What Do You Call A Persian Superhero?

Iran Mon!
Well, it made me laugh.  Your mileage may vary, you humourless hounds.
     Speaking of which, allow me to ensnare passing traffic with more Cute Dog Photos.  Or, being strictly accurate, a Cute Dog Photo and a Ready To Attack Dog Photo.
     Since we haven't had any photos of Edna getting her daily walks today, I append the following:

     This posture is not her lying down and getting ready for her close-up, it's the stance she takes when about to leap at other dogs, barking furiously at the very end of her lead.  Since the two dogs she was about to face up to could have snaffled her in a single gulp, this is clearly over-ambition at work.  Of course I prevented any violence, as admitting to Wonder Wifey that you accidentally got her dog eaten would not go down very well, if at all, and being mutually dead as well is bad for blogging.
     Edna and I have progressed in our relationship, as she has come to realise that your humble scribe holds the dog treats and fills the dinner bowl.  Previously she would sulk out in the hallway whilst I crafted words of wonderment*, yet she has now over the past couple of nights deigned to come sulk in a dog bed at my feet.  Art?

Cute?  Possibly.

     That wasn't the Cute Dog Photo.  Here is the real thing:

About the most relaxed she's ever been with this Wicked Neglectful Human

     Of course there is a down-side: she kept trying to lick my face, which is definitely off-limits for any soggy doggy tongue.  I need to keep my dignity, after all.  Art?

Conrad:  poster child for humourless gimp.

     Sorry, that should read "dignified humourless gimp".
     Enough Intro!  Let the motley begin!

Character Canadian Actor
I do apologise for apparently salting BOOJUM! with a whole lot of film and television input, and in my defence some of this has been sitting around for some time - this post got written down on the 17th.
     Whom do I refer to?  Why, none other than Enrico Colantoni.  Yes, yes, enough of the "Who?  Who's he?" responses, I shall fill you in.
     Cast your mind back to 1999 and that wonderful spoof "Galaxy Quest" which serves as both affectionate parody (of that obscure Sixties cult TV series "Star Trek") and as a stand-alone film in it's own right.  Recall Mathesar, the Thermian commander, who comes through in the end.  For a supposedly spineless cephalopod he sure has a lot of backbone.

Mathesar in all his pallid glory

     Cast your mind forward to 2012 and "Person of Interest", specifically Carl Elias.  Carl is a major-league gangster, a killer seeking to re-establish The Mob in New York.  For all that, he's actually quite a likeable person with a strong sense of morals, also possessing considerable intellectual chops (making him even more dangerous!) and a sense of humour.  Some of our PoI heroes owe him their lives.

Carl, rocking it with the Sensible Beard Look

     "Okay, Conrad," I hear you call.  "Fascinating.  So what?"
     They are played by the same actor!  Enrico Colantoni.  I only just realised as of mid-April, partly because he did a good job of acting, which is why they pay him, I suppose.

The Howling Of Hounds
Only metaphorical howls, no need to call the RSPCA.  No, these dogs are up on Facebook, posted by Ba Duncle about acts due to perform at Sounds From The Other City on Sunday.
     Who is this chap Ba Duncle?  Or even chapess?  Whoever s/he is, they are certainly excited about SFTOC, as witness some of his exuberant Facebook posts.  Art?

Told you.  Dogs.

     I don't think I've actually met Ba Duncle, although our paths may well have crossed, given the events s/he's promoted that I've attended.  We shall possibly see as of May 1st and SFTOC**!

Bad Santa.  Hey, he might be an uncle, too!

A Comment I Can Replicate!
Firstly, it's not too long.  Secondly, it's not some blasted escort service in India trying to promote itself at my expense, as my last Comment was. 
     It's from Sue, a lady with good taste - obviously! - who seems more smitten about the casserole and Edna than about Conrad.  That's okay, though <makes sad face>.  Here's the Comment:  I'm coming round for a casserole and a rest in Edna's bed, yes I can curl up tight when need be.
     O well.
     More seriously***, Sue has a registered charity, "Roses of No Man's Land" and is present on Twitter as https://twitter.com/wenchintrench and on teh Interwebz as: http://www.wenchesintrenches.co.uk/
     - and you must admit that's one of the better titles about ladies in the First Unpleasantness than you're going to read anywhere else.
     Yes, there were - to quote the language of the time - members of the fair sex present on the Western Front.  Obviously in the nursing and medical services, and also in the logistic and support organisations.  Bakers, anyone?
     If you wish to know more, go visit Sue^!

QARANC^^ (Possibly)

*  Yes, a lot of people wonder what I meant
** Where there is every possibility that I will be, as usual, the Oldest Person In The Room
*** Not a common thing here
^  Unless you are Sue.  As that would be tricky.
^^ Queen Alexandra Royal Army Nursing Corps.