Guns…And Other Four Letter Words
An acquaintance of mine posted the following on facebook:
“Re-Post if Your Home Is NOT a Gun-Free Zone”
Allow me to make myself clear: If you plan on co…
The Town Scryer
Varied and fun blog by Philip Posehn.
She Walks Among Us
Some months ago I relocated from Sacramento to Woodland in order to regroup. Shortly thereafter I gained survival employment …back in Sacramento. As a result I commute there to work, but shop here as a rule. Still, now and then…
Notes From The Belly Of The Beast
I haven’t been posting much of late.
I have recently started a new job and the training is 4PM to Midnight. The internal clock is still recalibrating. So it has come to pass that I am working for a major telecom company again. Back to th…
Not Exactly The Emerald City
A newly minted University graduate with a degree in music has been reduced for the nonce to playing cowbell for an unappreciative audience of birds.
Jamie Fox spends all day in a farmer’s field, dressed all in orange…
Living Graffiti
Under the cover of the ubiquitous San Francisco fog, the Guerrilla Grafters strike, grafting fruit tree branches onto fruitless trees and bringing pears and plums and cherries to working class neighborhoods.
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It’s A Dirty Job, But…
Peter Houison Craufurd, 28th Laird of Craufurdland Castle, and Washer of The Sovereign’s Hands, has died at the age of 82. For years he has awaited the pleasure of Her Majesty with a with a silver ewer, bowl and salver holding a linen tow…
Vikings Land in Australia
Police and local rangers on Elcho Island in the Northern Territories of Australia were somewhat surprised when the received reports of a Viking longboat off shore.
“With swords drawn, it was establish…
A Different Kind of ‘Privatization’
Five months ago a public library was closed in north London as part of a cost-cutting measure. Now a remarkable thing has happened. A group of squatters composed of artists, students and a former librarian have moved into the libra…
The Financial Rapine of Our Health Care System
The following is cross-posted from tywkiwdbi with a few small additions. It is my favorite blog. You should visit it often.
My aunt, aged 94, died last week. In and of itself, there is nothing remarkable in this statement, …
