Saturday Morning Links
I’ve got coffee in my Dalek mug and Gladys the Mucus Machine riding shotgun. What could go wrong?Given Steve Almond’s lamentation on what we lost that we published yesterday, I think it’s also...
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I’ve begun the task of getting actual winter clothes for the first time in my life. It’s funny to watch, I imagine. I walk into a store and don’t even recognize what some of these things are. Pity...
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Some mornings I wish I had an automatic coffee dispenser right next to my desk. Most mornings, actually.Over at Slate, Ron Rosenbaum takes apart Anonymous, the new Shakespeare conspiracy theory movie,...
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I’d like to take a moment to thank everyone who commented on or liked or otherwise communicated their appreciation for “The Spirit of Violent Lamentation.” I’m glad it touched people in a positive way....
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I’m typing this with one arm arched over a cat who refuses to move from in front of my laptop. I was at work all day and she missed me, so I can’t really be too whiney about it.Say hello to the person...
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Happy Saturday. I hear the hot new seasoning for food this year is some kind of spray-on pepper. I’ll be looking for it in my local market.How does the rest of the world see Thanksgiving? It’s been...
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So two days ago, I walked to work in the snow. Flurries–it didn’t stick except on the grass in the shade–but snow nonetheless, enough for my 8-year old self living in Big Branch, Louisiana to crap...
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I woke up yesterday, saw that the temperature outside was 36 degrees and thought “that’s not so bad.” I think I’m adjusting to the idea of winter, though it’s still early yet.I already watch...
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So winter finally showed up in Des Moines this week. It’s been a nice run, what with temperatures in the 50s, but yesterday it barely got above 20, and I’ve been looking for a tauntaun to slaughter and...
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Getting a late start today, but I still have some interesting reading for you to do.Tell me if you’ve heard this story before: legislator puts forth a bill which targets a mostly powerless group of...
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