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Category Archives: Fun Stuff
Today is Square Root Day!
I know this is a writing blog, not a math/science blog, but this is too cool to not celebrate. (Don't worry, my wordy friends -- tomorrow, March 4, is National Grammar Day!) Today, March 3, 2009 (3/3/09), is Square Root Day. (If you've been out of school for a while, three is the square root of ...
Let them eat cake… and spam?
So, I'm weeding through Akismet on my All About Musicals site, and what's the latest spam going around? Cake. Seriously... I'm getting hundreds of spam comments (Akismet is catching them!) all having to do with cake mix recipes. Red Velvet Cake, Pound Cake, Strawberry Cake, Wedding Cake, cake molds, even a cake recipe using Diet ...
The Devil's (True-to-Life!) Publishing Dictionary
I ran across something hilarious the other day. Absolutely hilarious. You MUST read this. Paperback Writer composed The Devil's Publishing Dictionary (parts one and two), and then Teresa Nielsen Hayden shared her version. A few gems, my personal favorites from Paperback Writer: Advance - a sum ...
Blitzen on a Bun
Overheard on my local news channel this evening: a story about sausage made from venison (reindeer), entitled: "Blitzen on a bun." Look out Rudolph... those hunters want to make sausage from your shiny red nose! Well, maybe not yours, but your friend Blitzen is in trouble this holiday season! More on this delicacy: Chicago Tribune's MetroMix ...
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