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Archive for March 2008

topsoil had eroded

On 31 March 2008

WELCOME OUR NEW INSECT OVERLORDS Nora now has an ant farm—the newfangled kind, with gel for the ants to tunnel through AND eat, isn't it convenient when food is the same as building material. That is why I built my house out of Triscuits. I helped her fill out the mail-order ant coupon—the squares for […]

the past is an inoperable tumor

On 19 March 2008

CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN On Monday morning I was asked to run* for board of directors at a certain organization.** They wanted me to provide a bio, headshot, and “vision statement” by the end of the day. Fastest vision I have ever had! Luckily I keep magic mushrooms in the desk drawer for just such an […]

early polar exploration vs. late Renaissance art

On 13 March 2008

WHAT'S ALL THIS THEN As I may have mentioned before, I subscribe to Vanity Fair. I can't remember why, and the subscription must be on auto-renew for some miniscule price because I never send them any money and I never notice any unusual credit-card charges. Occasionally I get really close to canceling it, because I […]

loco de amor

On 4 March 2008

BEING SLOWLY TORTURED TO DEATH BY THE FOLLOWING ITEMS 1. Probably as a result of our recent trip to the natural history museum, aka the Festival of Taxidermy, I cannot stop thinking about the common names of various animals, in particular those that have an “importance qualifier.” The least weasel. The least grebe. The lesser […]