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Sunday Burst of Weird and Awesome (Russian edition)

Oddities and Awesome abound! This week, a trio of Russian stuff. :: The first human to travel in space, Yuri Gagarin, died several years after his flight in a plane crash, the details of which have never really been made … Continue reading

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This week’s potential cover art

I might as well make this a quasi-regular thing, huh? OK, that’s it for now, lest I get carried away. Time to get back to writing. This week was a bit rough in terms of pure output, mainly because I’m … Continue reading

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From the Books: “Me the People”

I’ve recently read a book called Me the People: One Man’s Selfless Quest to Rewrite the Constitution of the United States of America, by Kevin Bleyer. Mr. Bleyer is, among other things, one of the writers for The Daily Show, … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

A repeat, this — maybe more than a few times even — but it’s a work I come back to at least once a year. Here is one of the finest choral pieces I know, “Shenandoah”. It’s lovely enough, until … Continue reading

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A Random Wednesday Conversation Starter

Name a store that you wish still existed, and why!

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Strange brew! (And cold.)

So I’ve been intrigued for a while about the idea of cold-brewing coffee. This is a method whereby one extracts the flavors and oils from coffee not with hot water, but with cold. (Duh!) Basically, you mix ground coffee and … Continue reading

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A brief quote about writing

From William Goldman’s indispensible book, Which Lie Did I Tell? (More Adventures in the Screen Trade) (salty language alert): Mr. Ziegler, referred to earlier [Evarts Ziegler, once Goldman’s agent], was once told that technology was going to change everything. He … Continue reading

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Sentential Links

Linkage! Some of these are new to me, blogs by folks I’ve met through Instagram. :: I’m trying to focus on the things that I want to make habits, to work on finding a less cranky place to come from. … Continue reading

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Sunday Burst of Weird and Awesome!

Oddities and Awesome abound! :: I saw this candle on Facebook, but without any information as to where it comes from. Which is a bummer, because it’s one of the coolest-looking things ever. Imagine burning this in a room as … Continue reading

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This means something. This is important.

So The Wife and I took a few hours a couple weeks back to wander the aisles and corridors and back corners and nooks and crannies (but, sadly, no dimly-lit basement!) of the Orchard Park Antique Mall. This wonderful space, … Continue reading

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