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Monday, November 02, 2026

Whither Genius?

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That image above comes from a very old comic book - a DC mystery comic from the early 1950s - which I found scans of a million years ago. I...
Sunday, November 01, 2026

Preface To Genius: Another Cartoon

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Another short entry. A cartoon by the delightful Alex Norris whose comics are at web comic name dot com . More to talk about tomorrow.
Saturday, October 31, 2026

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: National Author's Day

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For some reason, Dick Dickenbock has given us a German book about authors to prepare the staff from National Author's Day, which is Nove...
Friday, October 30, 2026

This Week In Self Help: October 25 + 27

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The spooky house above lets the people of Portland know that in honor of its favorite holiday, Halloween, I only did two radio shows this we...
Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Self Help Radio 102726: Halloween 2026 - Spooky!

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Here is Self Help Radio's Halloween show for 2026 - hopefully sufficiently spooky. There's not much else to add - if you wanna liste...
Monday, October 26, 2026

Whither Spooky? (Halloween 2026)

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Every year on Halloween, I like to explore a different, specific theme. My previous Halloween shows have included  ghosts & vampires , ...
Sunday, October 25, 2026

Preface To Halloween 2026 - Spooky! The Tuff Little Ghost

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Spooky The Tuff Little Ghost was a character from Harvey Comics who was a cousin to the more famous Caspar. Judging from the panel above - ...
Saturday, October 24, 2026

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: Visit A Cemetery Day

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October 25 is Visit A Cemetery Day! Just in time for Halloween! The Dickenbock Report reports on cemeteries, graveyards, & the like. Rem...
Friday, October 23, 2026

This Week In Self Help: October 16 18 + 20

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Some time ago I took a picture of a newly slaughtered tree. I think I thought I'd count the rings & see how old it was when it was m...
Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Self Help Radio 102026: Violins

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Thousands of tiny violins played as I ended my violin show because I really wasn't all that sad. Isn't that what the idiom is? The W...
Monday, October 19, 2026

Whither Violins?

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There's one thing you need to know about Self Help Radio shows about musical instruments: they don't necessarily feature in every so...
Sunday, October 18, 2026

Preface To Violins: Peanuts April 8, 1963

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This is a very famous Peanuts strip from 1963 - April 8 to be precise. The first panel is used all over the place, in particular for Record ...
Saturday, October 17, 2026

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: National Sunday Day

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Even though it would seem logical that every Sunday, being Sunday, would be by definition Sunday Day, it turns out that October 18 is Nation...
Friday, October 16, 2026

This Week In Self Help: October 11 13 + 15

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(image found here ) What did I do on the radio this week? Who wants to know? Sunday October 11. It's My Party Day on The Dickenbock Repo...
Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Self Help Radio 101326: Chariots

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(original image found here ) Here is my show about chariots. Listening to the show, I realized I have never ridden in a chariot. I don't...