Subscribe2
Photo Memory of the Week
Video of the Week: “It was an ambush!”
Leeloo whups a bunch of armed and nasty aliens, unarmed and all by her own self.
The quote is at timestamp 1:43.
Poetry of the Week
On Tender Hooks
- by Brian BilstonLet me cut to the cheese:
every time you open your mouth,
I’m on tender hooks.You charge at the English language
like a bowl in a china shop.
Please nip it in the butt.On the spurt of the moment,
the phrases tumble out.
It’s time you gave up the goat.Curve your enthusiasm.
Don’t give them free range.
The chickens will come home to roast.Now you are in high dungeon.
You think me a damp squid:
on your phrases I shouldn’t impose.But they spread like wildflowers
in a doggy-dog world,
and your spear of influence grows.Posted: 2025 Apr 20
Face Photos from Readers
Tag Archives: Food & Drink
Redux: Green Tomatoes
I expect you’ve been waiting anxiously for news of the green tomatoes rescued from the squirrels. Did they ripen in the brown paper bag, offering themselves up for a bacon-and-tomato sandwich? Did they remain resolutely green and firm, offering themselves … Continue reading
The Lower 46
Maybe a purchase is in order, strictly in the interests of science of course. Continue reading
Posted in Day-to-Day Encounters, Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently
Tagged Food & Drink, Signs
10 Comments
The Turnip Tenet
Better thinking through vegetables. Continue reading
Back to Normal
What does post-COVID normal look like? Continue reading
Lies, Damned Lies, and Advertising
At least there are no statistics involved. Continue reading
For Those Wondering
Lessons from history. OK, facts, at least. Continue reading
Caffeine, Anyone?
Another curious failure of our military-industrial complex under pandemic conditions. Continue reading
The Drop That Fell; The Corn That Did Not Pop
More food surprises. Continue reading
Don’t Ask
I want the old normal. Continue reading
Posted in Day-to-Day Encounters, Feeling Clearly, I Have Lots
Tagged Community, Food & Drink
10 Comments