I’m amused to read that a Taiwanese woman’s ambitions are provoking mixed reactions in her homeland. According to France 24: A Taiwanese woman’s ambition to kiss 100 men in Paris has become an overnight web sensation after she provided details of the quest on her much-visited blog. Yang Ya-ching, a 27-year-old music major living in… Continue reading The ‘pucker-up’ factor?
Tag: Other blogs
‘Feral houses’ in Detroit
Via a link on Murdoc Online, I was introduced to Sweet Juniper!, a blog by a Detroit husband-and-wife team. It makes for interesting reading. One of their recent posts dealt with what they call ‘feral houses‘. As the author put it: I’ve seen “feral” used to describe dogs, cats, even goats. But I have wondered… Continue reading ‘Feral houses’ in Detroit
Of cats and their prey
The story of the newly-discovered giant rat (see post below) reminded me of a post on author Mike Z. Williamson’s LiveJournal that I read recently. In honor of the discovery, and because I like to laugh a lot from time to time, I recommend it to you. Here’s an extract: Dickens, our 20 lb kitten,… Continue reading Of cats and their prey
A side-splitting conversation
I’m still laughing at a conversation reported by The Blogess (whose motto is ‘Like Mother Teresa, only better’). She’s speaking by telephone with her husband, having lost her way on the road (seemingly for the umpteenth time). An excerpt: Me: Hello? Victor: Where are you?! You’ve been gone an hour. Me: I’m lost. Don’t yell… Continue reading A side-splitting conversation
Epijunky needs our help
Those of you who’ve browsed my reciprocal blogroll will have come across a blog called Pink, Warm and Dry. It’s written by a lady whose nom-de-blog is Epijunky, and who works in EMS. She recently made the decision to attend medic school, but has run into difficulties arranging financing for her studies – not surprising,… Continue reading Epijunky needs our help
Brigid has some good advice
Over at Home On The Range, Brigid dispenses some hard-learned wisdom about personal security and how to do your best to make sure you’ve got it. I can understand and sympathize with the incident she reports that brought the article to mind: Someone I testified against, just got out of prison. Some threats were made.… Continue reading Brigid has some good advice
Blogger get-together in Texas
I apologize for the lack of posting last night, but I was at a small blogger get-together in Denton, TX. Present were the following: From left to right, Holly, Phlegm Fatale, Lawdog and the Expert Witness. Yours truly, as the photographer, isn’t in frame. (Lawdog’s face is obscured because he’s an active-duty law enforcement officer,… Continue reading Blogger get-together in Texas
Iowahawk does it again!
The ever-brilliant Iowahawk weighs in on the Gates controversy with a side-splitting commentary, written from the point of view of – as he puts it – a ‘Harvard faculty asshole’. An excerpt to whet your appetite: Our table exchanged knowing glances, for we knew immediately that Skip was only the latest victim of a system… Continue reading Iowahawk does it again!
Monster Hunter International
I’ve blogged before about the novel Monster Hunter International, written by my online buddy, Larry Correia. I had the pleasure, this afternoon, of walking into our local Books-a-Million store and finding it on the shelves, published now by Baen Books (Larry initially self-published it). Of course, I bought a copy, and took it home to… Continue reading Monster Hunter International
Larry hits one out of the park
My online buddy Larry Correia has posted an article on his blog which is, IMHO, quite superb. He titles it ‘The One Term King Of Hell‘. He analyzes the results of the first six months of the new Administration, looks at what they’re currently doing, and delivers a devastating verdict. Way to go, Larry! This… Continue reading Larry hits one out of the park