I’ve got Bob Ferguson on the brain this year. If you haven’t seen Paul Thomas Anderson‘s most excellent One Battle After Another, the trailer is all you need to see why I connect Leonardo DiCaprio‘s poor, hapless Bob with this Thing of Ours.
Bob is us. Sean Penn‘s obsessed Col. Steven Lockjaw is The Boy. When Lockjaw returns from Bob’s revolutionary past to kidnap Bob’s daughter, Bob is not the rescuer he needs to be. His mind dull from years of alcohol and weed abuse, he can’t remember the password sequence to call on his old comrades for help. And when the underappreciated Benicio Del Toro‘s Sensei St. Carlos provides real, material aid, Bob’s ineptitude threatens to short-circuit all of it.
Bob hits the road to play hero. We try to plan our comings, goings, and doings to avoid our rhythmic predator.
Bob needs a gun and info. We employ earbuds, playlists, and allies to build whatever buffer we can.
Despite—or because of—his efforts, Bob falls down a lot. We get laid low when we least expect it.
Meanwhile, Lockjaw and his team are always a step ahead.
As is The Boy.
Bob is, to put it in a way appropriate for a family-friendly site, a fuck-up. But his heart’s in the right place. And he won’t quit.
Sound familiar?
At one point, Bob laments how he’s failed his daughter.
“Don’t go dark on me, Bob,” the sensei tells him.
That’s all we can do in our struggle with The Boy—and in life. Try to find the light.
But it ain’t easy.
Mrs. LDBC and I thought we’d be safe in our local produce store, where the holiday playlist was varied and loaded with tunes we’d never even heard before, to grant us favorable odds.
I do my best to warn people about new threats, such as episode 7 of The Beast in Me. I tell them to check our Deadly Movies and TV list, which links to an even more comprehensive resource. Yet every year, The West Wing‘s “In Excelsis Deo” and Pee-wee/Grace Jones claim their share of victims.
Hell, I even found myself talking someone off the ledge with less than 10 days to go in the game. She wanted to sing it to herself just to rid herself of the painful suspense.
That’s life. We welcome this Thing to distract ourselves from the ongoing hell of the real world. Yet if we’re not careful, we need a distraction from the game.
Courage, Bob.
And now, we put a bow on it and bid 2025 goodbye.
As always, if the economy’s smiling on you while it’s sneering at others, and if you’re of a mind to, please consider donating to Americares, our yearly cause. Only a request, of course—if you’ve got the resources and are in a giving mood.
Also, please note: this post includes em-dashes. That doesn’t mean I used AI to write it. I’ve employed those things for decades, and I’m not stopping just because too many people didn’t know what they were until now.
Mind blown? Check out the whole mishpachah. Get with the dash program. Jump on the team, and come on in for the big win.
Viva la revolución.
The happiest of Happy New Years to you and yours, all. Look for the helpers; keep passing the open windows; be kind to one another early and often.
Thank you for your attention and enthusiasm. It’s a light in the cold, early evening darkness every year.
For Bill!
And Fawn forever.
Puh-rum-pum-pum-pum, people.
The Quick and the Dead
LDBC-Elfies: Tragedy and Triumph Captured
Leslie Wrenn 
Casey Riley 
Lynne Woods 
Jimmy Gow 
Kristi Cavanaugh 
Alicia Ross 
Jennifer Blakeslee 
Justin Dumlao 
Michele Brown 
Robert Bruce Laughlin 
Heather Harmon 
Heather Browning 
Linda Renzulli 
Carol Flynn 
Emily Heck 
Zilpha Frank 
Stacey Wacknov 
Josh Knop 
Ann Burlingham 
Steven Swartzell 
Shelley Brooks McKinney 
Barbara Bueche Harkins 
Mel G. 
