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The Flying Karamazovs! I saw a video of the Flying Karamozovs back in college once…and never heard of them again. For some reason, I was thinking about them yesterday. Juggling metaphors…juggling metaphors…wonder why juggling metaphors keep coming to mind…

Quotes of the Morning. If you’ve heard this story before, don’t stop me, because I’d like to hear it again. Military justice is to justice what military music is to music. Room service? Send up a larger room. She got her looks from her father. He’s a plastic surgeon. When I was young I was

Russian Practical Joke. (via growabrain.)

Playing Games. I love simple games, so it couldn’t come as a surprise that I’ll spend a night or two obsessing over Sudoku here and there (I currently struggle through the “hard” level). ***Dave, with the comment “Ho Hum” passed along an article about Sudoku that lays out basic rules for completing a puzzle. The

Quote of the Day. As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. –Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Writer vs. Editor Mental Gap. Dunno about anybody else, but if I spend the day writing, I’m usually refreshed for the rest of the day. Although if I push it too far, I’m wiped out. Go figure. On the other hand, if I spend a good, solid chunk of time editing, I feel disoriented afterwards.

Tower of Babel? So I’m walking around in the rain, avoiding getting work done for a while (i.e., taking a break), when I start thinking about Microsoft and how Bill Gates is getting out of the business over the next few years. What will happen is Microsoft no longer holds a near-monopoly over operating systems?

Vicious (and stupid) Cycle. Ever notice how being behind on a big project can stress you out? Ever notice how being stressed out consumes your brain, so you don’t get any work done?

Sex Bomb!* Click here for the funniest ice skating routine ever. (Not really unsafe for work, but not all that appropriate, either.) *The Tom Jones song.

We celebrate Christmas in July, i.e., an excuse for summertime gift-giving and decorations. We finally have the tree and leis put up, and the tiki gods overlook the fish tank. Which reminds me…we got that fish tank a year ago. But not the fish. As Lee says, “Let’s just say we recycled the fish.” Anyway,