If you don’t know about Don Marquis, about a hundred years ago he wrote a series of poems from the point of view of Archy, a cockroach who was the reincarnation of a human poet. Archy was able, with great[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Honestly, it’s probably more in the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day to be serious and stay home than it is to go out and get drunk. For more rollicking fun with Catholicism, check out my evergreen (see what I did[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I had forgotten about this until I heard about Max’s death, but it really happened. One of the other kids was Mike, a soft-spoken, artistic boy who was openly gay at a time when that was unusual for a teenager[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The rest of you are asleep at the switch, English isn’t even Batty’s native language! Learn about Capgras syndrome here, but not here.
It was this or ConEd trying to get me to buy a smart thermostat. I will never purchase any smart technology for my home. I even sometimes worry that the cats may be too smart. But not often.
Happy New Year, Small Peculiarteers!
Until recently I thought my gentile half was only Protestant, but my mother has informed me that we have at least one stealth Catholic way up there in our family tree, by way of her father, who was an Englishman.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Though if you’ve had pet rats, you know that nearly every moment is a great moment to them. Somehow evolution and selective breeding have combined to make an animal with an unusually large capacity for joy.
Click to buy my illustrated version of the book of Jonah! I’m super proud of it.