Cari Sandberg 
Laura Faith 
Captain Janeway’s Delta Quadrant Voyager-Core 
Lindsay Willett 
David Daniel 
Anne Sussman 
Mindy Winn 
MickieD 
Jessica Leigh 
Cathy D Thomas 
Tristan Harter 
Maï Non 
Karen Perdion 
Glenn Berkemeier 
Julie Levin Schaeffer 
Wren Austin 
Anne Alpine-Princess 
Krista Schnelle 
Shelle A. Young 
Joe Tuggle 
Donald Hargraves 
Riley Jess 
Sophie Watson 
Ellen Pattisall 
Charles Pannunzio 
Elizabeth Butcher 
Rhedde Bachs 
Madeline Hoppenstedt 
Joanne Solliday 
Janice CoreDunbar 
Barb Johnson 
A.Z. Madonna 
Elliana Fenley 
Samantha Diamond 
Craig A. Bingham 
Dorothy Alger 
Caitlin Phaiah 
Gary Nesbit 
Laura Scandura Rea 
Becky Cunningham 
Gabrielle Bollaert 
Morgen Hummel 
Mark Lerner 
Major Metals 
Pete Isaacson 
Charlotte Durkin 
Aaron Griffin 
Bootleg Xmas 
Chel Garcia 
David Polk 
Erin Walker 
Solange De Santis 
Mandy Rose 
Julie Denny Walsh 
Wes Flinn 
Evelyn Clark 
Keith Lane 
Rowan Ward 
Susan Crane 
Audrey Arby 
Susan Beachy 
Renae and Lou Jacob 
David Ennio Minor 
Kim Douglas 
Meghan Beatrez 
Tammey Reed 
Mr LDBC (Michael Peck)
LDBCer Tales from the Trenches
Tina Giangrande – L
On our ninth wedding anniversary, my true love gave to me Bob Seger’s LDB via vehicular SiriusXM, a mere 60 seconds before reaching the safety of our destination.
Elizabeth Denehie – L
I yelled, “Damn!” so loud a family member came running from the other side of the house.
Tammey Reed – L
Co-workers were quite amused at me yelling, “Dammit, dammit, dammit, dammit, dammit!!!” like Vegeta Abridged.
Maryanne Dersch – L
Sitting at my local and someone played it 11 times on touch tunes starting with Bob Seeger. Faith Hill. Pentatonix. Bad Religion. Bob Dylan. Stevie Wonder. NKOTB. I’m out 11 times over.
Amy Lynn – L
I’m out. I got taken out by the fun music in 5th grade gym class the other day. I don’t even teach 5th grade.
Justin Burke – L
I got knocked out by my oblivious wife while she was singing it in the kitchen. She was singing it inside the house. She definitely didn’t do it on purpose, but good lord what the heck is going on?!?!? You don’t play with matches at a gas station, and you don’t sing LDB anywhere, ever.
Jen Noon Hess – W
God, it’s been such a rough decade and it doesn’t seem like it’s going to get better anytime soon. But at least we have each other and this ridiculous Thing of Ours.
The Victorious and the Vanquished: The LDBC Wall
| Name | Result |
|---|---|
| A, Aiden | W |
| A., Airless | W |
| A., Alexis L. | L |
| A., Claire | L |
| A., Dorothy | L |
| A., Joni | W |
| A., Justin | L |
| A., Karen D. | L |
| A., Kristen | L |
| A., Marie | L |
| A., Peter | L |
| Adams, Cathy | L |
| Allmer, Christina | L |
| Altman, Laurie | L |
| Anastasia, Shandi | W |
| Anderson, Joshua B. | W |
| Anderson, Susan | L |
| Anthony, Kathy | W |
| Arby, Audrey | L |
| Archer, Lisa | W |
| Arkenberg, Rebecca Nelson | L |
| Arkless, Mary | W |
| Artruc, Paul | L |
| Ashk-etc., Scott | W |
| Austin, Wren (AKA Wren) | L |
| Ayala, Victoria Ann | L |
