I can honestly say that I had never contemplated the mating habits of possums, but… …yeah, it’s really freakin’ hot out there. And who knew possums were into freaky sex? Hoo-boy. After last night’s Facebook ad, again the algorithms show me something of interest… …and while a Bag End-themed bottle of Jamesons is definitively ofContinue reading “Possum Mating Habits”
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The Piano, Unwanted
Late last week, someone dumped a piano at the dumpsters in my apartment complex. It’s not uncommon for people in the area to leave furniture, building materials, spare tires (today’s find!), and other bulky junk in my complex’s dumpster area. There are signs that there are cameras, but if so I have no idea whereContinue reading “The Piano, Unwanted”
An Invitation from Across the Years
According to a Facebook post, Philip Barbour High School is having a 35th-anniversary reunion for the Class of 1990. As part of Lurch Fest, a festival in Philippi, West Virginia in honor of The Addams Family‘s Ted Cassidy. While I am most likely the only graduate of Philip Barbour to have ever visited the graveContinue reading “An Invitation from Across the Years”
The Piano at the Dumpsters
There have been a great many strange things that have appeared at my apartment complex’s dumpsters over the years. Such as the grandfather clock that now sits in my living room. This weekend’s find, however, tops even that. A century-old player piano. It is, unfortunately, missing the “player” part of the piano — namely, theContinue reading “The Piano at the Dumpsters”
A Saturday Potpourri
A quick update about work. For those coming in late, Diamond Comic Distributors, my employer for the past eighteen years, filed for bankruptcy in mid-January. For the past month, since mid-May, I have been working for Diamond under a Transition Services Agreement (or TSA); the company was bought by Ad Populum, but I remained employedContinue reading “A Saturday Potpourri”
They Say It’s Your Birthday
This was an unexpected surprise — the University of Richmond sent me a cute little video for my grumble-grumble birthday. The second building (the international center) and the fourth building (the football stadium) weren’t there when I was there a quarter century ago, so I have no emotional attachment to them. Nevertheless, the idea wasContinue reading “They Say It’s Your Birthday”
The View from Afton
I visited my parents for Father’s Day. I’d been down to Lynchburg in May, I think the weekend before Mother’s Day, but my mom had been agitating me to come for a visit, and my sister was planning on coming up from Raleigh. I didn’t commit to anything — the weather looked a bit dreadful,Continue reading “The View from Afton”
A New Neighbor
A new neighbor moved in recently. A bunny! A tiny little bunny! I hope bunny hangs around. In 2019, a few days before my vision went permanently wonky, I took a tour of the National Cathedral. Not the usual tour. I took the “Behind the Scenes” tour, which was a lot of fun, very informativeContinue reading “A New Neighbor”
Too Gorgeous a Day to Spend Inside
It is absolutely criminal to have to work inside today. The Geneva Conventions have never been so violated. Quite honestly, if I didn’t have critical publishing deadlines today, I would have given serious consideration to calling out sick and going to today’s Harrisburg Senators game. (It’s an 11 o’clock day game. An “Education Day.”) OrContinue reading “Too Gorgeous a Day to Spend Inside”
The Strange World of AI Slop
Two weeks ago, the day after Easter, Pope Francis died. Last Saturday, Donald Trump fell asleep at the Pope’s funeral in Rome. In the middle of the week, a reporter threw out a question to Trump at a scrum on the White House lawn about who the next Pope should be, and Trump said heContinue reading “The Strange World of AI Slop”