Today’s Loose Parts is delightfully meta.Larson’s 1984 gag played on the fact that the whole notion of opposable thumbs was something we learned in biology class and then didn’t even file away: We just tossed it into the junk drawer of our minds until the moment it became his punchline.And it worked so well for Larson […]
Edison Lee reminds me of my responsibilities and makes me feel guilty over my failure to live up to them.The other day, I noted that Yellowstone National Park is one of the few places that truly lives up to its billing, but I failed to provide a warning for parents: It’s made of dirt, and even […]
We’ll start today with the front end of a four-day weekend with this Doc and Raider salute to Canada Day from friend-of-the-blog Sean Stephane Martin.The four day stretch between July 1 and 4 was a big deal when I lived in Plattsburgh and I assume still is. We were less than an hour south of Montreal, but […]