| B., Alan | W |
| B., Angela | L |
| B., Anna | L |
| B., Becca | L |
| B., Beth Anne | W |
| B., Bill | L |
| B., Cheyenne | L |
| B., Christie K. | L |
| B., Claudia | W |
| B., Emma | W |
| B., Gloria | L |
| B., H. | W |
| B., James | L |
| B., Jamie | W |
| B., Jamie | W |
| B., Jess | L |
| B., Jodi | L |
| B., Judith | L |
| B., Kelly | L |
| B., Laura | W |
| B., Laura | W |
| B., Laura M. | L |
| B., Liz | W |
| B., Margo | L |
| B., Mark–> | L |
| B., Maureen | L |
| B., Meghan | L |
| B., Michelle | L |
| B., Peter | L |
| B., Red | L |
| B., Sammi | L |
| B., Sandy | W |
| B., Sarah | L |
| B., Soosh | W |
| Babb, Dana | L |
| Baker, Elizabeth A. | L |
| Baker, Laura F. | W |
| Barker, Craig D. | L |
| Barry, Melissa | W |
| Bauer, Renée (Mrs. LDBC) | L |
| Beachy, Susan | L |
| Beck, Jr., John | W |
| Berry, Denise Kay | L |
| Bingham, Craig A. | L |
| Birkemeier, Glenn | L |
| Blakeslee, Jennifer | L |
| Blanchard, Jan | L |
| Bollaert, Gabrielle D. | L |
| Boni, Paul | W |
| Booth, Brendon | W |
| Booth, Brendon | W |
| Boyd, Amanda | W |
| Braganza, Désirée | L |
| Brasher, Heather L. | L |
| Brown, Lynne | W |
| Browning, Heather | L |
| Bubier, Jason A. | L |
| Burbank, Valentina | W |
| Burger, Chad | L |
| Burke, Justin L. | L |
| Burlingham, Ann | W |
| Burnand, Lisa | L |
| Burns, Christopher | W |
| Butcher, Elizabeth | L |
| Butterfield, John | W |
| C, Donna | L |
| C., Allie | L |
| C., Ann | W |
| C., Becky | L |
| C., Casey | W |
| C., Chris | L |
| C., Chris | L |
| C., Claudia | L |
| C., Clay | W |
| C., Collin | L |
| C., Erica | L |
| C., Evan | W |
| C., Ivan | L |
| C., Jade | W |
| C., Jason | L |
| C., Jay | L |
| C., Kara | W |
| C., Mark | L |
| C., Michael | L |
| C., Michelle | L |
| C., Nancy | W |
| C., Tommy | L |
| C., Trista | L |
| Caldwell, Colin | W |
| Call, Bru | W |
| Canan, Kate A. | W |
| Carney, Ann | W |
| Carr, Kim | L |
| Casey, Rayelenn Sparks | L |
| Catlin, Katherine Eppich | W |
| Chambers, Sloppy Joe | L |
| Chavez, Ermando R. | L |
| Chernoff, Jenya | W |
| Chipman, Jayann | W |
| Cicero, Morgan | L |
| Ciucci, Lauren | L |
| Clara, Fe Santa | L |
| Clark, Evelyn | L |
| Clark, Nicole | W |
| Clayton, Betsy | W |
| Clements, Kristi | L |
| Colón, Yvette | W |
| Crane, Susan | L |
| Cravens, Timothy | L |
| Cronin, Michael | W |
| Cummings, Dan | W |
| Cummins, Kirsten | L |
| Cunningham, Catherine | L |
| Emery, Robbin R | L |
| Curtis, Tammy | L |
| Cyr, Nathan Thomas | W |
| D., Andy | L |
| D., Anne | L |
| D., David | W |
| D., Elizabeth | L |
| D., Joshua | W |
| D., Justin | L |
| D., Kim | W |
| D., Lyen M. | L |
| D., Mickie | L |
| D., Noelle | L |
| D., Rebecca | L |
| D., Rick | W |
| D., Tara | L |
| D., Thom | L |
| D., Tim | L |
| Damon, Steve | W |
| Dasher, Nathan | L |
| Daughterman, Erik A. | L |
| Davenport, Jessica | L |
| Davis, Tina | W |
| Davis, Mary | L |
| De Lora, Thomas | L |
| De Santis, Solange | L |
| De Shazer, Karen | W |
| Deck, Michael | L |
