Feh...

 Yeah... nevermind... fuck it.

 

Just linked this mess to my Mastodon account...

It's old, nothing here is relevant anymore... (not that it ever was) ...but I may try to revive it just to have someplace to leave my brain droppings without polluting other people's timelines.

 

I've removed a bunch of old posts as they were created at a particularly low point in my life... being homeless and suicidal and all... and less than pleasant to read so, yeah, they're gone...

 

In all likelihood, I'll probably delete all the old posts and start over if it proves worth my time.

We'll see how it goes, but don't expect much.

From the files of the Black Baron: Casefile #101225 - Lesser Barons

Since search engines tend to bring folks here looking for other items sharing my title, so I decided, in my infinite wisdom, to post links to a few others that share my title... if not my infamy.

Michael Wittmann, German tank commander during World War 2.

Robert Munro, 18th Baron of Foulis in Scotland.

18th Aviation Brigade of the United States Army. (inactive)

The Birmingham Black Barons, professional Negro League baseball team from 1920 to 1960.

Brabus E V12 Black Baron, modified 2010 E-Class Mercedes Benz.

Red Army March - White Army, Black Baron performed by the Red Army Choir.

All right you primitive screwheads, listen up!

This is a heads-up from your beloved Baron!

On Sunday November 7 at 8:00 pm ET, Turner Classic Movies will be showing the recently refound and restored version of Metropolis, having restored to the film much of what had been lost earlier in the 20th century due to ham-handed executive meddling.

So, if you're a fan of the great grand-daddy of modern science fiction you'll be there on November 7th with popcorn in hand.

Metropolis

Metropolis - The Restoration

Metropolis Refound

Be there, or else.

The Black Baron's Random Fact of the Unspecified Time Period - #33

In California it is against the law for any vehicle without a driver to exceed 60 miles per hour.

Hey look, something not entirely unlike a blog post!

I'm not dead yet, just give me a bit to whomp up something that's actually readable and not liberally laced with profanity and random keyboard bashings.

The Black Baron's Random Fact of the Unspecified Time Period - #32

The Eisenhower interstate system requires that 1 mile in every 5 must be straight.

These straight sections are usable as airstrips in emergency situations.

The last thing I remember...

...is screaming...

...and I'm not sure who it was.

From the files of the Black Baron: Casefile #100529 - "Service... what's that?"

This will be a short post since I'm still having trouble believing it myself.

Just a bit of setup before the payoff...

The lab assistant and myself ventured forth to a local eatery called "McCobb's" that specializes in various sorts of deep-fried comestibles and a uniquely New Jersey invention called a Texas Wiener, of which the lab assistant wanted to get herself a couple of with onion rings and for myself I just wanted some fish & chips.

Upon arriving at the establishment we perused the menu to make sure our original choices were what we wanted before making our way to the counter to place the order where this exchange took place...

Interlude...

From Butternut Squash

Ummm... Yeah...

Just pretend I posted something witty & sarcastic here...

I'll think of something later.