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All your egg are belong to us!

Here’s something I didn’t know: every year for the Annual White House Easter Egg Hunt, each state sends its own decorated egg for use in the event. Here are a few that amused or entranced: Alaska: Iowa: Maine: New York: … Continue reading

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Hey! I know her! (Sort of!)

I saw this article linked by Jen, and I thought the person therein looked familiar, so I read a bit deeper. Hmmmm…Steph Waller…name sounds familiar. Hmmm…”composer-turned-writer”…and wouldn’t you know it! She’s been on my blogroll for several years now! So … Continue reading

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What is it with Cleveland?

First, Bill Watterson, and now Joe Eszterhas. What is about the Cleveland area that attracts people who want to chuck their successful creative careers? It can’t be the Browns.

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Mysteries!

You know, at the rate new developments seem to be churning out for old mysteries, we’re gonna run out stuff for Indiana Jones to figure out. :: A French architect has a new hypothesis for the construction of the Great … Continue reading

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Dear John

This isn’t safe for work, but I found it hilarious: a

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Lessons in Bitter Disappointment

So I just signed onto AOL and checked e-mail there and such, when something caught my eye: on the welcome screen, in the News Videos section there was an item headlined: Cop Shoves Skateboarder Into Bush Of course I clicked … Continue reading

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Brief linkage

Some short hits on stuff I’m seeing today: :: Hayao Miyazaki’s new film is announced. The tale apparently involves a goldfish Princess who wants to become human. Here’s hoping, because I’ve always loathed The Little Mermaid. :: Turkish Star Wars. … Continue reading

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For a better fyoocher!

Scalzi for President of the SFWA. He’s our last, best hope for a John Deere cap for every published SF writer! (Kidding aside, his platform seems sensible. I confess I haven’t given a great deal of thought to these issues.)

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But. for the grace….

I know that I have a fairly iron-clad policy against blogging about my job, but I feel it OK to violate that policy just this once. I work with this woman’s father. I can’t think of a more gut-wrenching thing … Continue reading

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I am your geography god minor deity.

I stomped all over this. But this? Not so much. At least I got an even hundred of ’em. (I actually knew a handful more than that, but spelling counts and there are a few the spellings of which I … Continue reading

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