| Denchy, Ruth Ann | W |
| Dersch, Maryanne | L |
| Dewar, Oliver | L |
| Dillon, Sara | W |
| Dotta, Andrew | L |
| Doucette, Rick | L |
| Douglas, Kim | L |
| Draper, Dave | W |
| Druce, Evan | W |
| Dudek, Matt | L |
| Dulchinos, Don | W |
| Dunbar, Janice | L |
| Durham, Murphy | L |
| Durkin, Charlotte | L |
| E.-C., Josh “Slacker” | L |
| E., Mary Beth | L |
| E., Pete | L |
| E., Sara | L |
| E., Simon E. | L |
| Eckert-Chu, Corrin | W |
| Edwards, Bob | L |
| Elia, Shannon H | W |
| Ellis, Stephanie | L |
| Emeigh, Mike | L |
| Eynouf, Erica | W |
| Ess, Kevin | W |
| Essid, Joe | W |
| Gracey, Pat | W |
| F., Alyssa | W |
| F., Angela | L |
| F., Christina | L |
| F., Kelly | W |
| F., Mary | W |
| F., Molly | L |
| F., Sam | L |
| Faucher, Vince | L |
| Faustine, Sam | L |
| Feeney, James | L |
| Fenley, Ellie | L |
| Fermenich, Justin | W |
| Finnegan, Sheila | L |
| Fisher, Stella | L |
| Fitter, Mara | W |
| Flinn, Wes | L |
| Ford, Carl | L |
| Fox, Amber | W |
| Fox, Elizabeth | L |
| Fox, Frosty | W |
| Frank, Zilpha (Lisa) B. | L |
| French, Darcie | L |
| G., Amy L. | L |
| G., Bev | L |
| G., Carolyn | W |
| G., Cristina M. | L |
| G., Cynthia | W |
| G., Jan | W |
| G., Jen | W |
| G., Jenny | L |
| G., Kelly | L |
| G., Lex | L |
| G., Lila | L |
| G., Matt | L |
| G., Mel | W |
| G., Nikki | L |
| G., Paula | L |
| G., Rachel | L |
| G., Scott R. | L |
| G., Valerie | L |
| G.F., Harrison | L |
| Gail, Andy | L |
| Garcia, Chel | L |
| Gardner, Jon | W |
| Geer, Linda P. | L |
| Giangrande, Tina | L |
| Goldfarb, David A. | L |
| Gordon, Jenny C. | L |
| Gough, Laura | W |
| Gow, Jimmy | L |
| Griffin, Aaron and AiReanna | L |
| Graves, Jessica Leigh | L |
| Green, Kara E. | W |
| Green, Megan | L |
| Greene, Emily | L |
| Greer, Johann M. | W |
| Hawley, Rob | L |
| Griffin-Whitehead , Dena | L |
| H., Barbara | W |
| H., Becca C. | L |
| H., Cate | W |
| H., Chris R | L |
| H., Cindy | L |
| H., Donald | L |
| H., Emily | L |
| H., Eric | L |
| H., Erin | L |
| H., Heather | L |
| H., Jeff | W |
| H., Jeffrey | W |
| H., Kristi | L |
| H., Larry | L |
| H., Laura S. | L |
| H., LauraRose | L |
| H., Lillie K. | L |
| H., Lynne | L |
| H., Mandy | L |
| H., Michael | W |
| H., Paul E. | L |
| H., Rachel | L |
| H., Rachel | L |
| H., Rima | L |
| H., Robyn R. | W |
| H., Rosie | W |
| H., Sherry | W |
| Hamilton, Reid | L |
| Hansberry , Lynn | L |
| Harkey, Sharon | W |
| Harris, Joshua R. | W |
| Hart, Denyse | L |
| Harter, Tristan | L |
| Hawkins, Dillon | W |
| Hodgson, Julia | W |
| Hay, Ashley | L |
| Hay, Grant | W |
| Hay, James | L |
| Helfen, Heather McLane | L |
| Hennessey, Christina | L |
| Henson, Karen | W |
| Hess, Elias | W |
| Hess, Jen | W |
| Hight, Brian | L |
| Hillyer, Pat | L |
| Hindman, Joyce H. | L |
| Hummel, Morgen J. | L |
| Hoffman, Dean A. | L |
| Hoffman, Dean A. | L |
| Hoppenstedt, Madeline | L |
| Houlihan, Christopher | L |
| Howell, Valerie | L |
| Jackson, Warren | L |
