It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

(apologies to the movie title…i never saw it) Here’s your dose of reality-is-stranger-than-fiction. Iranians bust a spy pigeon ring. Anyone remember the pigeons from the Animaniacs? I’m reminded of them. Woman arrested for killing virutal husband. He told the police after he logged on to find his “beloved avatar” was dead. Yes, they arrested her [...]

Ike Haiku*

Clouds, clouds many clouds Promising rain, giving not Shuns Central Texas [bow] *My apologies To real haiku-ist poets Mine is just silly

Lovecraft’s Chocolate

Thanks for posting this at Lake Neuron. McSweeney’s has brought you more fun than a net full of c’thulu: a sampling of H.P. Lovecraft’s days as a writer for the Whitman’s Sampler catalog. Here’s one for you: Dark Chocolate Fudge Dark! All-encompassing, eternal darkness! Human eyes cannot penetrate the stygian blackness of this unholy confection! [...]

Pancakes for Dinner

Pancakes for Dinner Originally uploaded by Phisch Yum, yum, yum! Must be a German thing, I think, to have breakfast things for dinner. There’s no recipe to share though I will tell you what I did. I used a boxed mix (Hodgson Mill whole wheat baking mix with buttermilk) and made a batch and a [...]

It’s Time For Campaigning!

Get ready! You’ll need these paper dolls for your cubicle/entryway table/fireplace mantel. If those don’t get you in the mood, Jibjab’s latest ought to.

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