Roughly 30,000 quills cover the whole body of a porcupine....
--Canadian Geographic
31.5.21
Pinstriping Your Elephant
Nose like a snake,
I make the Earth shake,
As I tramp through the grass....
J. R. R. Tolkien
29.5.21
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27.5.21
Alien Stealth Balloon
I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here.
--Arthur C. Clarke
26.5.21
New Cook
Eye of newt and toe of frog;
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting....
--Shakespeare
25.5.21
24.5.21
Monday Morning
Time is relative--it's long on Monday mornings, short on weekends. This is all Einstein's fault!
23.5.21
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21.5.21
Frumious Bandersnatch
Careful observation has revealed the reason one sock from each pair so often goes missing.
20.5.21
Two Grumpy Cats
If you're happy, happy, clap your hands.
If you're angry, angry, stomp your feet.
--Super Simple Songs
19.5.21
18.5.21
The Witch of Nothing 18 (Rough Draft)
Rough for episode 18 of The Witch of Nothing, a work in progress.
17.5.21
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15.5.21
Zen and the Cooking of Art
To cook is not just to prepare food for someone or yourself; it is to express your sincerity.
--Suzuki
14.5.21
It's a Zoo Out There!
The skunk's odoriferous spray is strong enough to ward off bears, and can be detected by humans as much as 5.5 kilometres away.
13.5.21
Viking Cell Phones
Vikings were peaceful farmers who loved to explore the world, meet new people, and delete them.
12.5.21
Chocolate is lethal to Cats.
Help your cats by eating all of the chocolate you can. Don't leave so much as a single fragment. It's your duty!
11.5.21
Looking for a Home
Before you buy a locomotive from a breeder, consider a rescue locomotive--there are hundreds of them trying to survive in the wild, desperate for a home and a little loving kindness.
10.5.21
Fortune Teller
Ordinary fortune-tellers tell you what you want to happen; witches tell you what's going to happen, whether you want it to or not.
--Terry Pratchett
9.5.21
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7.5.21
Mine! All Mine!
Cats, like notorious conquistadors of the past--like Napoleon, like Alexander the Great, like Caesar Augustus--will claim as much territory as they can without spending a lot of mental currency on how they plan on defending their vast domains against intruders.
Claiming a book you'll never read is one thing--claiming an entire chair for yourself presents far more serious difficulties when your sister hops up and claims it too.
6.5.21
The Toad of Paradise episode 4
In which Vlod Ironbeak's fixer, Demo Version, is recruited to find the lost gods of Toronto.
Poked Again!
You know your cat friend likes you and trusts you when she doesn't hesitate to poke you for more attention, more brushing, or more food.
5.5.21
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3.5.21
Sleepy Thoughts in a Warm Nest
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things....
--Hammerstein, Rodgers
--Photo by Renée Smith
2.5.21
The Toad of Paradise 3
In which Vlod Ironbeak assigns Polydoor (his Igor) and Demo Version (his fixer), the task of finding the lost gods of Toronto. Demo, who is also a professor of experimental existence at the University of Strange Thoughts, will be temporarily replaced in the lecture hall by George Ogre, an ogre. What could go wrong?
1.5.21
The Toad of Paradise 2
Part 2 of the Toad of Paradise, in which Vlod Ironbeak, mayor of Toronto, is persuaded to act.
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