I am in here.
So I’m the only one in the First Class of El Al’s flight 007 to JFK. (Modern times sure bring us odd-looking integers and initials, don’t they?) I sleep on the floor on a futon for a week and a half, covered with an old red comforter with pink stitching, and I learn to walk … Continue reading Homeward Bound
When the body sinks into death, the essence of man is revealed. Man is a knot, a web, a mesh into which relationships are tied. Only those relationships matter. The body is an old crock that nobody will miss. I have never known a man to think of himself when dying. Never. — Antoine de … Continue reading qotd
Via Where the Hell Was I?, RE: the Romans in London… Near the Tower Hill tube station is a remnant of a Roman wall, built (partially, at least) over 1500 years ago. Even surrounded by old, older, and really old stuff all around, that’s pretty impressive. And it’s a big freaking stone wall, too. How … Continue reading Good bits
Via Elf: 10:26am: Things I Saw Today… Iowa city has stopped an old-fashioned book burning, pointing out that there’s a burn-ban going on within the city and that it’s illegal to transport materials across city lines specifically to burn them– air quality controls are in force. A city fire inspector suggested shredding the offending CD’s, … Continue reading Summertime in the ol' Midwest
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