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Dec. 18th, 2009

Travels with the Pig, part X, part 6

( Mother Nature's gone insane, there's five more days of rain )

Dec. 11th, 2009

Writer's Block: My Favorite Movie Quote

What’s your favorite movie quote of all time?

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In "The Moonraker" 1958. Very well done historical swashbuckler

Puritan officer, having stopped a coach: "Name?"
passenger "Mister Parfitt"
Officer: "Occupation?"
Parfitt: "Gentleman!"
Officer: "Destination"
Parfitt: "Bodiam"
Officer: "Purpose"
Parfitt: "Riotous living!!"

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Travels with the Pig, part X, part 5

( Let it snow, let it snow, $#($(%_$@# )

Dec. 7th, 2009

Travels with the Pig, part X, part 4

( In which much thanksgiving happens and sales are also good )

Dec. 4th, 2009

Travels with the Pig, part X, part 3

( And the third part of the week of the Borg )

Nov. 30th, 2009

Travels with the Pig, part X, part 2.5

( In which some education might have taken place, or not )

Nov. 23rd, 2009

Travels with the Pig, part X, part 2

( And thus does hell week begin in the woods of Louisiana )

Nov. 9th, 2009

Travels with the Pig, part X, part 1

( Daylight in the Swamp--LaRF begins )

Nov. 1st, 2009

Travels with the Pig, Interlude III--Ohio to Louisiana

( I see the moon and the moon sees me. )

Oct. 28th, 2009

Travels with Pigasus, part IX, part 8

( Endings and beginnings, again--Ohio Week 8 and last )

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Oct. 21st, 2009

Travels with PIgasus, part IX, part 7

( 'You are my sunshine ... you make me happy when skies are grey... )

Oct. 16th, 2009

Pigasus has arrived (sort of) Shameless plug

Finally got all the ducks in a row. The books are here, the publicity is out.
Pigasus is having its first author signing event this weekend.

Tony Korol-Evans, author of the brand new Renaissance Festivals: Merrying the Past and Present will be at the booth this weekend, both days. You can meet the author, and even buy your very own autographed copy.

Skimmed the book last night (the shipment only got here yesterday)--a very interesting look at the Maryland faire from the perspective of how and why does it work for patrons and performers. And it's even got pictures in it.

PS: Pigasus does do mail orders.

Oct. 15th, 2009

Snarkometer readings high

I just got a popup ad which annoyed me--and the same thing has annoyed me before, so you're stuck with reading this:

Schools of all kinds now routinely note "Financial aid available to those who qualify"
Now, are we to assume that in the past financial aid was given to the unqualified or what? There's some kind of legal thing going on in the past, just like the warning label "Caution, this product may contain peanuts" on packages of peanuts.

Wonko the Sane, where are you when we need you?