Moving Pictures: A Novel of Discworld®, Pratchett. Yes. This is not one of my Pratchett supplier’s favorites, and it did strike me as a bit labored. It didn’t help that there were many, many typos (including, I believe, at least two occurrences of “vocal chords,” not apparently for playful effect). Still, not horrible.
I was going to save this up for a future list, but it has TWO relaxing clean rooms! Holiday East Motor Hotel, Harrisburg
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What I imagine the content is for the article headlined The 9 Most Dangerous Health Foods 9. Yogurt, glass shards and fruit at the bottom 8. Tack-flavor energy bar (now with real tacks) 7. Lowfat weasel (live) 6. Lowfat weasel, rabid (live or cooked) 5. Low-sodium sawblade, radial 4. Explosive granola 3. Bottled arsenic water […]
Things I like about the babies, toddlers, and preschoolers I meet at work: When you can sort of see what parts of their face they will still have as a grownup. When you can see how they resemble their parents. When they concentrate really hard, but because they are babies, it is often on something […]
For a more modern feel in your meditation, why not focus on a clean and empty motel room? Listen to highway sounds or air conditioner hum and empty your mind. From James Lileks’ The American Motel. Yuma Flamingo Space Age Lodge El Centro Cloud Motel The Rainbow HoJo University Motel Cloverland Motel Town House Motel […]
Another in an intermittent series of comments on The Atlantic’s photo feature, this time on the anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. #5: I know that I have to take the photographer’s inclinations to portray local color and things that are poignant or exotic into consideration– after all, these are not a random […]
Darkness, Boulet A delightful comic made in only 1 day at the Angouleme festival. Three stars. Anime Club, KC Green A comic riff from Green that plunged me back into the crazy days I was in an anime club– all the arrogance, fury, and loathing are there. Great stuff. Four stars. Secret Six: The Darkest […]
Say, do you want to destroy traditional marriage? Sure, you say, but I can’t gay-marry, I’m already married to someone of a different gender, or hope to be some day. What can I do? I say you can do plenty! Here are some helpful strategies you can try in your own home, inferred from the […]