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Snowmageddon!

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:37:49 -0500

Kitti: I’m trying to think of what we might need if we actually get 20 inches of snow.

Me: A shovel.

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Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:47:16 -0500

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Wherein it becomes clear that Malki is tapped into my...

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:38:00 -0500

Wherein it becomes clear that Malki is tapped into my brain.

(via Wondermark » Archive » #592; A Strategic Retreat)

Wondermark » Archive » #590; In which Excitement is...

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:02:17 -0500

Wondermark » Archive » #590; In which Excitement is tempered

mabelmoments: Taylar (5) & Alex (8) Terranova, in their...

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:00:44 -0500

mabelmoments:

Taylar (5) & Alex (8) Terranova, in their garden in Dallas, Texas, on the swings with their elephant, Congo Picture: DAVID WHITE / BARCROFT MEDIA. via telegraph uk

ON THE SWINGS, WITH THEIR ELEPHANT. AWESOME.

At least they spelled "Special" right.

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:52:31 -0500

Sauce

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Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:27:37 -0500

What’s the best place near you to get a drink?

The fridge.

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“Top of the world, ma! Top of the world!”

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:26:46 -0500

“Top of the world, ma! Top of the world!”

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Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:11:49 -0500

Who’s the most overrated musician?

Dave Matthews, Coldplay, U2, Fountains of Wayne, John Mayer, Jack Johnson, and Spoon is starting to work on my nerves.

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viscerality: How they made zeppelins. Ladders were...

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:11:28 -0500

viscerality:

How they made zeppelins. Ladders were key.

Truthfully, the biggest draw of Steampunk for me (aside from the brass and gears) is zeppelins.

Who's yer Mama?

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:41:00 -0500

who’s yer Mama?

Why do I have the sneaking suspicion this question actually came FROM my Mama? Mama would be the fantastic Dame Jain, The Lady of Highlandtown. Known some places as Mim (or m9m, for “Mom of Nine”).

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Chocolate or Vanilla?

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:22:00 -0500

Chocolate or Vanilla?

Vanilla. I’ve never been a fan of chocolate, though I do like really dark, not too sweet chocolate once in a while.

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Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:19:28 -0500

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Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:48:19 -0400

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Wondermark » Archive » #389; In which Things get Worse

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:04:27 -0400

Wondermark » Archive » #389; In which Things get Worse

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Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:24:29 -0400

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A Very Short Story

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:54:00 -0400

Everyone at the party laughed when Debbie announced she was going to knit a time machine.

“No, honestly!” she said. “It’ll take me about ten months, because some of the parts are very small and I’ll have trouble finding the right size needles for them, but it can be done.

“In fact,” she said, glancing at her watch, “it should be here in about thirty seconds.”

There was a knock at the door. Everyone stopped laughing when Debbie opened the door and greeted herself. Debbie smiled and gave herself a small thing that appeared to be knit out of wool and wire.

“Thank you!” Debbie said to herself. “But how will you get home?”

“Oh, don’t worry. I used the time machine to start over and knit two.” Debbie pulled a twin to the first thing from her purse and held it up. “Seeya!”

And then Second Debbie was gone.

"You, are becoming Gods. There’s a new master of creation, and it’s you! Unraveled DNA,..."

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:44:21 -0400

“You, are becoming Gods. There’s a new master of creation, and it’s you! Unraveled DNA, and at the same time you’re cultivating bacteria strong enough to kill every living thing! Do you think you are ready for that much power? You lot? You lot? Cheeky bastards. You’re running around science like kids with guns, creating a new world, while the world you’ve got is stinking, but, hands up, hands up anyone who thinks you’ve got it right. Yeah, there’s always one. I can see you. If you want the position of God then take the responsibility.”

- Stephen Baxter (Christopher Eccleston) in The Second Coming (2003)

Manic Placebo

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:29:45 -0400

Sunday, 4 October, we’re seeing Placebo live in Baltimore at Sonar.

Tuesday, 6 October, we’re seeing Manic Street Preachers in Philadelphia.

Hotel is booked. Tickets are printed. Monday I’ve got to request the time off.

Police are investigating a fatal shooting in the Greektown...

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:46:23 -0400

Police are investigating a fatal shooting in the Greektown neighborhood in Southeast Baltimore.

It happened at about 2 a.m. Saturday in the 5100 block of Foster Avenue.Officers said the attacker shot an unidentified man in the back.The victim was taken to Bayview Medical Center, where he later died.Investigators have been unable to identify the victim.The shooting happened across the street from John Ruhrah Elementary and Middle School.

I normally start Cardiff’s morning walk by going up to and then around the school. Yesterday, instead, we went the opposite direction to Bayview and walked around on the hospital grounds. If I’d followed my usual routine I would’ve seen this when it was still a fresh crime scene.