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There shouldn’t be this much Nazi-related funny stuff in one day….

A church wanted to put an inspiring quote on its billboard. They found one. Problem was, it was a quote by Adolf Hitler. So they went back to the inspirational quote book used it anyway! And they attributed it, right … Continue reading

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Grammar, grammar! Grammar uber alles!

I saw this on Twitter earlier…so even though a bunch of you had grammar peeves that you cited in last week’s Wednesday Conversation Starter, I cannot actually call any of you “grammar Nazis”.

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Teevee!

The 2013-2014 teevee season is finally in the books (for us, anyway, since it took us a bit of time to get caught up!), so here are some random thoughts on shows and such. :: As always, I’ll start with … Continue reading

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Sunday Burst

Stay amazing, Internet! :: I have some idea of how books get written, and how they get acquired by publishers, and how they get sold. But the actual, physical making of the book? Check this out: Obviously this is a … Continue reading

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Jay Lake

Science fiction author Jay Lake has died after a long struggle against cancer. For me, the best tribute to Mr. Lake came a few years ago, when John Scalzi used him as Exhibit A in a tough-love kind of article … Continue reading

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A partially-fond farewell

The move is done. Well, at least the part that involves “taking all of our stuff from the old place and bringing it to the new place”. I can’t believe how long this process took. It seemed a good idea … Continue reading

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How to tell who your best friends are

Really good friends help you move. Your best friends help you move twice.

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Instaweek (kinda-sorta)

Here’s a sampling of recent pictures I’ve taken of stuff! (BTW, The Move That Ate Tokyo should be over this weekend, and our lives should start settling out into something approaching normal…or rather, now that our focus on vacating the … Continue reading

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Cover art?

Saw this on Tumblr. Wow, this is right up the alley for the cover to Princesses In SPACE!!! (not the actual title). (artist)

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Something for Thursday

Last night I attended a school concert in which The Daughter was performing with her orchestra, and this work (shortened a bit) was on the program. I’ve never been the biggest fan of Jan Sibelius, but he does have his … Continue reading

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