| Hunewell, Christine Gildea | L |
| I., Peter | L |
| I., Rob | W |
| Imhoff, Jerome | L |
| Ives, Brian | L |
| J., Chandra B | L |
| J., Christi | L |
| J., Kirsten | W |
| J., Mark R. | W |
| J., Serena | W |
| J., Sylvia | W |
| Jacko, Anne | W |
| Jacobson, Meredith | W |
| Jackson, Jon | W |
| Jacobs, Brittany | W |
| Jacobs, Rachel A. | W |
| Lindsey, Patrick A. | W |
| James, Gregory | W |
| Jenkins, Elizabeth M. | W |
| Jenkins, Katherine E. | L |
| Jenks, Vanessa D. | L |
| Jess, DJ | W |
| Johnson, Barb | L |
| Johnston, Maura | L |
| Jonas, Rebecca | W |
| Joseph, Jeff J. | L |
| K., Dawn | L |
| K., Jennifer | L |
| K., Jerome | L |
| K., Jimbo | L |
| K., Kevin | W |
| K., Leah K. | L |
| K., Nate | L |
| K., Nicole | L |
| K., Phoenix | L |
| K., Tina | L |
| K., Tori | L |
| K., Vanessa | W |
| Karst, Laura | L |
| Kelly, Adam R. | L |
| Kidder, Paulette | W |
| Kief, Kristen | L |
| King, Judy | W |
| Kitrel, Elizabeth | W |
| Knauerhase , Robin | L |
| Knight, Andy | L |
| Knop, Josh | W |
| Kragick, Dana | L |
| Kraiger, Michael | L |
| L.-C., Lorien | W |
| L., Arianna | W |
| L., Bridget | W |
| L., Brigid | L |
| L., Cara | W |
| L., Carol | L |
| L., Carolyn M. | L |
| L., Carroll | W |
| L., David | W |
| L., Diana L. | L |
| L., Ericka | L |
| L., Jason | W |
| L., Jennifer | W |
| L., Kate | W |
| L., Kevin | W |
| L., Lisa | W |
| L., Lori | L |
| L., Michael | W |
| L., Sabrina | L |
| L., Scott | L |
| L., Tiffany | W |
| L., Tiffany | L |
| L., Trent | W |
| La Pantera, Xmoki | W |
| Lama, Jen B. | L |
| Lane, Keith | L |
| Lariz, Audrey | W |
| Larkin, Nancy | W |
| Larsen, Laura | L |
| Laughlin, Robert | L |
| Lebowsky, Beth | L |
| LeClair, Joe | W |
| LeCluyse, Chris | W |
| Lerner, Mark | L |
| Leveridge, Brett | L |
| Levitan, Stacy | L |
| Lin, Nancy | L |
| Lindner, Karl | W |
| MacDuffee, CJ | L |
| Lockwood, Rose | W |
| Loeffler, Lauren | L |
| Long, Ali | W |
| Lynde, Jerry | W |
| M., Amanda | W |
| M., Bonnie | L |
| M., Cathy | L |
| M., CJ | W |
| M., Debralee | W |
| M., Ellie | L |
| M., Hugh | L |
| M., Jen | L |
| M., Jessie | W |
| M., Jim | L |
| M., K | W |
| M., Katy | L |
| M., Ktea | L |
| M., Lily M | W |
| M., Linda | W |
| M., Liz | L |
| M., Marine | L |
| M., Mary | L |
| M., Nicole | W |
| M., Perrin | L |
| M., Roy | L |
| M., Saoirse | W |
| M., Sarah | L |
| M., Sarah | L |
| M., Stef | L |
| M., Steve | W |
| M., Suzanne | L |
| M., Suzanne | L |
| M., Teenuh | L |
| M., Tom | L |
| McGrath, Siobhan Lucien | W |
| Madonna, A.Z. | L |
| Mahar, Lizz K. | L |
| Manguchei, Kendyce L. | L |
| Manson, Tycho | W |
| Marks, Scott | L |
| Marracco, Muffy | L |
| Marshall, Karyn | L |
| Marsten, Jeff | W |
| Martino, Brian | L |
| Massey, Misty | L |
| Mc., Trish | L |
| McElligott, Kevin | L |
| McFadden, John | L |
| McNeely, Karen S. | W |
| McIntosh, Grace | W |
| Miller, Claire E. | L |
| Melton, Morgan | W |
| Merk, Bill | L |
| Messinger, Eli | W |
| Micha, Alyssa | L |
| Milton, Denise | W |
