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In case you haven’t seen this: And now, the Fallout New Vegas version: Many thanks to Hark A Vagrant and the Fallout KinkMeme.

Letters From The Past

I’m a research fiend. I admit it. I love the hunt for obscure facts, the thrill of discovery… far more than the tedium of actually writing the stuff down. So I spend ages sorting through ephemera on tangential subjects that will never actually imbed themselves anywhere but inside my brain…

Wilde and Uncensored

Have you read this yet? A new uncensored edition of Oscar Wilde’s Dorian Gray has been released. What I find particularly amusing is the reasoning behind the censoring in the first place – the editor “Decid[ed] that the novel as it stood contained “a number of things which an innocent woman…

Pigs Take Main Street

I honestly love our local news: Police responded to five large pigs stopping traffic on Main Street. Two cruisers and Lt. Bob Hazelwood joined the effort to return the pigs to their pen. It wasn’t easy. “One of those pigs is over 400 pounds,” Hazelwood noted. Nor are pigs easily…

Giant Book Fair Coming to Los Angeles

When: Saturday April 9 2011 from 11am to 2pm Who: Over 300 authors (including me) will be signing books from all genres. $5 at the door. You can bring your own books to be signed or buy books there. Where: Westin Bonaventure Hotel 404 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles California…

School Funding – Listen up, Idaho!

For a well-reasoned, well-written essay on the reality of teaching in today’s public schools, please read: Thoughts on Policy Changes: “I teach elementary school. My students hug me at the end of the day. At the start of vacations, they tell me …”

Pug vs Cat (the non-violent protest)

Fallout New Vegas Geek Moment

So we’re flying over southern Utah and it occurs to me that this is the birthplace of Vulpes Inculta in the game Fallout New Vegas. So I revel in my geekery and decide to take a picture. For those of you unfamiliar with the game, it’s still a pretty pic….

PugSpotting 2011 Calendar Available Now

Cyber Launch Party: Celebrating A New Release For Susanne Saville

Cyber Launch Party: Celebrating A New Release For Susanne Saville: “Today we’re celebrating the release of Susanne Saville’s HIDDEN HISTORY OF SALEM.Susanne enjoys caffeine – especially in coffee and tea, tra…”

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