We've missed you.

After a dead hard drive and a few other snags, jb.com is back in business. To our thousands of loyal fans who sent cards (no money) and flowers (we're allergic), we thank you for hanging in there waiting for us to come up for air. 

Your allegiance has made us one of the most popular websites in the world (not really), and for that we are forever grateful. Watch out facebook.

Shiver me search results!

Ever wanted to Google like a Pirate? Here's how. Point your browser to google.com (a little-known, seldom-used search engine) and click on the "Language Tools" link. At the bottom of the screen, choose "Pirate" from the language list. Now you're ready to search like a pillager of the high seas!

To quote Blackbeard, "Damn ye, yellow-bellied sapsuckers, I'm a better man than all of ye milksops put together!"

One Fine Baltimore Eatery

I recently had the pleasure of dining at one of Baltimore's culinary treasures; Polock Johnny's. Vegetarians beware. Since 1921 'Johnny's' has been serving up delicacies such as the 5" and 7" Polish sausages, breakfast items like the 'Muffinski' and something called a 'Cheese Fish Sub.' 

Johnny got his start selling shoestrings on a street corner. Later he got into carnival games, then arcades featuring hand-crank peep show machines. Racy. One day Johnny cooked a hot dog and the delicious smell filled the arcade and caught the attention of his peep-show clientele (among pinball players and other gamers) and the rest, as they say, is history. 

The Italian Stallion

Anthony Diecidue is an amazing artist. Maybe I feel that way because I grew up with him. Maybe I feel that way because he's an amazing artist. He has spent years upon years honing his comic and cartooning skills, and in recent years his caricaturing talents have simply exploded. In a good way. Please do me the favor of taking a peek at his various online portfolios on deviantART and his own site. If you like his work, please let him know.