Georges Méliès was a French filmmaker in the very early days of cinema, starting in the 1890s. He’s best remembered for “The Voyage to the Moon” (“Le Voyage dans la Lune”, 1902), which people under 70 will remember as the inspiration for that one Smashing Pumpkins video. But he was really a if not the … Continue reading Georges Méliès rules

To the people of Richmond: I like living here. It’s a great city with a lot of culture and excellent food. Lousy food, too, if you’re into that, but also excellent. I like the murals and the law that made tattoos compulsory. I like talking crap about developers who put up ugly gray buildings and … Continue reading Richmond Talks During Concerts

My parents are Mike Grubb and Harriet Booz. As a kid, I assumed they were a simple electrician and school bus driver. As normal as can be. The only interesting thing about them, I thought, was my dad’s having lost half his foot in some mysterious incident that I hadn’t gotten around to asking about. … Continue reading My Family History

I kinda forgot I have this site. I got real busy at work and there was Covid. And then I left Twitter for Instagram, and left Instagram for Bluesky, and left Bluesky for peace and quiet. I realized that the problem isn’t which app you’re on. Social media is a mental hospital that’s on fire, … Continue reading Oh yeah, this website I have. And! A food story.

I’ve been hibernating for a long time, but have started coming back to life. Here are some of the pictures that have fallen out of my brainpan.

The adoration of fans that follows me wherever I go is nice, but the deep tragedy of my life is that no matter how big I get, I’ll never be as famous as the moon 😞

The best part of being a famous actress is going on TV interviews and getting kissed by middle-aged men you just met.

Furious. I came in 4th in the mindfulness competition.

“Ah, Peter! Thank you for all you did to spread My Word.” “My pleasure, Lord. I’m so happy to finally get to Heaven. I can’t wait to go in.” “Yes, about that. I was thinking you could sort of stand here and make sure people are on the list to get in.” “Of course, Lord. … Continue reading One Day, in Front of Heaven