random hunks of news

Soon we’ll vote on a Seattle ballot measure that would ban smoking in public places indoors and within 25 feet of an establishment’s doorway. Have you seen the fine print? “Smokers may not look non-smokers directly in the eye or speak unless spoken to. Kicking a smoker is acceptable if there is no visible bruise.” [...]

road kill robot rhino

I ran into Ruth the day before Yvette and Mok’s cross-costuming Halloween party.
“I got your name so I’m dressing you at the party tomorrow,” she told me. “What do you want to be?”
I hesitated. “Well, uh, I want to be a robot…animal. A robot animal.”
“I need to know what kind of animal.”
“OK. A rhino. A [...]

cosmic convergences

What’s going on with Master Nashwan? Usually his site gets a dependable zero hits per day, but last Thursday it jumped up to 51, then 4, then back to zero. This indicates some movement on the celestial plane, presaging the day when he becomes the most important man on the planet. He is more than [...]

the un-abducted

This short video explores the sad world of those Americans who have never been abducted by aliens.

rolling thunder

I made it to the Rat City finals, even though a remnant of this flu clings to me with rabid dog tenacity.
I went into this thinking Derby Liberation Front would most likely win. At the end of the first half, however, they were down by quite a few points. The Throttle Rockets are good [...]

get your protoplasmic claws off me

The squirming little viruses are finally easing off a little bit, I think. My poetic license allows me to write “protoplasmic claws” a couple times this year.
Due to my infernal internal guests, I missed a free preview of the new “Pride and Prejudice” movie. Here at home I happened to see a different romance, [...]

virus tries to stomp on my roller plans

I understand the big event is sold out. I’ve got tickets, but some damned virus critters are trying curb my enthusiasm. I have to be substantially better by Saturday. Probably will. By the way, well-known comic artist Peter Bagge did the official poster for the championship.
I think this roller derby business is going to [...]

if you like eyeballs…

If you like eyeball, stalks, and tentacles, then this is the web movie for you. The filmmakers could easily have quit after the first sixty seconds because it gets a little repetitive, unless you really, really like eyeballs. If so, maybe it’s because you see the world through beatnik eyeballs.