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A Curious Cage: Part One
"The cycle bandits will go out of business for a time, as three of their number have been caught redhanded-two of them laid out by a Briton and a German, and handed over to the Japanese who promptly cut off their heads-so that is that."
Peggy Abkhazi,
A Curious Cage: Life in a Japanese Internment Camp, 1943 - 1945,
ed. S. W. Jackman with an ( Read more... ) -
I love simple and cost-effective solutions to everyday problems.
Penny in Yo Pants. Of course, in Canada, it would have to be "Nickel in Yo Pants" because we don't mint pennies anymore. Because of Livejournal's data-sharing policy with Facebook and Twitter, comments will not be logged here. If you would like to respond to this post, please click through: http://7veils.dreamwidth.org/361350.html. -
Time to move on ...
I have no enthusiasm for writing (or reading much) these days. I've been trying to come up with some ideas for 7thnight prompts, and nothing excites me. I'm fond of Saiyuki, but it is just a nice warm glow, not an adventure or an inspiration anymore. I can't say other fandoms have grabbed me either. Maybe it's time to step back and let something ( Read more... ) -
Raging Squirrels
Those things are dangerous.
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Le Sigh.
I wonder if many of these people who subscribe to the whole Random Acts of Kindness business realize that it's quite useless if they don't also subscribe to Consistent Acts of Common Everyday and Very Ordinary Decency and Kindness. Like the bus driver who brags about buying extra coffees at Tim Hortons for random strangers, but pulls away as an old ( Read more... ) -
What is it about Canadians and Fundraising?
I like physical fitness (as some of you may have guessed) but, I swear, if I ever hear of another Run-for-Fun fundraising scheme, I will vomit all over the pledge form and entrance fee. I will turn off the news, if they report on yet another boring marathon-for-millions ( Read more... ) -
Three Different Ghost Stories about the White Lady of the Hohenzollerns
Came across three different articles and stories about the same ghost when I was doing research into the folklore of old castles and thought I would share. They are all from the early 19th century, so the language is stilted and quite a few of the assertions are patently absurd. Still, it's in fun.
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Wait - hunh? What? Earth Logic to Agents of Shield ...
Spoiler-iffic, probably ( Read more... ) -
Hey, Tom Clancy Screenwriters, stop looking at other countries for villains.
Probably spoilerish, although every Tom Clancy novel since The Hunt for Red October has had the same plot structure. So, how is it possible to spoil a Clancy-style movie ( Read more... )