Tag Archives: humor

The Great Cat in the Sky

Posted on August 20, 2011 by

Hecate recently quoted the new American Poet Laureate: Isn’t that what it’s about – pretending there’s an alert cat who leaves nothing to chance. And all the jokes about Ceiling Cat aside (srsly!), this made me think of one of … Continue reading →

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Vote Tea Party

Posted on April 5, 2011 by

  A recent article on Vanity Fair about current issues as a result of economic inequality said: The more divided a society becomes in terms of wealth, the more reluctant the wealthy become to spend money on common needs. The … Continue reading →

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Literata’s translation guide for beer terms

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

Still under development. Contributions welcome! Lager: Beach beer Ale: Pub beer Lambic: Wine cooler for beer snobs (without FD&C Blue No. 5) Stout: Knife and fork beer Guinness: Beer that you have to consume before it develops tool use and tries to consume … Continue reading →

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Reflections on cruising

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

I’m back on terra firma again after a week on a cruise vacation with Spouse and Spouse’s Parents. Not quite home yet, so still somewhat limited in terms of my internet connection, but I’m in the process of getting caught … Continue reading →

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Act I: Dr. Horrible

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

On Friday evening, Spouse and I saw a live performance of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. It was very cool, and the staging gave me more to think about. Spoilers below the fold!

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The Foolish Student’s Journey through Calculus

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

For fun, I decided to do a quick comparison of the Major Arcana of the Tarot with the chapters of the first book I came across with approximately 22 chapters. Since I am an eclectic soul, the first such book … Continue reading →

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Familiar conversations: Are you sleeping?

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

Beabea: (beside bed) Mama? Are you sleepin? Literata: (facedown in pillow) mmph B: (jumps up on bed) Mama! You sleep?? L: (mumble) I was. B: (climbs up on top of my back) Oh good. Now you ‘wake, you give pettins! … Continue reading →

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Quality Assurance at Literata’s house

Posted on February 3, 2011 by

I just wanted to give blog readers a view into the rigorous quality assurance procedures applied to all products that come from Literata’s house: First a detailed critique of concept is performed: Then significant readjustments to presentation are made: Then … Continue reading →

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Magic and headology

Posted on January 18, 2011 by

A friend loaned me a few books by Terry Pratchett over the weekend, and I have joyfully immersed myself in the Discworld. Perhaps one of the things most interesting to me is Granny Weatherwax’s approach to using – and not … Continue reading →

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Catarot

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

This is a means of divination that is equivalent to a Tarot deck, but requires no cards. Instead you need two Twister mats, a catnip mouse, and a cat. Lay the two Twister mats end-to-end so that you have four … Continue reading →

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