Now, with a one-side-poisoned knife
One might snuff life
Stephen R Donaldson is one of my favorite brain-candy fiction/sf writers. He’s the master of the anti-hero, creating characters far more “human” than the us…
Now, you see… the thing about boredom is that there’s no lack of things to do, its just that there’s a lack of things you *want* to do. And when you realize this, there’s an element of guilt involved. Yuck.…
Exceprt from an article bythe Vatican Information Service:
"John Paul II spoke of "the crisis of the loss of the sense of sin," and urged the bishops to have the courage to "address this today with particular urgency. W…
Taken from somewhere I don't recall:
Q: Back before World War II, Japan was a mighty empire that was busy crushing Asia with one boot and still had enough energy left over to elbow-drop the U.S. in the Pacific. Recently…
Now this is terribly interesting. I usually put this kind of stuff in my reviews section but I think this one can go on the front page. Terry Gross of NPR's "Fresh Air" interviewed Bill O'Reilly of "The O'Reilly Factor…
Gave the cypress to love my Dolores,
The myrtle to death.
A sizeable tribe of slightly-retarded red squirrels has taken up residence in my outbuilding. Every time I open up the door, they chitter in terror and run mad…
In his chamber, weak and dying, While the Norman Baron lay,Loud, without, his men were crying, 'Shorter hours and better pay.'
A great deal of my humor is tied up in the repetition of catch-phrases th…
My favorite haiku:
I am getting fat
and unattractive but so
much nicer to know.
- Peter Porter
I don’t really like haiku, but I like that sentiment.
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