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Forking
Have you ever wondered why Americans switch hands to eat with their fork, but Europeans don’t? Yes you have. You lie awake at night, in the cold early morning, pondering life, the universe, the number 42, and why Americans eat with a zig-zag fork pattern. Admit it. Well, now there…
Always On A Monday
I am going to make the attempt to post here regularly every Monday. I figure Monday needs something to recommend it, right? 🙂 I’ll still be posting randomly, of course. But this way you know definitely when to look for stuff. I’m told that’s the way to run a blog. So…
Every Writer’s Nightmare
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The Nude That Launched a Thousand..well, One Trial
Meet Narcissus. The original of this statue of him was discovered in Pompeii in 1862 and housed in the Naples Museum. In 1873, an enterprising art dealer of New Bedford Massachusetts, one Charles Hazeltine, purchased a replica of this very Narcissus in Boston and displayed it in the front window…
The Erotic Diaries of a Victorian Seafarer in the US Navy
An American Seafarer in the Age of Sail: The Erotic Diaries of Philip C. Van Buskirk, 1851-1870 by Barry Richard Burg My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book is not what you think it’s about. 🙂 Philip C Van Buskirk was an educated young man whose family fell on…
The Saga of Kate O’Hare
Kate Richards O’Hare, American socialist and anti-war activist in 1917, went to Bowman, North Dakota as part of a speaking tour and “in the presence of 125 people” said: “that any person who enlisted in the army of the United States for service in France would be used for fertilizer,…
Current Security Levels
I received this as one of those forwarded-forwarded-forwarded emails from a friend. If you know who wrote it, please name them in the comments section so I can give them credit. Current security levels: The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent terrorist threats and have raised…
Save the Coffee Boy, Save the World
This is from http://SaveIantoJones.com: January 9th is the day! January 9th marks the sixth month anniversary of the (temporary) death of sci-fi’s favourite coffee boy. And, with all possible love and goodwill, we’re here to spread the message … ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE IN SCI-FI. SAVE IANTO JONES! On January 9th let’s…