Keychains… the Rat Kings of our culture
I only carry about eight keys as part of my daily life, which is pretty small compared to the hip-jarring collections I see other people lugging about. Still, I resent all eight of the...
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The Blizzard of ’08
A stunning eight and a half snow flakes have been recorded in the Buckhead district of Atlanta, setting the city into a panic. I picked today to walk to work, so if my frozen...
Atlanta considers banning baggy pants
(Associated Press) Baggy pants that show boxer shorts or thongs would be illegal under a proposed amendment to Atlanta’s indecency laws. The amendment, sponsored by city councilman C.T. Martin, states that sagging pants are...
City by Cliffod D. Simak
City by Clifford D. Simak made its way on to my reading list several months ago after an intriguing snippet of a review on NPR Books. I received my copy from my Amazon Wish...
50 Classics: Emma by Jane Austen (aka The Torquemada of Hampshire)
Finally, finally, finally finished Jane Austen’s Emma as part of my long neglected 50 Classics project. I hadn’t realized just how much a bottleneck this novel has become. I could spare people the brunt...
