What are you reading now?

The latest issue of F&SF - I'm up to Ken Liu's story, which is showing more promise than the rest of the issue so far. I actually stopped reading one of the earlier stories without finishing it. This is something I only do rarely.

Rachel Hartman's Amy Unbounded comics. I found these ashcans while going through lots of ( Read more... )

I've got a free copy of "Civilization V" on Steam. Would anyone like it?

Duck legs braised over mirepoix. Oh, yeah. And there are local cherries just waiting to become dessert.

Toasted cheese had nothing to do with this;
this isn't a syllogism;

ergo

toasted cheese.

The local 99-cent store has gone out of business. A pawnbroker is taking over its space.

Apparently Smithsonian Magazine has declared this coming Saturday free museum day. A really huge number of museums have signed up. Here's the link for tickets.

A little pepper goes nicely on a cheese and apple sandwich.

Cheap, lurid skiffy is cheaper and lurider if you read it on an ebook.

Except for the covers, because lurid doesn't work as well in black and white.

The local groundhog (marmota monax chucki) did not bite the mayor's finger this year, so we'll have six more months of recession.

When the stars are right, tasty things rise from the sea.

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