I have writing which must be written — the paying kind, not the fun blogging kind. Well, the paying kind is fun too but in a different way. So the rest of Monday, blogging here may be on the light side.
I do want to mention that I'm prepping some fine panels for this year's WonderCon, which is being held in Los Angeles at the L.A. Convention Center. I do not like this building but I will brave it for WonderCon. I'll tell you about them when the time comes but if you're wondering which days to go, you might want to know that we'll be playing Quick Draw! on Saturday morning and I'll host a Cartoon Voices panel later that afternoon. Badges for the con are still available but that may stop being true at some point before the convention.
Two weeks ago, we moved this blog to another server with a larger capacity and more bells and whistles. This has resulted in — so far — no crashes, and many readers have reported that the blog is three to five time as fast in loading. We just made another tech upgrade which should make it even faster for some of you.
These improvements have come with an increased price and for the first time since we started this site in 2000, it is costing us more to operate than we take in via tips and Amazon commissions. I am not asking for more tips but if you do purchase anything from Amazon, please use one of our links (like the red one in the right-hand column) to get you there. It won't cost you any more but we get a little cut on anything you purchase there. End of commercial.
Tonight on TV: We're looking forward to the first episode of Samantha Bee's new show. And Get TV is running Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman, the 1969 TV special that reunited Mr. Van Dyke with Mary Tyler Moore and which showcased her so well that it led to her popular situation comedy the following year. If you get Get TV, get it. See you later.