LAMENT
December 5, 2010
A SENTENCE BY DOUGLAS ADAMS
December 4, 2010
The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don’t.
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CARTOON FRIDAY 79
December 3, 2010
“Little boys aren’t welcome here. Take him back to where you found him, Grobnolg.”
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THE DAGGERS OF ICE
December 2, 2010
the daggers of ice hang from the eaves
the daggers of ice eschew wearing sleeves
the daggers of ice at this time and space juncture
a bear or a rabbit would gleefully puncture
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YES, VIRGINIA
December 1, 2010
Yes, Virginia, it’s December today, and winter is upon us. Even our fabulous hole-in-the-ground looks lovely under its blanket of snow.
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SNOW PRISON
November 30, 2010
The crowded conditions in snow prison are abominable. But when you think about it, it makes a kind of sense, doesn’t it?
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THE PRINCESS BELLETTE
November 29, 2010
In a peaceful kingdom beyond the wood and across the river, the king and queen worried about their daughter, Bellette. Yes , Bellette was lovely. Yes, Bellette was happy. Yes, Bellette’s laughter rang throughout the palace, lifting the spirits of all. Yes, Bellette larked about with her pet lark. Yes, and this is the yes that worried her parents, Bellette was in love with an ordinary pebble. It was not magic. It was not beautiful. It was a plain gray pebble, one among thousands to be found on the banks of the river. And yet, Princess Bellette adored it. She sang to it and announced to her parents that she would marry it when she came of age. Her parents, not keen on the idea of having a pebble for a son-in-law, sent heralds out to gather all the third sons of anyone they could find. Third sons were desired, of course, because first and second sons invariably failed to fulfill tasks or solve riddles. Third sons, on the contrary, were notably successful. Sadly, all possible third sons had died. Several drowned getting out of bed. A few hanged themselves while attempting to pull on their socks. The rest died in sewing mishaps. The king and queen died, too. Bellette married her pebble and laughed and laughed for the rest of her life.
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THE SNOW ALLIGATOR
November 28, 2010
oh fearsome sight
when the creature plunges
from beneath its blanket of snow
to cruise the lake in search of kayaks
in the early morning glow
oh dreadful fate
for the clueless tourist
who takes a paddle in hand
to test his mettle in the crispy air
and nevermore walks on land
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A SENTENCE BY JOHN STEINBECK
November 27, 2010
She seemed to know, to accept, to welcome her position, the citadel of the family, the strong place that could not be taken.
Ma Joad, Jane Darwell’s role of a lifetime
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CARTOON FRIDAY 78
November 26, 2010
“I’m sure the potato shaped like a wolverine is lovely, but I’m afraid I’ll be unable to visit your farm as we leave Boise directly after the show tonight.”
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