Category Archives: Books

Jigsaw Man

Posted on August 26, 2009 by frank 1 Comment

Harlan Ellison created the short story collection Dangerous Visions in 1967.  Dangerous Visions contained a story by Larry Niven called The Jigsaw Man, a story which stuck with me for years.  In a nut shell, society has decided that convicted … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter Review

Posted on July 15, 2009 by frank Comments Off

This is absolutely the best review of Harry Potter I’ve ever read: Harry Potter and the Tremendous F***-up. There’s a lot of villains in the Harry Potter series. They are young and old, male and female, human and otherwise, magical … Continue reading →

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The Friday Thingy

Posted on June 12, 2009 by frank Comments Off

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money. – Jules Renard

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Random Crap

Posted on June 3, 2009 by frank 3 Comments

Our experiment with changing the location of our tomato plants to a planter on the patio (cooler and not so much direct sun) has been delayed due to the planter not yet arriving.  On the plus side, the seven tomato … Continue reading →

Books, House & Garden, Humor

The Friday Thingy

Posted on May 15, 2009 by frank Comments Off

“It is known that there are an infinte number of worlds, simply because there is an infinite amount of space for them to be in. However, not every one of them is inhabited. Any finite number divided by infinity is … Continue reading →

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