| Miller, DJ | L |
| Mochari, Loren | L |
| Morgan, Denise | L |
| Moilanen, Kristin L. | L |
| Montano, Louis R. | L |
| Moore, Wein | L |
| Segall, Margaret | L |
| Musson, Michael | W |
| Myers, Carol | L |
| N., Angie | L |
| N., Daniel Arthur | L |
| N., Elle E. | L |
| N., Kate | L |
| N., Ron | L |
| N., Sharon | L |
| N., Sharyn | W |
| N., Stephanie | L |
| N., Victoria | W |
| Nathan, Don Lester | W |
| Nesbit, Garry | L |
| Nickels, Brenden | L |
| Nixon, Jen L. | W |
| Noel, Morgan | L |
| Nordstrom, Elizabeth | W |
| Nordstrom, Ron | W |
| Now and Then, Convoid -4 | W |
| O., Carol L. | L |
| O., Jacqueline | W |
| O., Julie | L |
| O., Michael | L |
| O., Nick | L |
| O., Ollie | L |
| O., Sandi | W |
| O., Tatiana | W |
| Olschanski, Stephen | L |
| Olson, Kara | W |
| OSullivan, Jennifer | W |
| Ozenne, Stephanie | L |
| P., David | L |
| P., Eddie | L |
| P., Gael | L |
| P., Jackson | L |
| P., Jami A. | L |
| P., Karen | L |
| P., Keenan | L |
| P., Mike | L |
| P., Nicole | L |
| P., Shonda K. | W |
| Pannunzio , Charles | L |
| Pannunzio, Charles | L |
| Pattisall, Ellen | L |
| Pearson, John | L |
| Pearson, Jeannine | L |
| Peck, Gayle W. | L |
| Peck, Michael (Mr. LDBC) | L |
| Pierson, Melissa | L |
| Porter, Brett G | W |
| Princehouse, Jill | W |
| Printz, Irit | L |
| Quinn, Jen | W |
| R., C. | L |
| R., Chris F. | W |
| R., David | L |
| R., Diane | L |
| R., Gino | L |
| R., Jack | L |
| R., Jennifer | W |
| R., Khajha | L |
| R., Pat | L |
| R., Regina | L |
| R., Reuben | W |
| Radding, Wendy | L |
| Raucci, Samantha | L |
| Rauer, Jacqueline B. | L |
| Rea, Laura S. | L |
| Reardon-Mulhall, Suzanne | W |
| Reed, Tammey | L |
| Reid, Mary | L |
| Reznek, Abigail | L |
| Reznek, Karen | W |
| Riley, Kathleen | W |
| Rigney, Dan | L |
| Robinson, Noël Bailey | L |
| Rivera, Hector A. | L |
| Roberts, Steven M.P. | W |
| Rose, Mandy | W |
| Rutford, Doug | L |
| Ross, Janna L. | L |
| Roth Smith, Dawn | L |
| Roth, Amy | W |
| Rowland, Rick Damnit | L |
| Sandberg, Cari | L |
| Rutford, Sue | L |
| S., Alexis | L |
| S., Alyson | L |
| S., Amu | W |
| S., Andy | W |
| S., Barbara | L |
| S., Bill | L |
| S., Christine | L |
| S., Danny | W |
| S., Debbie | L |
| S., Dina | W |
| S., Erin J. | L |
| S., Greg | L |
| S., Hunter | W |
| S., Jacob | L |
| S., Jenny | W |
| S., Julie | L |
| S., Karla | L |
| S., Krista | L |
| S., L. G. | L |
| S., Lee Ann | L |
| S., Liz | L |
| S., Lynn | W |
| S., Mary | L |
| S., Matt | L |
| S., Misty | L |
| S., Person | L |
| S., Russ | W |
| S., Sandy | L |
| S., Stephanie | W |
| Sailors, Kenneth M. | W |
| Salvador, Phil | L |
| Samuelson, Michael | W |
| Scott, Susan V. | W |
| Sandusky, Sarah | L |
| Scarberry, Melissa | W |
| Scheer, Isabelle | W |
| Schmidt, James Patrick | W |
| Schreiber, Rebecca | W |
| Schreur, Lynne | W |
| Segall, Margaret | L |
| Scott, Chris | L |
| Smith, Cathryn J. | L |
| Sherwood, Autumn Lee | W |
| Sigman, Laura “Lost Again” | L |
