Author Archives: Anton

do you speak Polish?

One of my images is being used as a background on Allegro, which looks like a Polish cousin of eBay. It would please me if someone were to tell the seller that I’m a bit peeved. One of these days … Continue reading

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winch gargoyle

The above is the title of a (suspected) spam caught today by Pobox’s filter. I’m almost tempted to find out what the content could be. In other news, I was passed on the highway by a sport Audi moving at … Continue reading

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it’s a day for anniversaries

Several important things happened on April 19, but here’s one of which I was unaware: Charles Darwin died on this date in 1882. It came to my attention because the bookmark of the hour happens to be the Darwin-L archives. … Continue reading

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fixin to rumble

Pillow can generate a remarkable volume of purr when he puts his mind to it. I thought of asking him, “Is that a frog in your throat or are you just happy to see me?” but it could so easily … Continue reading

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ReadTheBill

This looks like a good idea: ReadtheBill.org invites Americans of all political views: Help stop Congress from passing bills in the dead of night that nobody has read. . . . we will persuade Congress to adopt the 72 Online … Continue reading

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all roads lead

I spent most of yesterday transcribing a police interrogation related to a murder on Sunnydale Avenue, which could be why after work I had an urge to watch Buffy.

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spam magnets?

I had a look at the Trash folder in which I archive notices of attempted comments on the blog (most of which are spam). Since I last cleaned it, 164 posts have received two or more, and #1301 has had … Continue reading

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