Mark Twain

I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.

Moon Cabbage Moon

the wee children screeching in the summer  woods
doesn’t end under nightly nine.
that’s when the zombies
arrive.  their unstuffed grunts of hilarity
in the piney poplars
precede the bonfires, prelude
the beer bottles,
and preface the singular dirty sock
found on the pathway next day
as an exclamation to the moon cabbage moon.
 
we’ve tried calling the cops.
they tell us to keep our children [...]

The Time In Between – David Bergen

Actually finished this one last Sunday but can’t stop thinking about it.  This book was a Giller prize winner and my lucky find at the recent Calgary Reads booksale ($1 trade paperback wow!).
I usually start reading a book not knowing what exactly the book is about.  I’m pretty awful for going with what I’ve recognized [...]

#618

I don’t think The Who intended for “No Sugar Tonight” to become my diet theme song.

#617

a.  Studies show you have an almost 58% chance of getting a mutiple choice answer right if you do not go with your first ‘hunch’ and change your answer. 
b.  You have a 20% chance of being wrong twice. 
c.  You have almost the same chance of going from the right answer to the wrong one. 
Or, d. [...]

#616

It seems as if hot air popcorn poppers are becoming antiquated.  Who knew popcorn had an evolutionary lifespan?

The Books I Bought (This Year!)

Since the Calgary Reads booksale was such a great deal last year, went again this year.  Well I went tonight, I should say because I might go again tomorrow.  This was the first time they’ve done a Friday night opening and it was lined up down the block!!  And we parked three blocks away!
I’m still [...]