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Leabhar Maidin Glas – Google Docs
Leabhar Maidin Glas
(Green Morning Book)
This somewhat unlucky tome — well, unlucky for its readers — was the target of numerous thefts, the occasional assassination, at least one war; and even today it’s still valuable as a historical heirloom. The book is in Middle Irish, and dates back to the 10th Century AD; and for its time the Leabhar Maidin Glas was a potent tome full of fell rituals and practices. However, the practices in question were all in the field of agriculture, if you’ll pardon the pun; there’s absolutely nothing magical and esoteric in the book at all. Well, nothing magical or esoteric, here in the modern era. Back in the day before scientific agronomy the tips found in the book would be remarkably good at increasing crop yields and breeding livestock, which is why so many petty noblemen kept raiding each other in order to get their hands on the only copy.
Hey, man, no biggie. Just Buzz Aldrin taking a couple of jets and flying with some other fighter jocks right past the launchpad Elon Musk’s using. You know, the launchpad Aldrin used to go to the Moon.
Ain’t bragging if you can do it, I guess.
Hey @elonmusk – I hope you don't mind but the @AFThunderbirds and I buzzed your @SpaceX launchpad yesterday. Pad 39-A! pic.twitter.com/zssqTcnGsU
— Dr. Buzz Aldrin (@TheRealBuzz) April 3, 2017
It says something that this could be considered exciting news, huh?
Ten butchered skeletons are thought to offer the first concrete evidence that Medieval people hacked apart corpses to stop them returning as undead.
Cut bones, knife marks and evidence of scorching were found on the human remains, unearthed in a pit near the abandoned village of Wharram Percy, north Yorkshire.
Continue reading The inevitable So They Found That Zombie Charnel Pit post.
Why The Blob? Because I looked up the original, only to have it…
:puts on sunglasses:
…suck me in.
And so, adieu to Miracle. Continue reading Movie of the Week: The Blob (1958).
Yup. They’re remaking the Blob. I assume that Samuel L. Jackson will die in it, because he actually dies in a lot of his films. Presumably this is all right with him; of course, having a net worth in the hundred of millions probably cushions that particular blow something fierce. It certainly would for me.
If you’re wondering why I’m not particularly exercised by this, well…
Sure. Let’s light this candle. We have as much right to make cheesy movies as did our grandparents.
The Kirby Tester
This shrinkwrapped package consists of a handheld item resembling a portable taser; a CD containing a variety of diagnostic software programs; and an illustrated (four color, naturally) pamphlet explaining how to use both the item and the software. Retail value $79.99, five dollar rebate coupon inside, a couple of links on the cover to websites that require an account to access. The package does not reek of extradimensional origin, assuming that somebody nearby has the ability to detect that sort of thing.
Vevo finally put up a version of this with a decent screen resolution! About time.
Abattoir Place, New York City – Google Docs
Abattoir Place, New York City
Technically, this street is supposed to be West 12th Street after that street intersects with 11th Avenue: Abattoir Place extends west until it hits the Hudson River. And if you’re walking, that is indeed how you get there. If you’re driving, however, you’ll never see the street, because it doesn’t exist for anybody who isn’t moving under his own power. Even a bicyclist won’t be able to find it.
If you’re trying to figure out how that works, do yourself a favor and stop. Accept that it’s magic or something, and that it could be a lot less benign than it is. People have puzzled over this mystery right to the point of getting major strokes; it’s just not worth it.
Continue reading Location Seed: Abattoir Place, New York City.
