The view is breathtaking!
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Monday, July 29, 2019
Book Excerpt for the Day
“This would be a good time to apologize.”
“I’m sorry,” Harry croaked, struggling to breathe. “Maybe you’re not fat. Maybe you’re just pregnant with a
wildebeest.”
Bernice, Herb’s better half, gently took her husband’s arm and led him
away, probably saving Harry’s life.
Harry grinned up at me.
“I’m glad his trainer stopped him before he ate us all.”
I
shook my head. “You’re an idiot.”
(from Fuzzy Navel by
J.A. Konrath)
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Sunday, July 28, 2019
Saturday, July 27, 2019
Science Saturday
Ultra-geek edition. I'm not sure that I fully understand Planck's Constant, but I grasp its importance.
Friday, July 26, 2019
Snack Cakes
Go green! Eat Little Debby Snack Cakes and save a kale bush. Or kale plant. Or kale tree. Or whatever kale grows on.
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Book Excerpt for the Day
He
bared his teeth, white against his dark skin.
“How long have you been a Wiccan?”
“A
what?”
“A
pagan. A witch.”
“I’m not a witch,” I said, glancing out the door. “I’m a wizard.”
Sanya frowned. “What is the
difference?”
“Wizard has a Z.” He looked at me
blankly.
(from Death Masks by Jim Butcher)
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Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Monday, July 22, 2019
Sunday, July 21, 2019
Saturday, July 20, 2019
Friday, July 19, 2019
Book Excerpt for the Day
“Miriam, would you come out please? I need some help.”
Miriam pulled the door open and stood there sullenly, her attitude more
like thirteen than eleven. “I’m busy,
Mom.”
Judith closed her eyes briefly, gathering herself, and then opened them
again to gaze sternly at her eldest. “I
have a deadline on Friday. I need you to
help me find a game for your brother.”
“And if I do, can I finally
have a genmod or an exspec?”
She had a brief image of a tuskless miniature mammoth or a
glow-in-the-dark giant rabbit cavorting in the backyard. Why didn’t kids these days just want cats or
dogs?
(from The Future,
Imperfect by Ruth Nestvold)
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Thursday, July 18, 2019
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
How To Tell If You're Bi
This has been a Public Service Announcement from your local chemistry association.
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
RIP Johnny Clegg
RIP, Johnny Clegg, (d. 07/16/19). Singer, Songwriter, and above all, Activist. I had the privilege of seeing you perform here in Arizona a few years ago, and you were fantastic.
Monday, July 15, 2019
Book Excerpt for the Day
“Crosswords are like (a) form of meditation, something you do when you’re alone. You’re trying to recall everything you’ve
learned, being flexible enough to fit your accumulated knowledge into the right
amount of squares. That’s what I love
about puzzles. They can alter us, stretch
our thinking, expand our awareness, push us to become something more.”
John prepared this quote years ago for when someone asked him about
puzzles. He thought it was an impressive
line and had been waiting for the right time to use it. Looking up at Rosa, he thought it worked.
“I
think people just like to fill in boxes,” Rosa said.
(from The Enigmatologist,
by Ben Adams)
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Sunday, July 14, 2019
Saturday, July 13, 2019
Gullible
I was astounded to learn "gullible" is a made-up word, and not in the dictionary. Simply amazing.
Friday, July 12, 2019
Thursday, July 11, 2019
Book Excerpt for the Day
Livy had had a Puritanical upbringing, but
she had not been ruined by it. On Earth
she had learned to drink and to like beer, had even smoked a few times, and had
become an infidel or, at least, a great doubter. She had even tolerated his constant swearing
and had let loose with a few blisterers herself if the girls were not
around. The accusations that she had
censored his books and thus emasculated them were off the target. He had done most of the censoring himself.
Yes, Livy had always shown adaptability.
Too much.
(from The Fabulous
Riverboat by Philip José Farmer)
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Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Tuesday, July 09, 2019
Monday, July 08, 2019
Book Excerpt for the Day
“And
this is to be our reward for braving destitution, fire, sword, and pestilence,
for fleshing our swords in the enemy’s blood and going ourselves starved into
battle. This, then, is the famous peace
we dreamed of, when we tore the grass from the crannies in the walls to eat;
when in our ignorance we often by mistake ate poisonous weeds, indiscriminately
plucking them with livid hands of starvation, hardly less green than they. For all these proofs of our devotion, it
would seem we are to be made a sacrifice.
If
it be so, may you live to blush for a peace without either honour or advantage.”
(from Patricians
and Emperors by Ian Hughes)
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Sunday, July 07, 2019
Saturday, July 06, 2019
Friday, July 05, 2019
Pink Floyd Appreciation Friday!
I love it when you actually have to be familiar with Pink Floyd album covers to understand a comic.
Thursday, July 04, 2019
Wednesday, July 03, 2019
Book Excerpt for the Day
“Perhaps there’s more to his death than
meets the eye. Something feels not quite
right.”
“What do you mean, more specifically?”
“It’s still mostly a gut instinct.
I went to Uppsala and read all the witness statements, and there’s
actually nothing inconsistent or odd about them except, well, precisely that
there is nothing odd about them.
If I’ve learned anything over the years, it’s that the truth is
generally a little unexpected, or even illogical, since we humans aren’t
entirely rational. Whereas lies, as a
rule, tend to be consistent and comprehensive and often sound like a cliché –
especially if the liars aren’t very good.”
(from The Girl Who
Takes an Eye for an Eye by David Lagercrantz)
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Tuesday, July 02, 2019
Monday, July 01, 2019
Fitted Sheets
The bad thing about fitted sheets is that there is absolutely no way to fold them nicely.
The good thing about fitted sheets is that since there is absolutely no way to fold them nicely, you can just scrunch them all together and no one can complain about your sheet-folding ability.
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