The Path and the Fog The path and the fog concocted a plan, a practical joke, to be more precise. It was the path’s idea to mess with the minds of the backpackers camping in the grove. Instead of the usual route to the lake, 4.3 miles as indicated on the signpost at the path’s […]
metempsychosis [fr. meta- + empsychos, animate, fr. en + psyche, soul, fr. met him pike hoses, Marion Tweedy Bloom, Dublin, 1904] the passing of the soul at death into another body either human or animal
“When you told me your wife had good taste, you weren’t kidding. She was delicious.”
Doors When the people had finally gone to wherever it was that they went every day, the door to the bedroom and the door to the hall closet picked up their discussion where they had left it, not missing a beat after the sixteen hours of rigid mandatory silence. “Here’s where you’re wrong,” said the […]
stalk the reverie laurel and hardy out west dancing at the gate
saphead – a weak-minded stupid person sapid – having a strong agreeable flavor “I beg pardon, Jeeves. Did you just call me a saphead?” “Hardly, sir. I was merely commending cook on the strong agreeable flavor of the pudding.” “Ah, I see. Sapid, not saphead.” “Precisely, sir.” “I’ll be off then. Where was it I […]
The Dome People The storm raged outside, unable to penetrate the barrier. The dome stood strong, its glistening walls deflecting the icy winds. The people, safe and snug inside, nestled under thick rich blankets of fur. Life, rarely good, was so for a few sweet moments.
Question of the Day Why is Life Worth Living? Answer of the Day Because Maria Callas and Rembrandt van Rijn and William Shakespeare and Ingmar Bergman and Johnny Carson and Rene Magritte and James Joyce and Giacomo Puccini and Dorothy Parker and Anita Loos and Anton Chekhov and Fred Astaire and Akira Kurosawa and Stella […]
“I’m not saying it wasn’t a good fall, but what we need is a great fall.”
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5 of 5 stars to The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton goodreads.com/review/show/55…
