Sharing the World with the Undead
Biographical Musings from the Zombie Jar
“Put the bunny back in the box,” Cameron Poe tells Billy Bedlam in Con Air. Snickering, Billy fails to comply. After sticking Billy on a highly convenient, protruding metal stake, Poe says simply: “Why couldn’t you put the bunny back in the box?” For the next week, I am going to recommend that readers put… Read More
Coca Cola in Costa Rica contains sugar the way that Mexican Coca Cola does, the way that special ornamental Christmas bottles do. The Real Thing is actually the Real Thing in many parts of the world. I admit that brown liquid may be the Real Thing that’s Not Good for the Paleo Vegan Human Whatever… Read More
According to the Mayo Clinic, women need about 9 glasses of water per day. From http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/water/art-20044256: “The Institute of Medicine determined that an adequate intake (AI) for men is roughly about 13 cups (3 liters) of total beverages a day. The AI for women is about 9 cups (2.2 liters) of total beverages a day.”… Read More
This is (duhh) Darth Vader in pop-up form. He’s part of a book named Star Wars: A Pop-up Guide to the Galaxy. I love Darth and his fellow pop-ups. But I know that many failed, fractured attempts at the Star Wars universe had to take place before Darth sprang up. So here’s today’s advice: Be… Read More
The DVD is dying, right? Videos and late fees are nearly ancient history. Saying that Blockbuster has entered the graveyard of corporate obsolescence does not seem too strong a statement. So abandon hope all ye who try to profit from DVDs? Yet Redbox intends to open 1,500 kiosks after removing 1,000 last year. The CEO… Read More
This is America. We Americans get to drive any street-legal vehicle we can afford. We have become a nation of Highlanders, Encores, Expeditions, Sequoias, Tahoes, Outbacks Suburbans, Yukons, Armadas, and the more obscure CR-V AWDs and Acura MDXs. I wonder about the secret code masked by these letters. I mean, did someone seriously sit down… Read More
Retrospective from 2016 as We Near Yet Another Capricon: The Search for Bob Kearny It’s a windy, cold February day, expected to hit zero degrees by morning. Shasta and Mommy are staying at the Westin in Wheeling for another Capricon, a favorite sci fic con that mommy attends each year. Mommy has put on her… Read More
This post should maybe be titled ADHD life. Oops. I realized yesterday that some of my emails had mattered. But between my aching feet (getting better), lack of sleep (sigh), missing items (Albert had borrowed the stupid charge card), ADHD (a win — Starbucks gave me a free coffee card to reward me for being… Read More
The sartorially challenged should invite sympathy, not scorn. Who plans Sarah Huckabee Sander’s outfits? I’d say the odds are good that Sarah has been rummaging through her own closet unfortunately. She may even reflect at length before getting dressed, picking up one dress after another, trying to figure out which style and color will best… Read More
The hashtag #BoycottStarbucks epitomizes an unattractive aspect of social media today. Some woman is calling for a boycott of Starbucks because, horror, they have eliminated the peach and mango syrups. We are also supposed to boycott Starbucks because of the so-called lesbian Christmas cup. Two girls appear to be holding hands on the cup. Are… Read More
