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New Matchflick column!

is here: http://www.matchflick.com/column/1996

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Things To Look Forward To

Apparently, the cats look forward to me opening the door.  They’ve all learned to jump the back fence, although not all of them have learned to jump back in (which would be great, since the cat door opens to the back).  Methinks the cats like to trap themselves out front so I have to play [...]

On Niagara, Eddie, and Flights

In order: I saw Niagara Falls at night, which is when they light the water with lasers. There were people of all colors and water of slightly more colors. Purple water and red water is lovely, but yellow water is a bad idea.
The falls are amazing, though the city around them is [...]

news

The Matthew Shepard Act has passed. I’m of two minds about it. On the one hand, I want protection for those people who are attacked because of hate. On the other, it’s weird to persecute people because of the thoughts they had when hurting someone.
Of course, if we could count on people [...]

Favorite Line of the Day:

My dear friend David, after being incommunicado for quite some time:
You’re more important to me than my behavior indicates.
I just love that. I want to preemptively say that to everyone I know or will ever know.
Especially those whom I know during difficult times. Of course, you can always [...]

I never . . .

I’ve been behind on my blogging–all of my writing energy is going into the book (as of this week, finally).
So let’s play I never . . .
I have never enjoyed snow.
I have never read anything by Agatha Cristie.
I have never eaten veal.
I have never enjoyed shoe shopping.
I have never been Governor of Alaska and then [...]

New Column!

The new column is up! Read all about radical movie adaptations of the classics (these aren’t your mother’s adaptations!)
http://www.matchflick.com/column/1978