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To make “Time Untethered” (ummmm!) Carefully measure: 5 cups work 2 cups leisure 10 cups pain 1 cup pleasure A faint taste of spice Makes (wastes) one human life. Store in hell. Serve forever.

Nov 26th, 2007 | Filed under Blather

A Crinkly Coriolis Aurora Borealis The Meaning of my Dreaming Who the Fuck is Alice? The nature of your face, sir distresses my good taste, sir and you will lose it unless you move it out of the range of all my lasers Giant Leeches! Big as Peaches! They’ll suck you dry, don’t even try [...]

Nov 26th, 2007 | Filed under Blather

the creatures of the night usually put up quite a fight but if you poke them in the eye they will often start to cry those little bastards in the rafters of your mind’s lidless sky but if you’re looking for some kicks head on down to River Styx prick your ears up to the [...]

Nov 25th, 2007 | Filed under Blather

A collection of short stories about the Continental Op.

Nov 22nd, 2007 | Filed under Books

I got this one because I’ve been getting into Hammett lately and this story is sort of about him. Sort of. The main character is a biographer of dead myster writers and in this installment she’s just published one of Hammett. I guess there are other books in the series featuring other dead mystery writers. [...]

Nov 22nd, 2007 | Filed under Books

The Continental Op leaves a trail of bodies in his wake.

Nov 22nd, 2007 | Filed under Books

In what is one of the best popular physic books I have ever read, Zee explores the role that symmetry has played in physics, mainly since Einstein, but with occasional dips further into the past.

Nov 22nd, 2007 | Filed under Books

Sam Spade flips the bird.

Nov 22nd, 2007 | Filed under Books

I got a chain letter in my spam queue. I fixed it up. Made it better. I had the technology. This was sent to me from an 11 year old girl. It really is beautiful. Really. I especially like #4, 9, 22 and 24. I need a little luck in my life now, as I’ve [...]

Nov 20th, 2007 | Filed under Blather

A fine mystery set in the waning days of the Ottoman Empire.

Nov 20th, 2007 | Filed under Books