Friendly

Props to LunaNina to ran this on her blog for years. 

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I drive my mini-Cooper and I'm feeling super-dooper (Part 861)......

 Superman Sundays

This week we have Different Superman Wifebeaters!

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I would not sell my collection for if I did I would cry (Part 123).....

 Today In The History Of Polt's Comic Book Collection

Today we travel back 34 years to February 1992, and Impact Comics' The Fly #9. 

In the Golden Age of comics, there was a line of comics featuring some superheroes.  Those heroes were published several times over the years, under different imprints, as different characters, but the same names.  

In the early 90s, DC comics had acquired the rights to them and relaunched them again under the Impact Comics banner.  Titles like The Shield, The Comet, The Jaguar, The Web, The Black Hood and...the Fly. 

I collected them all.  The entire run of every issue.  They only lasted about a year I think.  They were fun and I think written for a younger audience.  There was no darkness, no anti-heroes, no questionable moral issues.  It was simple, yet adventurous and as I said fun.  And I think that's why it didn't sell.  Readers wanted The Dark Knight Returns, they wanted The Watchmen...not this stuff. 

But it was fun for me, while it lasted

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I've got books lining my shelves, day and night....

 Books 2026

 A few days ago, I ordered some more books online. 

Averoigne Chronicles: The Complete Averoigne Stories of Clark Ashton Smith, by Clark Ashton Smith

Meet The Mertzes, by Rob Edelman & Audrey Kupferberg

Yearly Totals: 

Jan 12: 4 books for $17,80, average of $4.45

           Totals: 4 books for $17.80, average of $4.45

Feb 15: 2 books for $11.64, average of $5.82

           Totals: 6 books for $29.44, average of $4.91

Feb 17: 5 books for $80.61, average of $16.22

           Totals: 11 books for $110.05, average of $10.00 

Feb 25: 2 books for $52.98, average of $26.49 each

           Totals: 13 books for $163.03, average of $12.54 

Of these 13 books, 11 are actual books, 2 are graphic novels.

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