I gets dark so much earlier now. The mornings are chilly. Chilly enough for a jacket in the morning, but too hot for a jacket in the afternoon. Chilly enough for long-sleeves in the morning, but too hot for long-sleeves in the afternoon. September. The leaves will start turning in a few weeks. September.
Category Archives: Asides
On Hanging Posters
Two years ago I moved to Baltimore, and in all that time, I never bothered to hang my poster collection. My poster collection amounted to not much at all, but it was my collection, and I never hung them up. There was many and multiple reasons for this. There’s really no place to hang posters,Continue reading “On Hanging Posters”
On Smurfs and Smurfing Smurf
Some Smurf musings, as I’ve had Smurfs on the brain! Occasionally, Smurf biology comes up in conversation. Smurfs clearly reproduce asexually. Consider! Smurfette was a homunculus created by Gargamel, and her existence was alien to the Smurfs. The Smurfs had no idea what Smurfette was, or where she had come from. Quite simply, the SmurfsContinue reading “On Smurfs and Smurfing Smurf”
On Vincent Price, Gourmet
Random linkage for the day. An article on Vincent Price’s 1960’s cookbook, A Treasury of Great Recipes. Yes, that Vincent Price. The actor that was born to star in horror films of the 1950’s and 1960’s. The voice of Mystery! The creator of Edward Scissorhands. It’s such an amazingly… bizarre concept. Vincent Price.
On the End of the Week
The week is over. The week is done. May it never come back. *sigh* I’ll explain more tomorrow, when I have more energy. Right now, I’m bushed. I’ll put in the Young Dubliners. I’ll crack open a Sam Adams and propose a silent toast to absent friends. The week is over.
On Massive Storms
A summer storm, sudden its oncoming, furious in its energy, moved in. Rain lashes against the windows of the office. I look out my cubicle, and rivulets of rain flows down the tinted blue glass. It’s dismal. But somehow, it’s also fascinating to watch. I love the rain.
On Ridiculous Measures
I received recently an e-mail, purporting to contain a list of spurious weights and measures. Bizarre scales. Never, ever, possibly used scales. Nothing like furlongs per fortnight or anything like that. But the “sheppey,” defined as “the closest distance at which sheep remain picturesque,” or roughly 7/8 of a mile. (Note to self: Use theContinue reading “On Ridiculous Measures”
On the Oncoming Storm
The sky clouded over. What had been a clear blue sky turned grey and threatening. The wind picked up. Trees limbs lashed against the house. The wind howled. An ear-splitting roar filled the air; a crash of thunder came down from the skies. I huddled against the portents of the oncoming storm. The clouds movedContinue reading “On the Oncoming Storm”
On Gaps In My Cultural Knowledge
I have never watched A Christmas Story. I have never read Where the Wild Things Are. I have never, ever heard of Land of the Giants. The latter, in particular — did people really watch crap like that in the 1960s? And think it was good? Though should I call it “crap,” if I’ve neverContinue reading “On Gaps In My Cultural Knowledge”
On the New Office Digs
I have seen the new office. I have seen my new cubicle. It’s at the window. On the sixth floor. It has a view that goes for miles. I am pleased. 🙂