Category Archives: arts

jIyajbe’

Posted on Monday, 2003 May 12 by Anton

from CNN: Hospital seeks Klingon speaker “There are some cases where we’ve had mental health patients where this was all they would speak,” said the county’s purchasing administrator, Franna Hathaway. County officials said that obligates them to respond with a … Continue reading →

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catch-phrase of the day

Posted on Saturday, 2003 May 10 by Anton

Google gives 2910 results for “wretched hive of scum and villainy”. 2004 Oct 24: now “about 6,070”; a disturbing trend. 2006 May 10: now “about 76,100”

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Jack Vance’s monument

Posted on Friday, 2003 May 09 by Anton

I’ve received the first half of the Vance Integral Edition, and it looks swell. The printing is crisp, the binding solid. I had doubts about the new typeface (designed by the instigator of the project, in what seemed an awful … Continue reading →

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Tree, Spare That Woodsman

Posted on Thursday, 2003 May 08 by Anton

This is probably old, but it’s new to me, and a hoot: The Definitive Middle-earth Test

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egg rinds

Posted on Monday, 2003 May 05 by Anton

I moved some boxes out of the garage (where they have sat for two years) and found some books inside. Yesterday I finished reading The Spirit Ring (1992), the first non-Barrayar novel by Lois McMaster Bujold. I don’t know why … Continue reading →

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thar she sucks!

Posted on Wednesday, 2003 April 23 by Anton

sequel to a famous image (Link updated 2023)

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penguins; yes, penguins

Posted on Wednesday, 2003 April 23 by Anton

I wonder whether this joke has a middle.

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