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Menlo Park N.J. Sunday july 12 1885 (it’s the rest of the day, and a long one, so continue in the extended entry…)
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Ardneh’s Sword review
Ardneh’s Sword, Saberhagen. If you’ve read Empire of the East and the Books of Swords. This was just about exactly what you’d expect it to be. Saberhagen, bless him, does not misuse “whomever”. I was left wanting something more substantial; I’m re-reading at least the first three Books of Swords now, to see whether there […]
Edisonblog!
Menlo Park N.J. Sunday july 12 1885 After breakfast start reading Hawthorne’s English note Book don’t think much of it.– perhaps Im a literary barbarian and am not yet educated up to the point of appreciating fine writing– 90 per cent of his book is descriptive of old churches and graveyards and coronors — He […]
Edisonblog!
Menlo Park N.J. Sunday july 12 1885 Awakened at 8 15 AM. Powerful itching of my head, lots of white dry dandruff- what is this d–mnable material, Pertaps its the dust from the dry literary matter I’ve crowded into my noddle lately Its nomadic. gets all over my coat, must read about it in the […]
May Reading
Lots of comic books this month…
What's two years in a 24-hour news cycle?
Some two years after it showed up in my reading, and a good five months after it started getting heavy traction in the Asian and Australian press, Indonesia’s insane "anti-pornography" bill may be getting some attention here.
April Reading
Oh, honestly! When most people have a tough time at work they blog more. I just get behind.
I may have to buy them
So, my theory about the upcoming original Star Wars trilogy release on DVD goes like this: Lucas’s ex-wife, I’ve heard, owns a piece of the originals, which is why they’ve never been re-released (this doesn’t quite make sense, as Lucas was divorced in 1984, and there were LD releases as late as the mid ’90s, […]
A Diverting Time-Slip
The LIST of magical ILLUSIONS performed by a man claiming to be the ILLUSTRIOUS Professor Phillippe, as reproduced by the FANTASTICAL illusioner and historian RICKY JAY in his volume Extraordinary Exhibitions which, while in fact originating in 1858, seems very much like a LIST or PIECE of HUMOR as written by the TREMENDOUS John Hodgeman […]
Recent Reading
My co-blogger recently suggested I start keeping a reading list, in case anyone else in this nutty world has tastes similar to mine and could benefit from my trials. I shudder to imagine, but love the sound of my own voice, so here goes: