I found this placard in an antique store. It’s about a foot high and four inches wide. I can handle seeing “Bob” appear in the background of an old b-movie, or on a faded sticker or leaflet, but he’s never made such a direct in-your-face appearance as he did last weekend in a [...]
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There are new blog words begging for a chance to enter the language. I’ve used “blogification” before, and I thought I had cleverly come up with “blogosphere,” and maybe I did, but so did other people, since I’ve seen it elsewhere. Gretchin recently used “blogiversary” for her blog anniversary. Gretchin, by the way, is my [...]
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I saw this show at the Rep last night. It’s a play of fairy tales wrapped up in fairy tales wrapped up in more fairy tales. Startlingly lavish and effective set design. I can’t even begin to describe how elaborate, beautiful, and downright amazing this was visually and sonically. Yet I was getting restless by [...]
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Creamed geoduck. Spaghetti-Os. Blackened waffles with artificial maple syrup. Hamburger buns coated with cold, white fat. Stiff French fries like dead fingers. Bell pepper turned black and folded in on itself.
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Hairball rifle
Spiffy plaid socks
Cat bikini
Electron microscope
Hummingbird beaks, one pound, salted
Dick Cheney’s left ear
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According an article on the blog Gullibility Isn’t In the Dictionary, when people use the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the most frequent request is for information about UFOs. At least so it was in January of this year. According the cited article in Editor and Publisher:
The CIA’s Web site, where information requests can [...]
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The wonderful, stretchable cat I just reported on a few entries ago has unexpectedly passed on at the age of 16. We loved him a lot. If you’re not interested in cats and cat stories, pass this entry by, but he deserves a tribute. Here are a few Charlie memories and a story:
Charlie was [...]
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What good are holidays like Valentines and Easter to the likes of me? I refuse to go out, robot-like, and buy a simpering, cheesy, or faux-cool Valentines card. And as for celebrating someone who is said to have risen from the dead, well, save that sort of thing for Halloween (which is my favorite of [...]
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