from Jubilate Agno

For I will consider my Cat Jeoffry. For he is the servant of the Living God, duly and daily serving him. For at the first glance of the glory of God in the East he worships in his way. For is this done by wreathing his body seven times round with elegant quickness. For then Continue reading from Jubilate Agno

home again

I sit and watch “The Martian Chronicles” on TV, which is Ray Bradbury’s most hated cinematic rendering of any of his works. The cats are lumped around me. Soon, this won’t be a quiet house any more – Peter and Buck come home today – in a few hours, as a matter of fact. I’m Continue reading home again

Saving the world through beaurocracy

You know, of course, that “dihydrogen monoxide” is water, right? From Guardian Unlimited… Wednesday March 24, 2004 The city councillors of Aliso Viejo in Orange County, California, are well-meaning, socially responsible people. And when they came across the huge threat posed to their constituents by dihydrogen monoxide they did what any elected official should do: Continue reading Saving the world through beaurocracy