Like any item of great import, the alarm clock has a few rules for proper handling, the code by which this wondrous and terrible tool can be used.
First in importance, place the alarm clock on a stand at least four feet from the bed. This crucial space will prevent the tool from being abused by repeated use […]
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The Art of Alarm Clock Use
Published by July 24th, 2007 in The Human Condition and Just for Laughs. 0 CommentsPerfumed Stink
Published by July 17th, 2007 in Speculative Science and The Human Condition. 0 CommentsNext time your laundry is overflowing with the stinky sock smell and company shows up, just tell them you have a new orchid in your collection. Maybe they’ll find a flower that smells like spoiled leftovers soon!
Burning the Slush
Published by June 8th, 2007 in Writing, The Human Condition and Just for Laughs. 1 CommentCheck out this terrific slushpile bonfire. Someday I want to be there, roasting a marshmallow on a very long stick. And if by some twist of bad writing a manuscript of mine is on the pile, I promise to laugh my head off. Let it be purged.
Will Dance for Food
Published by May 9th, 2007 in Home in the Rookery and The Human Condition. 0 CommentsToday has not been a great day, and I’ll give you a few hints as to why: I’m bruised, dazed, flubbery about the mouth, and the proud recipient of a crown of nothing.
Yep, I’ve been to the dentist!
But I came home and found a great link sitting in my in box, sent by a ferret friend. […]
Cockroaches Wanted–Only From A Good Home
Published by May 3rd, 2007 in The Human Condition. 0 CommentsThe Houston Museum of Natural Science is looking for Cockroaches–but not in the basement.
They’re asking people to contribute the little buggers from wherever they may find them, and they’ll pay in cash or a museum pass. But there’s a catch–
They want them alive and healthy.
I’m Scared of Cops, Are You?
Published by April 14th, 2007 in The Human Condition and Rumblings. 0 CommentsI’ve lifted this message from the body of an email sent by a friend of mine. When I read of her ‘cop fear’, I had to confess that I have it too. Just this week I was followed a short way by a Sherrif, and was so busy checking my speed and watching him in the […]
An Ostrich at Heart
Published by March 8th, 2007 in Home in the Rookery and The Human Condition. 0 CommentsI’ve noticed something. I have a tendency to ignore small, nuisance problems with more studious avoidance the longer they’ve been bugging me.
Bigger problems are okay. I guess my psych knows they won’t just disappear, no matter how fine the sand in which I bury my head.
But the little things–fixing some online error which isn’t pressing […]
What a Flower Will Tell You
Published by February 13th, 2007 in The Human Condition and Just for Laughs. 0 CommentsI came across this interpretive list of flower meanings on Yahoo buzz.
Rose (Love)
Orchid (A Belle)
Iris (My Compliments)
Calla Lily (?)
Sunflower (Pure thoughts)
Amaryllis (Splendid beauty)
Tulip (Declaration of love)
Carnation (Pride and beauty)
Hydrangea (Heartfelt)
Bird of Paradise (Joyfulness)
Chrysanthemum (Fidelity)
Daffodil (Chivalry)
Tiger Lily (I dare you to love me)
Anthurium (Hospitality)
Peony (Bashful)
Lilac (Youthful innocence)
Gerbera Daisy (?)
Anemone (Anticipation)
Aster (Patience)
Stargazer Lily (?)
I wonder how many […]
In a study done by professors of psychology at Catholic Universtity of the Sacred Heart (Milan, Itally) individuals who were true night owls were found to be more creative than their counterparts.
The reason was not known, but the researchers guessed that non-conformity in waking hours might lead to an adaption of increased creativity because the individual […]
Playing Dead — A Life or Death Strategy
Published by December 4th, 2006 in The Human Condition. 0 CommentsOne of my fish likes to play dead. He’s an algae eater, and occasionally sits at the bottom, his body swaying and his eyes glazed over, for all the world like a fish that’s beginning to rot.
As a strategy, playing dead can have life-saving advantages. Just look at a few aggression triggers:
Competition for resources — dead things […]
