Author Archives: Anton

late adopter

I’m a twit, as if you didn’t know.

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still watching movies

Le Dîner des Cons (The Dinner Game) is delightful. The Lion King is better than I expected, though I don’t quite get how the rightful king prevents drought. Only one of the songs is abominable. The Matrix (again). At 111 … Continue reading

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leftovers

The Five Levels of the Economy Oddest spam in a long time: Want to buy weapons, drugs? Want to become a terrorist? Check this video and you can even blow up the White House! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbeQn3TI3rI The video is a TV … Continue reading

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interspecies

Yesterday we had visitors including a big dog. My boys briefly hid in the bedroom, then came out cautiously for a better look. Rocky even touched noses with the dog.

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with a twist

The local Humane Society gets a surprising number of cats with kinked tails, and I don’t mean the classic Siamese bend at the last bone; I’ve seen about six with two or more right angles.

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Panda Bramble and Rockstar Hermit Rocky

For “Black Friday” the local Humane Society has a special on black cats; so I took two, born in June. They quickly made themselves at home. A few pix. Faré tells me that the French for ‘play tag’ is jouer … Continue reading

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losses in translation

Whenever I watch a recent French movie, I miss just enough wordplay to wish it had French subtitles.

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