Not really creepy at first, as much as disgusting.  From this article in last Saturday’s Wall Street Journal: Many Asians regard all cheese, from processed American slices to Stilton, as utterly disgusting—the equivalent of cow excrement. Hmmm. And I turn up my nose at bird poop soup. Maybe it’s the same thing. I mean really, [...]

Is this for real? Check it out. Arrive at the front gate, and you’re greeted by the Pale Horse of the Apocalypse, complete with glowing red eyes. Pass through the doors, and morbid murals and nightmarish paintings, depicting dead children and scimitar-waving, green-faced man-monsters line the interior walkways. Otherworldly images and mysterious symbolism pervade the [...]

Or indictment. Heh. Last night, I ran across the site I Write Like. Bizarre title for a writing site, but…anyway. It’s supposed to tell you whose style your writing resembles most. So I thought, hey, this sounds like fun; I’m curious, so I’ll give it a go. I collected ten blog posts from the archives, [...]

You know, sometimes it’s a wonder I can function in normal society. In addition to aviophobia, claustrophobia, coulrophobia and atychiphobia, I also suffer (not surprisingly) from acrophobia — fear of heights. OK, so I’m not really afraid of clowns. That’s more a nod to my good fiend Stoney. But back to me. Of the aforementioned, I’d say [...]

…that these advertisements took place in the last 50-70 years. Illustrates how much we’ve learned in a very short time, comparatively. I think they’re kind of funny, in a tragic sort of way. I know that smokers can relate Slogan says "Your throat protection against irritation, against cough" Remember when smoking was allowed everywhere? When [...]