LIVING...

                                       To touch the cup with eager lips and taste, not drain it;

                                       To woo and tempt and court a bliss - and not attain it;

                                       To fondle and caress a joy, yet hold it lightly,

                                       Lest it become necessity and cling too tightly;

                                       To watch the sun set in the west without regretting;

                                       To hail its advent in the east - the night forgetting;

                                       To smother care in happiness and grief in laughter;

                                       To hold the present close - not questioning hereafter;

                                       To have enough to share - to know the joy of giving;

                                       To thrill with all the sweets of life - is living.

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I wish I'd written that.  Great, isn't it?  The sort of thing Rudyard Kipling would've written - when he wasn't making all those exceedingly good cakes of his, that is.

BABE Of The DAY - JENNIFER BEALS...

Lovely Jennifer Beals graces our

Babe spot today, Crivs, just to get the ol'

circulation pumping as it should on a cold

 December day.  Thoughtful, ain't I?

NEAL ADAMS BATMAN COVER GALLERY OMNIBUS (It's A Long One)...

Copyright DC COMICS

Like to read loads about the life and career of Neal Adams, Crivs?  Too much of a chore for a lazy loafer like me, but you can find out everything you need to know by clicking this link.  (That spares me all the hard work and also saves my typing finger from any more repetitive strain injury than it can cope with.)  Besides, you only come here for the pictures anyway, admit it.

So make sure you're wearing a clean pair of underpants and fasten your seatbelts as we take a look at all the classic Batman covers that Neal Adams illustrated (or inked) over the course of his long and celebrated career.  Can you handle the visual sensory overload?  And if you have a favourite or three, be sure to share 'em with your fellow Crivs ('cos we're all nosey buggahs).