Wintergreen Lifesavers

Hemmed in by the dark
The barest glow under the closet door
Scarves
Jackets
Boots
Wide eyes in the small face
Stare into the mirror intently
Crunch
Crackle
Crunch
A blue scintilla of sudden light
Squeals of childish surprise
Wow
Mommy
Wow!

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Would an obese monk who spends his time in contemplation of esoteric topics be a deep fat friar?

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This essay, on the "Uncanny Valley" in human reactions to non-human and near-human Others, is fascinating. It sheds light on a lot of literature and folk tales, as well as implications for the future in both science fiction and reality. Serendipity at work, because A.I. was an example of exactly this disconnect.

Explains, in part, why I find Legolas so incredibly hot--and Jean-Claude too.

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More on fried twinkies

If you thought the deep fat friar was bad...

( Check out the conversation it engendered )

New icon

This one's for Amber-related stuff. I've had the flag bitmap on my website for ages, just realized that it would make a good icon and shrank it to the requisite size. Anyone who wants to borrow it for themselves is welcome to do so. :-)

Daily news

Uppity downity
David Brancacchio,
Never confused by the
Stock market's woes,

Characteristically
Calmly articulates
Details of whether it
Sank or it rose.

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Tralala lalala
Washington residents--
Snipers arrested--just
Bursting with glee,

Celebratorily
Open their houses up,
Loudly proclaiming an
End to the spree.

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Peanuts and crackerjack
Anaheim Angels, no
Longer the darlings of
Disney.com

Counterintuitively
Go to the Series im-
Proving their worth a con-
Sid'rable sum.