Well, one thing is clear – there are a lot of theme parks options out there that people aren’t taking advantage of.  People without the imagination and vision of The Byronic Fans. (Side note:  Whadya think… “Byronic Fans”… catchy?  Stupid?  Demeaning?  I’m tired of writing “Readers of The Byronic Man,”  and this is shorter.  Also […]

Today’s 20 Questions interview is with the incomparable K8edid. Her site is an amalgam of humor, poetry and recipes that give you a pretty comprehensive sense of her, for being someone you’ve never met – which is pretty impressive for a blog.  She claims to be a “closet writer,” but don’t you believe it.  She’s […]

“This Is Just To Say” By William Carlos Williams I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox   and which you were probably saving for breakfast   Forgive me they were delicious so sweet and so cold   This is Just To Say… Under no circumstances eat The plums That are in The […]

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In France work has begun on a theme park, one believed to rival attendance at Disney Paris.  When I first heard this, my immediate thought was, “People go to Disney Paris? I’d have thought I could have a barbecue in the back yard and rival attendance at Disney Paris.” I mean, they recently reported losses […]

There were a couple of things that were disappointing about the responses to last week’s Weekly Question of the Week: The first is that they were all jokes, but how often my response was to say, “That be COOL;”  the second thing was having to narrow it down to finalists because of the number of […]

So, JK Rowling, I see you announced the title, release date, and synopsis of your new novel, The Casual Vacancy.  Your first foray in to the world of adult fiction, yeah?  Big step, Ms. Rowling.  Big step. Now, JK – can I call you Janet?  No?  The “J” isn’t for Janet?  Oh.  You sure?  Consider […]

Why is Pulp Fiction just so, so great? I realize you can’t answer until after the fact, but it’s really not a rhetorical question.  It’s a question that needs answering because Pulp Fiction is great; it was great when it came out, and continues to be great, viewing it now… 10… 12… 15… OH MY GOD, […]