TURNING CORNERS

February 28, 2010

He turned the corner and entered the bakery to enjoy his morning bearclaw. He turned the corner of the page down to mark his place. He turned the corner on the long road to recovery. He turned the corner office into a storeroom for his Cabbage Patch doll collection. He turned the corner and bulled […]

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LOON ABODE – 1969 VERSION

February 27, 2010

bachelor apt. $85 a month. top floor walk-up, corner room with a view. 2 of 4 walls are hugely windowed. postage stamp bathroom with shower, sink and toilet. short hall leading to bathroom has refrigerator, small dresser, 2 burner hot plate. note steam heat radiator behind comfy chair, handle of chest expander in brown box, […]

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CARTOON FRIDAY 39

February 26, 2010

“Don’t you ever call anyone a politician again!”

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LET’S MAKE A DEAL

February 25, 2010

Monty: Now you can have this DVD of Into the Woods featuring the original Broadway cast with Tony Award winning actress Joanna Gleason, or you can have what’s behind the curtain. What’ll it be, Helen? Audience of people dressed as robots, cats, toasters, melons, a salt shaker, Abraham Lincoln, a bunch of grapes, a chimney, […]

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GRETA GARBO KWIZ

February 24, 2010

Greta Garbo: a. collected cherry pits. b. played hopscotch with Will Rogers. c. generally wore roller skates to bed. d. preferred to be blindfolded much of the time. e. ran guns to Cuba using the alias ‘Albuquerque Al’. f. could leap tall buildings and bend steel with her bare hands.

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THE ICE RINK MYSTERY

February 23, 2010

This innocuous photo of the outdoor ice rink in Heavenly Village at Lake Tahoe contains two unsolved mysteries. How is it that the loon is not only behind the camera taking the picture, but can also be seen in blue coat and dark glasses standing at the rink wall and gazing at the second unsolved […]

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FUZZLETONG TREE

February 22, 2010

This is a fuzzletong tree. What in tarnation is a fuzzletong tree? A fuzzletong tree grows on the world of Boad. Its berries are most important. Why is that? When mashed on the brow, they instantly cure the good witch, Babba Ja Harick, of her not infrequent bouts of catatonia.

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2 HAMMETT, 2 CHANDLER, 1 LOON

February 21, 2010

Chandler: ‘The sunshine was as empty as a headwaiter’s smile.’ Hammett: ‘A switch clicked and a white bowl hung on three golden chains from the ceiling filled the room with light.’ Chandler: ‘She was thinking. I could see, even on that short acquaintance, that thinking was always going to be a bother to her.’ Hammett: […]

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THE HOLE IN THE GROUND

February 20, 2010

This sculptural field, The Hole in the Ground, is Lake Tahoe’s newest attraction. Originally meant to be a convention center and condominiums, it has been instead since January of 2008 this field of pillars. I’m sure the owners of the small businesses eminent domained off the property enjoy looking at the pillars and admiring the […]

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CARTOON FRIDAY 38

February 19, 2010

“Care to nudge the needle a bit toward the unendangered end of the continuum?”

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