Of Gods and Women
In 1993 I was living in the girls’ dormitory at a Seventh Day Adventist high school in Florida. Inside “Little Alcatraz,” I was one of about a hundred teenagers deprived of television and radio (among other things); so I think we could be forgiven for being very confused when, at the end of February that [...]
I’ll take “Stranger than Fiction” for a thousand, Alex
‘Wolverine’ frogs pop retractable claws from their toes. In the X-Men comics, the superhero Wolverine is armed with three sharp claws on each arm. They extend through the skin of his hand, and the resulting wounds are closed by up his superhuman ability to heal. Now, in a bizarre case of life imitating art, scientists [...]
Post-Holiday Catch-Up
* Sunday was spent thrifting/shopping with Ellen. The take: Two fantastic tee shirts, a hoodie, and a pair of groovy Converse All-Star lace-less flats. Ellen acquired skirts. Surprisingly little money was actually spent, as I am the Patron Saint of Bargain Hunting. Gaze upon my receipts, ye mighty, and tremble. * Afterwards, we went with [...]
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