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Bad Joke Friday

Long joke today! This is a story that takes place in a world very much like our own, with one key difference. There is a lever that, when flipped, will end the world. No fanfare. No build-up. No warning. Just, … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

Ye Gods, I’m getting worse and not better at posting stuff. Usual disclaimers: busy, two writing projects, lots of stuff going on at work right now (good stuff, but lots of it!), and I’m making a point to read more … Continue reading

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Bad Joke Friday

Well, might as well start THIS up again…. I got fired from my job for stealing kitchen equipment. It was a whisk I was willing to take.

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Something for Thursday

Music by Burton Lane, lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. “Come Back to Me” from On a Clear Day You Can See Forever.

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Why not “The Force Gets Coffee”?

Some geeky stuff! :: Star Wars Episode VIII has itself a title: I honestly don’t have an opinion of this as a title. Star Wars titles tend to be greeted as events, and then…well, they’re titles. OK, The Last Jedi. It … Continue reading

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Dear 45 (an Open Letter to the President of the United States)

Dear Mr. President, Yes, you are my President. But I do not support you, and I do not expect good things from you. I do not expect good policy choices, nor do I expect good outcomes. My expectations for you … Continue reading

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Dear 44 (an Open Letter to the President of the United States)

Dear Mr. President, I honestly never thought writing something on the occasion of your impending departure from office would feel so bittersweet, but my God — I didn’t expect a lot of things. On the night you won the Presidency, … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

Something tells me we’re all going to need shelter from the storm.

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Tone Poem Tuesday

This is one of the most well-known of all classical works, although I suspect more people recognize it by virtue of its use in cartoons than anything else, and therefore I also suspect that relatively few people can actually name … Continue reading

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When will we be going back?

Gene Cernan, the last human being to walk on the moon, died today. Why have we waited so long to go back?

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