Category: News/Info
Bernie Sanders makes a call
The right-wing in this country is waging a war against women and, let me be very clear, it is not a war that we are going to allow them to win. But if they do want political warfare, we must expand the field of battle, and we must be on the offensive.… more »
Book Giveaway on Goodreads
http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/22441-rhyme-or-treason
On Goodreads I'm giving away two paperback copies of my book Rhyme or Treason (the hard fought illusion of choice). Now through April 1.
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Free dark humor book. Today, March 11.
Review:
"A cross between Garrison Keillor and Salvador Dali." (standup/interview)
- The Northwest Examiner
"Intelligent, humorous, and highly imaginative- always a pleasure to read."
- Peter Bacho, Author "Cebu" "Dark Blue Suit"
"His p… more »
Words to stick in your eyes
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| Categories: News/Info, VN content, books, treason, Links, Writing, RT, WS 1. New Anthology 2. New Rhyme or Treason
I have a story in the new anthology by Evil Jester Press, Attic Toys.
The book is a collection of dark fantasy and horror edited by Jeremy Shipp and features new work by authors such as Piers Anthony, Lisa Mo… more »
Obits
Kim Jong Il dead, Vaclav Havel beat him.
Kim Jong Il was the scariest man who did not physically appear scary; making him all that much scarier. more »
This Orange is a Lemon
"Physics Today ( http://www.facebook.com/PhysicsToday )
The molecules that give lemons and oranges their respective smells are enantiomers: mirror images of each other but otherwise identical. "
-- The Orange is just a Lemon from the evil mirror uni… more »
Fallout Shelters - Ghost Signs
Everything YOU need to know about the fallout shelter signs:A Kennedy administration program to have public sheltersThe sign was designed in 1961The cold war ended in 1991, though the shelters had not been stocked at that point for yearsThere w… more »
Faces & Fingers
http://davidraffin.com
Readings upcoming: Olympia Timberland Library, Tuesday, November 9, 8:30 PM. Reading from the book Rhyme or Treason: the hard fought illusion of choice. more »
Brother Theodore's film "Gums" in Olympia
Sunday Nov. 14 @ 11:30pm Olympia's Capitol Theater will screen the little-seen 1976 JAWS parody, GUMS. See bottom of post for a chance to win free entry.In GUMS, Brother Theodore wears a Nazi uniform, storming about the beach town of Great Head dem… more »
John Callahan, noted Portland cartoonist, dead
John Callahan, macabre cartoonist who resided in Portland, OR, has died.Callahan became a quadriplegic in 1972- at the age of 21 - due to a car crash. He drew with one hand steadying the other. He was 59 at the time of his deathHis website may b… more »
Funny Times
I will be in the Funny Times.
The Funny Times is a newspaper/magazine started in 1985, widely available in bookstores.
Here is the wikipedia entry.
Here is the Funny Times website. more »
"the unknown woman of the Seine"
via William J. Bivens : "In the 1890s, an unknown woman was found drowned in the Seine. Known as the l'Inconnue de la Seine, her death mask became a fixture in the homes of artists and writers, and her look the ideal of the age. Many have speculate… more »
Merry Xmas
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I am an Oscar Mayer Wiener!
No! -I- am an Oscar Mayer Wiener. We are all Oscar Mayer Wieners!
Oscar Mayer Memorial
The world was shocked on July 6 at the early death of Oscar G. Meyer Jr. at the age of 95. While he had retired from the family business, founded by his grandfa… more »
Little people stir it up
News headline: "Little people want word 'midget' banned from TV."
A representative stated that the word is just as offensive as a racial slur.
Can they call each other midget? That's what I want to know.
And if I'm standing there when a bunch of the… more »
Crunchberry bushes
"On May 21, a judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California dismissed a complaint filed by a woman who said she had purchased "Cap'n Crunch with Crunchberries" because she believed "crunchberries" were real fruit. The plaintiff,… more »
Oh, what we have lost ; or, war is for the birds
The [[en:Bavarian Pigeon Corps]] (or Bavarian Pigeon Fleet) was a fleet of carrier pigeons each of which could be fitted with a miniature leg- or breast-mounted camera. The pigeons were used during the early 1900s by the Bavarian Army for message transmi… more »
Darwinius masillae
Are you ready for the unveiling of Darwinius Masillae?
Named in Honor of Charles Darwin, this missing link is destined for cartoons and textbooks alike. more »
Heckle VS Jeckle
From yesterday's Guardian UK, comedy section:
10. Bill Hicks
Audience member to Hicks, never known for his patience with hecklers: "I don't come here to think." Hicks replied: "Well, tell me where you do go and I'll meet you there." more »
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