| Silverman, Riley J. | L |
| Simon, Gary | L |
| Sinden, David | L |
| Slater, Brendon J. | L |
| Solliday, Jo | L |
| Smith, Cathryn J. | L |
| Smith, Jenny | L |
| Smith, Nikki | L |
| Smith, Susan S. | L |
| Snideman, Jim | W |
| Standhope, James F. | L |
| Solliday, Jo | L |
| Spencer, Terie | W |
| Stahl, Pete | L |
| Wolfgang, Tracy | L |
| Stephenson, Sara | L |
| Stebbins, Matt | W |
| Steinhauer, Art | W |
| Strelitzer, Jonas M. | W |
| Stern, Alice F. | L |
| Stevens, Andy | L |
| Stewart, Rebekah | W |
| Stickley, Aileen | L |
| Strelitzer, Tristan | L |
| Sullivan, Jim R. | L |
| Tetreault, Brian | L |
| Sullivan, Jason | W |
| Sussman, Anne | L |
| Swartzell, Steven M. | W |
| Swift, Jennifer S | W |
| T. is for loser, Bre | L |
| T., Alexander | L |
| T., Chris C. | L |
| T., Debbie Jo | W |
| T., Joe | L |
| T., John | W |
| T., Karyl L | L |
| T., Natalie J. | W |
| Taylor, Hadley | L |
| Terpstra, Rick | W |
| Trapp, Mike | L |
| The Priest, Zadok | L |
| Thomas, Joan | L |
| Vandermark, Bill | W |
| Traylor, Stephanie | W |
| Trobaugh, Phillip | L |
| Tucker, Melinda | W |
| Turiel, Josh | W |
| Turner, A. R. | W |
| Turner, Alan R. | W |
| U., Amanda | W |
| Unruh, Laramie | L |
| V., Chven | L |
| V., Jennifer | L |
| V., Matt | W |
| Vader, Michael | W |
| Vandermark, Terri | L |
| Walker, Erin | L |
| W., April | L |
| W., April | L |
| W., Damian | W |
| W., DeeDee | L |
| W., Diane | L |
| W., Drew | L |
| W., Harold C. | L |
| W., J. | L |
| W., Joe | L |
| W., Kim | L |
| W., Lizzy | L |
| W., Lynn | L |
| W., Lynne | L |
| W., Melissa D. | W |
| W., Michelle | W |
| W., Monty | W |
| W., Ross I. | W |
| Walsh, Tom | L |
| Wolfgang, Tracy | L |
| Walsh, Chrissy | L |
| Walsh, Julie K. | L |
| Walsh, Kayleigh | L |
| Ward, Jamie | W |
| Ward, Robin | W |
| Ward, Rowan | L |
| Ward, Terence P | W |
| Watkins, Laura S. | L |
| Watson, Sophie | L |
| Watts, Kelly Lankau | W |
| Whitton, Audra | L |
| Willett, Lindsay | L |
| Williamson, Rebecca | W |
| Wills, Carroll | L |
| Winter, Stacy | L |
| Wolfgang , Tracy | W |
| Woods, John | L |
| Wrenn, Leslie | L |
| WW, Mary | W |
| Y., Ki (rhymes with Sky) | W |
| Young, Shelle | L |
| Z., Dianne | L |
| Z., Michael | L |
| Z., Zach | L |
| Zaleski, Bonnie | L |
| Zions, Jason D | W |
keeps growing, and it was already almost impossible to read as a picture. So now it’s a straight table. Sorry, traditionalists.
Now, putting together charts and poring through narratives of personal struggle tends to get you thinking. And, as is often the case when I toss a few more logs on the ol’ cranial bonfire, my thoughts turned to Charlton Heston. Well, not Heston specifically, but Robert Neville, the character he played in 
brings me one, anyway. I’m a media shut-in and have been for years, going from writing about TV for a living for more than a decade to hardly ever watching shows at all. You’d think that would give me an edge, and maybe it does sometimes. But it 
Little Drummer Boy Challenge 