GHOST STORY
Following a brisk workout on the racket ball court, the Ghost of Christmas Past and the Ghost of Christmas Future lay sprawled on the bench in front of their lockers.
“That reminds me of a game in 1922,” said the Ghost of Christmas Past.
“I don’t care. Next Thursday is really going to be something,” said the Ghost of Christmas Future.
“Hey, guys, is this a beautiful day or what? Don’t you just feel that springtime bliss seeping all into you? I know I do,” said the Ghost of Christmas Present with a big fat grin plastered across his face.
THE LOCAL TROLL
Peering through the lovely blossoms is the local troll. Much of the creature’s right arm fills the lower left of the frame. After taking this picture, the loon had to step lively, I can tell you. Unfortunately, the rapid shoot and run left the loon with this less than satisfactory portrait of the troll. Nice blossoms, though.
JC
The loon’s saner self has signed a contract with Livingston Press to produce JC, the fictional memoir of a ten year old boy describing an eventful year in his life on a Northern California hippie commune/vineyard in the late 1970s.
A SENTENCE BY ORHAN PAMUK
I am nothing but a corpse, a body at the bottom of a well.
The opening sentence of My Name is Red aligns pretty well with William Holden’s voiceover at the opening of Sunset Boulevard.
THE HAPPINESS BOOK SERIES
TYPE YOUR WAY TO HAPPINESS
by Secretariat the Horse
RENDER YOUR WAY TO HAPPINESS
by Lard Ringner
HOP YOUR WAY TO HAPPINESS
by Bill the Kangaroo
PILLAGE YOUR WAY TO HAPPINESS
by Cool Hand Loot
DIG YOUR WAY TO HAPPINESS
by Jonathan Livingston Clamshell
LEAP DAY KWIZ ANSWER
Klatu did it 208 million years ago by delicately shouldering Earth into its present orbit.
LEAP DAY KWIZ
Leap Day was founded by:
a. Geraldine Leap, an insufferable egotist and drapery consultant.
b. Count Fortunato Beetle, 18th century simp.
c. Klatu, the alien overlord, Barada of Nikto.
d. looking under some rocks.
e. an anonymous gunnery sergeant in the Royal Navy serving under and sometimes beside Horatio Nelson when acting as second arm.
f. some Mayan guy.
FABULOUS GETAWAY
Come to the
BABE RUTH ROMAN HOLIDAY ON ICE STATION ZEBRA
featuring
BASEBALL ON A RAFT WITH AN ARMY OF ENRAGED PENGUINS
ALL THE KRILL YOU CAN EAT
AN OCEAN OF TUNES WITH RICHARD MOBY AND HIS ORCA STRAW
ICE
COMPLIMENTARY EINSTEIN WIGS
and much much more, for instance
FREE PENS
in which to confine your snow pigs
AN AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO OF TOBY WING
AND WAIT! I’M NOT THROUGH!
Well, actually, yes I am






