The Scorpion

Some online perusing of Cinebook offerings convinced me to pick up a copy of The Scorpion Volume 1; this includes The Devil’s Mark and The Pope’s Secret, two previously published French works by Enrico Marini and Stephen Desberg.  Cinebook publishes…

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Machine Man

While perusing the used trade paperback section of my local comic shop Big B Comics I snatched up Machine Man by Tom DeFalco, Herb Trimpe and Barry Windsor-Smith.  This gem from 1988 collects the 1984 four issue mini series. I…

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AVG Rescue CD

AVG produces a great anti-virus product and makes a free version available; it’s highly recommended.  Recently they released AVG Rescue CD and it’s just as it sounds: a bootable CD with AVG on it, ready to fix those virus issues…

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Corsair H50 CPU Cooler

I finally succumbed to tech lust and upgraded my main computer.  It’s been over three years and was still doing everything I needed but I wanted more.  With the great overclocking available with the Intel i5 and i7 series processors I needed…

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Eye Of Round Pastrami

I love pastrami, corned beef and smoked meat.  I’ve tracked them down in New York and Montreal to savor at every deli.  I’ve made corned beef and pastrami based on Michael Ruhlman’s recipes in Charcuterie and enjoyed them thoroughly but…

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