Archive for June, 2008
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
In The Misty Moonlight
I loves me some old-time pulp fiction. Indeed one of my favorite authors wrote almost exclusively for the pulp Weird Tales. So I was delighted to find Pulp of the Day, which true to its name, offers a daily cover from one of the old pulp magazines. I love the work illustrators did back then […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Books by The Silver Fox
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
I Hope You Know, Le Deuxieme
Well, since you asked…
I can tell you the title of every book I’ve read since 1990. Because I’ve written them all down.
1 Comment » - Posted in Slithytoves by The Silver Fox
Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Go With It
Consider this an update of earlier post, concerning libraries on Flickr. Now you can find the Smithsonian there as well. See also: The Commons. (lva)
No Comments » - Posted in Photography, Librarians & Libraries by The Silver Fox
Monday, June 16th, 2008
Unknown Thing
Submitted for your consideration: a cookbook featuring recipes from classic children’s literature. The author’s website and blog can be found here.
1 Comment » - Posted in Books, Eatin' n' Drinkin' by The Silver Fox
Friday, June 13th, 2008
What You Left Behind
I didn’t own a Windows machine until I was in my mid-twenties. I didn’t own a console (my beloved PS2) until I was in my thirties. Like this guy, I spent a lot of my childhood conquering the world via Risk or Third Reich.
2 Comments » - Posted in The Life and Times of the Broadcast Kid by The Silver Fox
Friday, June 13th, 2008
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
By now you may have heard this story about high school students being terrorized taught about the perils of drunk driving through the use of some extreme shock tactics:
OCEANSIDE, Calif. (AP) - On a Monday morning last month, highway patrol officers visited 20 classrooms at El Camino High School to announce some horrible news: Several […]
No Comments » - Posted in The Life and Times of the Broadcast Kid by The Silver Fox
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
Slowly Goes The Night
2 Comments » - Posted in Photography by The Silver Fox
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
There’s A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis
Every so often I slip out of the office and grab some lunch at Panera Bread. There’s a regular there, with a strong resemblance to Frank Black. While I doubt very much it is Frank Black, it pleases me to pretend otherwise, and picture the erstwhile Pixies singer hanging out in a chain restaurant […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Slithytoves by The Silver Fox
Friday, June 6th, 2008
An Old Familiar Scene
Still trying to disguise the lack of original content with a meme, this time about authors, stolen from here.
1. Who’s your all-time favorite author, and why?
Easy-peasy, it’s J.R.R. Tolkien. The first author to hold me captive through his prose.
2. Who was your first favorite author, and why? Do you still consider him or her among […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Memes by The Silver Fox
Friday, June 6th, 2008
Fields of Fire
Note: this post was originally published as ‘ Thoughts on the Coming Anniversary’ on June 4, 2004 at my old joint, and again last year. I (still) feel it worth repeating.
Over the next few days, as we approach the 60th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, one catch phrase that will bandied about quite a bit […]
2 Comments » - Posted in History by The Silver Fox
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Don’t Turn Away
Submitted for your consideration: the Oversharing Meme (stolen from here). Participate if you will.
1. Name the singer/band/performer you are most embarrassed to admit you actually paid good money to see in concert.
I saw Motley Crue with Whitesnake opening. And I think I may have been more jazzed about seeing Whitesnake. Sad, so sad.
2. Which reality […]
