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The Case of the Clandestine Cephalopod
The best camouflage you will ever see. This guy comes out of cloak like a startled Romulan warbird, then fires (ink) and hurriedly makes off for a more, ahem, neutral zone. (Also does a great imitation of a walking rock.)
Just One Push
We saw this while in the excellent Martinsbräu in Freiburg im Breisgau, that jewel among German cities — possibly the most Mediterranean of the cities of the German south. The whole place is downstairs one level, under the busy city food market above. There are booths and tables set near the big copper brew kettles [...]
Of Martians and mashed potatoes
Apropos of absolutely nothing (except that I want to know where I put this in a couple of weeks, and my bookmark files are beyond congested at the moment): A comparison of US instant mashed potatoes at Bad Ingredients. (Don’t even ask about Irish instant mashed potatoes. There is only an imported UK brand called Smash ((originally [...]
In the Handicrafts Dep’t: Knit Your Own “Python/Holy Grail” Death Rabbit of Caerbannog
As described by Tim the Enchanter. …But with more yarn. (Courtesy of AntiCraft) (ETA: The Rabbit of Caerbannog has its own Wikipedia page. With lots of citations. Who knew?) Tags: Monty+Python+and+the+Holy+Grail, death, rabbit, Tim+the+Enchanter, bunny
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30+ years in print, 50+ novels, assorted TV and movie work, the NYT Bestseller List a few times, blah blah blah. Also: the Young Wizards series, 1983-2010 and beyond.
That said, sometimes I want to talk about anything but writing. This is one place where that happens.
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