“The Brain That Wouldn’t Die” is a ridiculous and wonderful schlockfest.

Know what? There’s something warm and comforting about typing furiously in the study at 5:30 in the morning while Sam is still in bed. This is a private, productive and intensely creative time for me that’s usually accentuated by good drugs, low overall chronic pain and — best of all — I don’t have to share my Veggie Straws and Diet Sunkist with anybody. It’s the BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS!

Sixteen bucks is nothing at which to sneeze. Trust me.

Good morning from Howdygram headquarters. It’s 8:15 and I’ve decided to make a healthy Texas meal for breakfast: Lipton’s Spring Vegetable Cup-a-Soup in a mug with extremely hot water from the microwave. Damn, this crap is GOOD! Therefore I think I’ll send Sam to Wal-Mart later to buy a few different varieties for my senior citizen pantry here in the study. I’d order them from Amazon but I’d have to buy 12 boxes of each flavor ... and that’s too much of a good thing, even for me.