This time with Adam.

firestorm3d2001: how do i get the title of "Destroyer of Worlds"?
Sarco Fuggus: You have to destroy some worlds... at least two
firestorm3d2001: oh ok
Sarco Fuggus: That's how I got my title "Killer of Gods"
firestorm3d2001: politically or physically?
Sarco Fuggus: However you can back it up with a convincing argument
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So, Lord of the Rings collectibles. Ah? Eh? A nice sword, maybe: a model of Glamdring, the blade Gandalf carried, no problems understanding that. Hang that on the wall and be proud of your geekery. A Ring! The One Ring, encased in some nice rune-carved display globe. I get that. A brooch, maybe.

I admit that this particular collector's niche is ( Read more... )

We're freshly back from Springfield, Missouri, and our heads are still reeling.

I can't pinpoint it exactly. Perhaps it's because Winter is there already, cold, bleak and deathlike. Maybe there's a disgruntled political atmosphere after the country had the audacity to elect a black man for President (MO went for McCain). Maybe it's because we ( Read more... )

I am busy corralling my theoretical horses, marshalling my scholarly forces, and engaging in other horrible examples of metaphor in the pursuit of a "Final Paper" concept ( Read more... )

First, read this sharply sarcastic yet no less poignant list of questions, written by my friend Pete Nicely ( Read more... )

Continuing, because thoughts have occurred to me as we drive past street corners with megaphone-wielding "Yes on 8" protesters ( Read more... )

Marriage is an institution ( Read more... )

The Observance ( Read more... )

Today is our 15th wedding anniversary.

We won't be able to celebrate it much, as I won't be home tonight until 11.

I'm also leaving at four in the morning to fly out to Missouri, to drive back to California with my father's ashes.

It's going to be a long weekend.

I'll get back to posting vapid and inane thoughts soon, I promise.


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My father died today ( Read more... )