Too True Too Often

Truth is truth

Villains are commonly portrayed as geniuses and mad scientists who use advanced science to take over the world. In reality, the most evil comes out of ignorance and the rejection of science.

Wow...

Success is like pregnancy. Everybody congratulates you but nobody knows how many times you got fucked to achieve it.

“English doesn’t borrow from other languages. English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.”

— Terry Pratchett

Inn Keeper's Company

He'd seen them all: lovers, liars, dreamers, and pretenders. He'd seen the lucky and those whom luck had forsaken; winners and losers... and cheaters.

Some were here to "go somewhere"; some were here because they had nowhere to go. Some came to nourish the soul; some came to forget they had one.

Most were as ordinary as the summer day is long; a few seemed to have stepped in from another world.

This  was the place where deals were struck, promises were made, and  broken; where one might find a soul mate or a bed mate, or may take in the flow and tangle of voices, melodies, and bodies from a lonely corner.

None of them stayed for long, though.  Dreams faded, plans faltered; the appeal lost its luster in the light of day, with strong coffee in the mug rather than ale. Perhaps some of the ambitious ones, or the lucky ones, moved on to pursue those plans and dreams.  He didn't know... none ever stayed for long -- except for one, and she curled into the crook of his arm every night after cleaning up the messes. 

Winter in April,

In the midst of an ice storm.

Go outside? Worth it!

More CRan jokes! More pictures! :)

Alright, everyone who is and isn’t ready this. Well, I suppose those of you who aren’t reading this wouldn’t see my hello, so… Anyways, Day 5 went something like this: I woke up and ate breakfast. Afterwards, on the bus, our tour guide read us some *actual* complaints from past tours and some...

Yes

Looking at the moon at night would feel completely different if the Apollo 11 crew couldn’t return home

Today is "pretend to be a time traveler day": It is December 8, 1918 and we're well-into what's being called the second wave of this deadly flu. I have one chance to travel to the future to find a cure and save mankind. But to when do I travel? There are no hints or clues to guide me. I must rely on logic and fate. For logic, I suppose a century would be sufficient time for scientists to rid the world of all that ails mankind. For fate, this is the second wave of the flu. So, 102 years into the future I boldly go.

And,

1) check if your store has specific hours for people in the sensitive demographic (for clarity, those over age 60, with compromised immune systems, and/or respiratory disease). If you are not, don't shop during those hours.

2) if you know of someone who is sick or otherwise unable to shop for themselves, ask them for a shopping list and get stuff for them. Do the transaction without direct-contact with them for their safety and yours.

3) if you're sick, stay home and reach out to family, friends, neighbors, the grocery store to shop for you.

Now, more than ever, clear writing matters.