Greetings Earthlings!

Ok so Bill O'Reilly is going to be on Oprah....

She is inviting people to debate him on the show asbruceb said "I nominate Olbermann."

Any interested parties may apply here.

Does anyone else find it annoying that HotJobs, Monster.com, etc all have "jobs" posted by the Army, Air Force, et al?

They are jobs they are a military service. I have nothing against the military just they arent jobs.

In a close second is all the sales jobs. Yeah sure I want to drive my own car, generate my own leads, and work on commission.

WIth the ASC account for Guardsmark closing down I wasnt sure where I was going to be or even how many hours I was going to be getting right away. Looked like I would be going back down to the hell-hole that is the Howell account, but was not looking forward to that at all. First because its a pit and second its another account that most likely wont be around much longer.

Then I found out about a week and a half ago I learned I was going over to JNL. Still wasnt sure if I would be getting a lot of hours but it turns out the regular third shift guy there is transferring to an account nearer to where he lives in Metro Detroit. So the site supervisor called today and wanted to come in for training and is giving me his shifts. YAY!

This means Sunday through Thursday 12 am to 8 am. Still third shift but at least I will always have my Saturday nights free. And also working at midnight means I will actually see Ann more and also get to see some TV. Even after we move over to Owosso on the 21st its only like a 40 minute drive to Okemos.

This will take some pressure off finding a better job. Because I would like to work daytime hours again.

Its the birthday of one my favorite indy creator Harvey Pekar. The man behind American Splendor is 67 years old.

Recently his work has been coming out from DC Comics under the Vertigo label. They published his OGN The Quitter and now doing a four issue mini of more American Splendor.

Doc Augur – One of the first heroes to appear on the scene. Said to be the Phoenix Knight’s closest friend and ally. Now in his early 90’s he has long since retired from adventuring, but uses his vast financial resources to keep his hand in. in his civilian identity he founded Spencer and Spencer Securities and has provided financial planning for his fellow heroes free of charge.

The Doc (he is a doctor PhD in Mathematics) knows most everyone in the business. He still uses his gadgeteering abilities to fix things and puzzle out odd technology. He has a broken model of one of Professor Primate’s Evo-Ray guns that he is still tinkering with in hopes of curing some of those that have been adversely affected by it.

Doc Augur is the first hero the Phoenix Knight activated in 1938. Since that time he and the Knight have worked together often. Almost all of his children and grandchildren (now of his great-grandchildren are old enough yet to see if this has continued into another generation) have developed some sort of super-powers. Most notably Pathfinder, Scout, and Voila!

WW II era Doc Augur:

Good [+2] Patriotic, Good [+2] Mathematician, Good [+2] Judo, Tough, Good [+2] Techie, Poor [-2] Reckless

Good [+2] Super-Intelligence, Average [0] Super-strength, Average [0] Precognition (Limitation: Uncontrolled), Good [+2] Super-gadgeteering

Modern era Doc Augur:

Expert [+4] Rich, Expert [+4] Respected businessman, Good [+2] Mathematician, Good [+2] Respected in supers community,
Poor [-2] Misses playing hero

Expert [+4] Super-intelligence, Good [+2] Precognition (Limitation: Uncontrolled), Good [+2] Super-gadgeteering
Vulnerability: Arthritic


© 2006 Lon Braidwood

Professor Primate – Trying to increase his intelligence with an Evo-Ray he succeeded but also devolved his physical body in direct inverse proportion to his now great intelligence. The professor now resembles something between an ape and Neanderthal after several attempts to restore his normal appearance.

He has clashed repeatedly with the different incarnations of Ironclad and has allied himself with Malicho. He recruits or kidnaps people to become devolved into Neo-men who resemble Professor Primate, but without the added intelligence. Whether this is by design or accident.

The Professor is most infamously known for killing the original Ironclad. He has been curious about the origin of Ironclad’s powers and this has drawn him into conflict with the succeeding Ironclads over the years.

Good [+2] Scientist, Expert [+4] Bio-chemist, Good [+2] Genetics
Good [+2] Savage in combat, Expert [+4] Minions, Poor [-2] Megalomaniac

Expert [+4] Super-intelligence, Expert [+4] Super-gadgeteer, Good [+2] Super-gadget: Evo-Ray

Malicho – Is a bad luck-inducing villain that specializes in tormenting heroes. He has frequently allied himself with Professor Primate. His bad luck powers first manifested in his late teens when some bullies in high school had beaten him up. They later were all found to have died in strange accidents. Since then he has used his powers to torment those weaker than himself and live a life of leisure.

His luck powers only work to cause chaos and pain. He can for example cause someone to have leg cramps or for a door to suddenly break open, but cannot help himself to win at gambling.

(Note: Malicho is Spanish for evil deed.)

Good [+2] Mocking humor, Good [+2] Scrappy, Expert [+4] Torture
Good [+2] Deathtraps, Poor [-2] Cruel

Master [+6] Luck Control (Stunts: Bad luck blast)
Limitation: Can only be used to induce Bad Luck

© 2006 Lon Braidwood