So…we are playing a roleplaying game. John and some friends are sitting around talking about whether or not certain characters are evil. Suddenly, John says, “Wait! I know how to tell.” He turns to me, “Jagi, that guy over there. How attractive is he?” I reply, “He’s really handsome.” He turns back to the others. “He…
Today, I went on a field trip with Orville’s class. Because, in previous years, Orville tended to discard his human seeming and return to his tornado form on field trips, I have gone on nearly every trip he has ever had. Nowadays, he really is more a human than a tornado, but the tradition of…
Hello, Folks, and welcome to 2011. This week, instead of our regular column, we have the Wright Family’s New Year Letter, complete with pictures, including a rare picture of the Cherubim, who has not previously appeared in any online post. Next week, we will continue our regular Wright’s Writing Corner with a post on Aristotle’s…
I very seldom get to do an “Overheard” on the Cherubim, but here’s one: The Cherubim just came and asked for noodles, his current favorite food. I don’t think we’ll be having noodles tonight, so I told him no. It was right before dinner, so I offered him water. As I was getting…
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The carnival at the end of the Festival of Lights Happy New Year, all. The new year comes with a number of changes for us. The first and foremost of which is that we now have a new (i.e. different) car. Our 1995 Silhouette is going away and a beautiful 2001 Odyssey is taking…
I meant to post our first Great Books column today…but life got in the way and the time was spent helping friends and neighbors, as well as doing some last minute Christmas shopping. So, to make things easier, I think I’ll just take a hiatus until the New Year. The first Wednesday of the New…
Missing Dresden? Body twitching and hands trembling as you contemplate the months you need to wait for your next Butcher fix? Try Ken Harmon’s The Fat Man, A tale of North Pole Noir. Gumdrop Coal, the elf in charge of Santa’s Coal Patrol, has just been fired. As the flap says: “North Pole…
It’s bad enough that The Rabbit keeps eating the couch, but I just caught him eating a fairy again. First it was Sally Candleglow. Now Honey Nevermint. You think the fairies would learn and stay on the wall where they are safe. comments
It’s so cool!!! Orville and Ping-Ping in last year’s first big snow…as Ping-Ping learns to throw snowballs In particular, Orville and Ping-Ping are talking. They are just saying a few things, but they never used to talk to each other at all. Orville is the most word-oriented of the bunch and Ping-Ping’s English did…