A British man built a castle. Turned down for several building permits, he went ahead and built it anyway, hiding it behind a wall of hay bales. He was hoping to take advantage of a legal loophole. It looks like that argument may not fly. It’s unfortunate. It looks like a pretty nice castle. IContinue reading “On an Illegal Castle”
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On Bobby Fischer
Bobby Fischer, the American chess prodigy and grandmaster, has died in Reykjavik, Iceland. He was sixty-four. Fischer is perhaps better known today for his… eccentricities. That’s probably the most polite word I can think of. That old Buffalo Springfield lyric comes quickly to mind — “Paranoia strikes deep / Into your life it will creep.”Continue reading “On Bobby Fischer”
On Coming Disasters
Is there any good news anymore? Plague will be the next big thing. No, not some super-flu. We’re talking Black Death. What’s wrong with the world? I suddenly envision a guy with a cart — “Bring out your dead! Bring out your dead!” No, that would be a silly thought. Seriously, though. Plague? There isContinue reading “On Coming Disasters”
On Some Good Spider-Man News
Peter and MJ are still married in the comic strip. Of course, they’ve uprooted from New York and moved out to Los Angeles for MJ’s career, but that’s not important. Peter and MJ are still married in the comic strip. “OMD War” Graphic courtesy of Todd Kogutt
On Request Audience Questions
Some questions have come up recently through Google. Here’s three: is Allyn a man’s name? The last time I checked, it was. 🙂 “Allyn” has taken on some gender ambiguity and, yes, there are people who are sometimes surprised to find that I’m male when they meet me for the first time. It is becomingContinue reading “On Request Audience Questions”
On Alzheimer’s Disease
Terry Pratchett, author of the Discworld series, released a public statement over the weekend. He’s been diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease: I would have liked to keep this one quiet for a little while, but because of upcoming conventions and of course the need to keep my publishers informed, it seems to me unfairContinue reading “On Alzheimer’s Disease”
On President Bush’s Teleprompter
Why doesn’t this surprise me? President Bush’s speeches spell out words phoentically on the teleprompter. The President’s phonetic pronunciation teleprompt was embarrassingly revealed when a marked-up draft of Mr Bush’s speech to the UN General Assembly yesterday briefly popped up on the UN website. The White House was left scrambling to explain the special guidanceContinue reading “On President Bush’s Teleprompter”
On Talk Like a Pirate Day
Avast, ye maties! Ahoy, ye lasses! Arr, today be International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Lest Long John Silver make ye walk the plank and swim the briny deep with the fishes, greet ye friends and mateys with the lingo! Steal from the libretto of The Pirates of Penzance. Watch the movies with Captain JackContinue reading “On Talk Like a Pirate Day”
On a Case for Torchwood?
A meteorite crash in Peru has led to a series of mysterious illnesses. Villagers in southern Peru were struck by a mysterious illness after a meteorite made a fiery crash to Earth in their area, regional authorities said Monday. Around midday Saturday, villagers were startled by an explosion and a fireball that many were convincedContinue reading “On a Case for Torchwood?”
On Early Morning Rain
A gentle rain has been falling for an hour or three. It beats the fog of yesterday. There’s something pleasant about hearing cars pass on the road, their tires sloshing in the water. We need the rain. It’s been quite… dry. Rain.