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I stumbled onto this gem of a book at a local Goodwill the other day.

Maybe this is old hat to most of you, but it was new and oh so kitschtastic to me (it’s going on the shelf next to my Singing in Tongues LP). I mean, color coordination between the accents on the cover […]

STUDENT (on cell phone leaving a building as I’m entering): “And I could feel my anger rising …”
ME (to myself): “Your anchor holds … and grips the solid …. ROCK!” … Be very sure … be verrrrryyyyyyyy sure …. Ok maybe I sang it out loud just a little.
Add it to the list.

David Bruce Murray flags the typo of the day from Ty Gilpin at Crossroads, who sent out a press release giving the Kingsmen a plague instead of a plaque. I’m sure there’s a joke in there somewhere about putting the Ty in typo but I’ll leave that aside for now. Instead, let me offer my […]

A list of bloggerly whines for the new year to which I assent wholeheartedly, save for No. 9, since my math skills suck.

Date: Friday, January 2
Location: Fort Myers, FL
Setting: Riverdale High School auditorium (which, judging by the temperature where I was sitting, doubles as a meat locker)
Average age guesstimate: 61
Occasion: Bill Bailey event, part of a package of concerts for snowbirds that Bailey puts on with these groups in Florida
Opening act: Bill Bailey. Who else? Artists must […]