Life, Interrupted

I could not do a direct share, so pasting this over here. XKCD has solved the ToS problem!

"Remember the mouse-over)

https://xkcd.com/1998/"

They attempt acquisition, but we at Book View Cafe will resist with our last breath!

And dragons!

You know that this would make catalogs a lot more fun.

Pottery Barn Catalogue Descriptions Written by an Aspiring Crime Novelist.
BY Kate Hahn
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The door to the Farmhouse Armoire stands slightly ajar, revealing room for a 60-inch television and something more sinister... The solid pine doors can withstand the pounding fists of a captive lunatic, but not ammonia-based cleansers.

So essential! Turns out that cats use apps differently from humans, going so far as to like those blinking lights that drive the rest of us nuts.

Enjoy!

Google has finally corralled some of their clever animated title gifs in one place. Here's Terminal, and there's a a toolbar of several great ones, including a tiny Pac-Man game!

In other news, Merlyn loves my new tiny reading glasses and keeps trying to pinch them as a hockey puck.

And the new people behind me like to have their woofer cranked up full at 2 AM. Of course I called someone about it. They can play the &*#! thing on the parking lot side like everyone else.

It's time for another installment of the Yard Dog Traveling Road Show! And this time, it includes my reading of a silly thing I did called "That Exploding Toilet Theory" where I prove that frat boys are just another species of Bubba. Julia Mandala also reads from her novel House of Doors. As I recall, this is frat boy POV, so there are a couple of words that might be considered NSFW (or at least not safe for toddlers who repeat things.)

You can download the MP3 from writer Tracy S. Morris's blog (link above) and Tracy is a frazzled new mother, so cut her some slack on any typos and the Christmas edition coming out two months late, okay?

I haven't heard this yet, because the able maintenance staff is actually mowing, or blowing, or something out there. I mean, these guys are good -- I mentioned that my fan had only one speed. They checked Monday and said they'd order one, and they installed the blasted thing yesterday! i wish they'd told me it was in, because I would have put the cat in the bathroom instead of startling the poor little guy with a a stranger making Lots of Noise. Otherwise, so far maintenance rocks here. Anyway, quality of recording unknown.

Oh, there will be a partial reading from Allie in a later YDP road show -- I read from the chapbook. No idea how it turned out, but you have that to look forward to!

And yes...still moving. Explanations (maybe) at a later time.

Edit: -- that noise at the beginning is the intro of the craziness of a convention road show. The readings, and Tracy's News of YDP, are quite clear. My story is the first event up. Not bad for my first reading on tape, but I rushed the last line. Sorry about that!

All right, this was just funny -- but it does make a point.

Capitalization has a purpose.

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In the world of hi-tech gadgetry, I've noticed that more and more people who send text messages and emails have long forgotten the art of capitalization. For those of you who fall into this category, please take note of the following statement.

"Capitalization is the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse and
helping your uncle jack off a horse."


Is everybody clear on that?
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