KRAD's Inaccurate Guide to Life

The Pinstriped Bible staff has made 2013 predictions! The first half of them, about the MLB in general, are now up, with prognostications by all the staff writers, including their newest addition, me!

I picked the Royals and Padres for the World Series because, y'know, why not?

Here's a major blast from the past, courtesy the Frakin' Spoilers blog (by my good friend Serenity Pond, you should check it out): "Doctorin' the TARDIS," a Doctor Who-themed parody of Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll Parts 1 and 2," with some other stuff mixed in. It was a hit in the UK in 1988 when I was in college, and here it is complete with ridiculous music video......

Today is the 90th anniversary of the birth of the only grandparent of mine who is still alive, my maternal grandmother, currently residing in an assisted living facility in Pennsylvania. Grandma babysat for me when I was a little kid a lot, and she and I shared the rather traumatic experience of her husband's death.

Today is also the sixth anniversary of the death of my dear friend Rabbi David Honigsberg. David was one of my closest friends, we were in a band together, and I still miss him terribly. I wish he'd lived to see me and Wrenn become a couple (he was friends with Wrenn, also -- one of dozens and dozens of people who knew us both separately before we met in 2009 -- and I think he would've been very happy to see us together).

*raises glass to both these important people in my life*

Closing tabs on my browser so you can open them on yours...........

Recalling 1993, a magnificent retrospective on the New York City of 20 years ago involving Manhattan pay phones. This may be the single coolest thing ever in the history of the world.

Ted Gioia on The Millions looks at the 1969 John Brunner novel Stand on Zanzibar, which took place in 2010, and was eerily predictive in several aspects.

The Bronx Banter reprints an excellent Tony Kornheiser article for the New York Times Magazine from April 1978 about New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner.

The great Emma Span on the high hilarity of the Yankees trading for Vernon Wells. Plus: dog GIFs!

Finally, my good friend Serenity Pond has started a review blog, mostly of TV shows, called Frakin' Spoilers. She's already covered episodes of Arrow, Beauty & the Beast, Family Guy, Firefly, Glee, The Neighbors, and Whitney, with tons more to come. If you miss my Couch Potato Salad TV reviews on The Chronic Rift podcast, this might be a nice palliative...

My wonderful agent Lucienne Diver and I will be doing a chat on Twitter tomorrow, 28 March 2013, at 4pm Eastern Time. Look for (and use) the hashtag #KnightAuthor and ask us anything you want. She's @LucienneDiver and I'm @KRADeC over there on the Twitter place.....

I'm now officially a nidan. We did the final workout in our dojo, open to color belts as well as black belts, and then went to a local Japanese place for a big-ass celebration, at which we ate, drank (a lot), and were merry.

I'm so glad the restaurant is half a block from my apartment. *wry grin*

I promised to post the essay I wrote as part of the promotion, and here it is:

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