forgiven

Rocky the Bad Cat has forgiven me yesterday's trip to the vet. That's an improvement over his peeing on my leg when I put him in his crate.

before the naked city

Are there examples of police-procedural mysteries - written or filmed - older than 1948's "The Naked City"?

not a soul-crusher

I've been asked to help with judging the Children's Costume Contest at the upcoming Albuquerque Comics Expo. My name was suggested because "...you like costumes and will not crush the souls of children..."

the devil and the details

The Devil IS in the details.
Based on what happened today, my co-workers are lucky to have an angel.

Of course I'm not comparing myself to Paul Bettany, tempting as that is, because that'd be awfully conceited. Also, I definitely do not compare myself to Tilda Swinton, Christopher Walken or Kevin Serge Durand.