20 July 2010

Canada Provokes Condemnation

OTTAWA—An organisation of militant proofreaders marched through the streets of the capital of Canada today.  The Spelling Inconsistency Counsel (sic) called for a general strike for the failure of the Canadian government to standardise the spelling of the word "standardize."

Patrick Stewart as Locutus, the assimilated Je...They were received at the Parliament building by the Borg-collective of spellcheckers. "Resistance is futile," said the collective, the body which currently controls government. "Prepare to be assimilated."

Act II

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the middle of the blog. This blog began some years ago, and it will go on for some years to come. There will be a middle, and we've just encountered it. You may feel some slight turbulence. The middle will continue until the beginning of the end, which is still some time away, so please sit back and enjoy the rest of your visit. I will keep you notified.

03 July 2010

Fear & Lathing in Las Vegas

Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) in Fear and Loathing ...
by Hunter S. Thompson

A guide to the ins and outs of making a living as a carpentry contractor to the Mafia.

Sea & the City

Ernest Hemingway's Old Man makes a reappearance as a fish out of water on the New York dating scene.