For the curious reader of science fiction (scifi) and fantasy
Middle Earth Temporarily Bans Fellowships of More Than Five… MINAS TIRITH — The White Council of the Wise issued a decree today that all fellowships in Middle Earth shall be no larger than five companions for at least the next … Read More
Third time’s the charm! Following on the heels of cats and trains, my friend Michael Daugherty came back with a third, classical music played with cello and toilet paper roll: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw-cKeHwmkM&feature=youtu.be Strange times call for strange music. I feel an … Read More
Yesterday’s cat/cow/sheep masterwork led me to this, Pachelbel’s Canon, performed by train horns: https://youtu.be/cD3QlR98–A Come back tomorrow for yet more strange music!
My friend from wayyy back, Michael Daugherty, put me on to this. Cats, cows, and sheep perform Erik Satie’s Gymnopédies, which I think I first encountered with Blood, Sweat, and Tears, back in the ‘60s. Give it a listen. But … Read More
Having shown you what working from home does to the wife, it only seems fair to reveal the converse. I think I’m holding up quite well under the strain, don’t you?
Some of my writer friends were talking about people’s reading habits during the current situation, and the theory was floated that in times like these, people like comfort reading: light, escapist, familiar. A lightbulb went off in my head. I … Read More
Cast your mind back to a long, long time ago, when the threat of being stuck in the house for weeks on end was merely a threat. In order to be prepared, I stocked up on less-perishable food items, including … Read More