The Art of Forgetting. Ever say a word over and over until it didn’t make sense anymore? I was doing just that today with a character name when I suddenly wondered what exactly happens to your brain when you do that. Do you unhook synapses or something? Do you make it so all references to […]

Complete the Serious… 12, 8, 6, 5… Anyway, picked up The Witches of Chiswick, by Robert Rankin: “‘Winsome Wendy Wainscott, Channel Twenty’s wonderful weather woman, says it will be clear by Wednesday,’ ventured Will’s mum, a moon-faced loon with a vermillion hairpiece and hips that were a hymn to hamburger. ‘I could call you in

Announcement of the Month. Doyce and Jackie’s daughter, Kaylee, is now walking.* You’d think I wouldn’t have to be the one doing the announcing. But noooooooo.

Tideland. Looks like Terry Gilliam has been releasing a new movie and not telling anybody about it… I couldn’t find a copy of the movie anywhere, but here‘s the book, by Mitch Cullin.

Louisiana Chefs. “New Orleans food is as delicious as the less criminal forms of sin.”— Mark Twain, 1884 Someone was talking about famous Louisiana chefs, and we got in an argument over who says/said what: Justin Wilson: “I guarontee.” (Go to “A Louisiana Original” and scroll down.)Emeril Lagasse: “Bam!” and “Kick it up a notch!”Paul

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