weapons of massdistraction

Yesterday’s day trip to Duluth was a resounding success, despite some minor setbacks. Upon arrival we discovered the big used bookstore we’d been looking forward to pillaging is now out of commission. And Obscuriosities Retro also seems to be closed for business (but still taunts and tantalizes with a storefront that makes it appear as [...]

Earlier I was crying while making dinner. I hadn’t planned to. Or expected to. I’d been happily listening to a re-broadcast on MPR of a recent Neil Gaiman talk. He is my favorite storyteller and I have seen/heard him give many such talks in the past, covering much of the same material. But it struck [...]