Well, here’s a book I’m not going to be reading.
(Julie’s post is the most evocative book review I’ve seen in years.)
Category Archives: Linkage
Frank Frazetta, RIP
Frank Frazetta has died. Lars has the scoop; below is my favorite of Frazetta’s book covers.
When I was in high school, there was a Chevy van I saw once in a while that had this picture painted on the side. I never knew who it belonged to, alas.
Limericks
Phil has posted a couple of limericks in honor of National Poetry Month, or some such shindig. Here’s my offering:
A young man both hungry and odd
Decided to dine upon sod
To do this he dared,
But was quite unprepared
For the weeds that grew out of his bod.
How We Train Our Dragon
Here’s how one family trains their dragon. There’s more to it than you might think.
Hear, Hear
On being healthy, rather than thin.
Thought for the Day
Vices flees on foot and return on horseback.
— James Chastek (at least, Google’s unaware of any other source).
Iwo Jima Day
SF-author Mike Flynn tells of his father’s excursion to Iwo Jima with the Marines. Seriously, this is one of the best blog posts I’ve ever read.
Things you can’t make up…
…because no one would believe you.
A reporter has been fired, because “he held on to the notion that there was an objective reality that could be reported objectively.”
If there’s no objective reality, how could the man’s boss be sure the man worked there to begin with?
They’ve been lying to us
A Philosopher Meets A Genie
This little cartoon is wonderful. Hat tip to Fr. Philip.
The View from the Foothills 