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I’ve gotten a little behind on boing boing this week, but Maria sent me this link. It raises some interesting questions about disorders in human behavior. “Are people with autism disfunctional[sic]? Are psychopaths genetically adapted to survive by exploiting the rest of us?” But it certainly made me squirm at the thought of my sweet, [...]

Let’s back it up a bit. I neglected to mention…Thursday night I spent an evening with Neil Gaiman, at the Riverview Theater. It was lovely. He read some short fictions and wonders from Fragile Things. And after the reading MirrorMask was shown. I actually hadn’t seen it yet, and I’m glad I waited. Seeing it [...]

Ok, so lately I’ve been posting all about the good stuff when, by nature, I’m something of a perky pessimist. I don’t want yawl to think I’m all high on life or something, so it’s time for five bad things:

I couldn’t make this stuff up. Jimmy Dean Chocolate Chip Pancakes & Sausage on a Stick. [...]

Five good things:

A walk to the park with the little man on a fine Fall day.
Scaredy Squirrel, though not suitable for green Martians (via Hello).
Mimi Smartypants, as always, but especially for her recent couch maintenance and molting post. I might not be so crazy after all, comparatively speaking.
Air hockey. It could be just the thing [...]