Dimstain Tag Teams Phailbin

Mikkake cross-posted one of his blog entries to Shocklines.  Naturally, Lorenzo’s right there to suck up to Phailbin.  Hilarity ensues.

Victor’s obviously having fun with this one.  Larry posts irrelevant images.  Although the bug-eyed, grinning kid’s lost his two front baby teeth, I can’t help thinking “Now, Larry, show us where that sixth grade girl knocked out your teeth.”

For once, Dracon actually makes sense.

I’m taking screen grabs, just in case . . .

Larry Gets Down and Dirty

Good lord. It doesn’t get much better than this, unless Pacione’s going after someone.

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Posts: 2933 (07/08/09 17:03:15) Veteran Shockliner Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User’s Posts Report Post	O-S-C-A-R… …Mr. Mayer, Dead at 95. He revolutionized the way meals are served in prison and a half-century of children’s lunches.

Is that why you dressed up your son as a loaf of Wonder bread, and told him you wanted to be his balogna?

Moving along, Lorenzo bemoans the death of the short story market.

I posted this elsewhere, but I wanted a few opinions on it. I know there are a few presses still doing quite well. But I thought this would make for some very stimulating discussion.

So stimulating, in fact, that he has only three responses.

My own acceptance ratio in 2009 is down a staggering 60%. I’ve had to fill in the tight ends writing non-fiction and by other means.

Turning tricks on a street corner?  Selling drugs in a back alley?  Begging mommy and daddy for rent money or a new Kindle?

Needless to say, a couple of people had fun with Larry.

For My Latest Garden Update

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Dinner

Pork tenderloin, with salt, pepper, and fresh rosemary, grilled, with steamed veggies (asparagus and zucchini).  It was wonderful!  The smell of burning wood is still in my hair.  I love that smell.

There were enough veggies to feed four or five people, but the two of us ate them all.  We only scarfed down half the pork, but we’ll get a couple of sandwiches from the leftovers.

Now, it’s tomato season.  I think I’m going to have to force-feed anyone who crosses my threshold during the next three months at least four tomatoes.  I only have two cherry tomato plants, and six of the ones that produce regular sized tomatoes, but they’re all indeterminate.  They won’t stop giving fruit until they get hit with a hard frost.

Next up, for the picking, are the peppers and cucumbers.  The corn, beans, squash, and canteloupe will probably not be ready until August.  Eggplant?  Who knows — it’s experimental, but seems happy enough, and is flowering.

Staples

Yeah, I drove to one of those.  I kid you not; I needed staples.  I got them.  I also needed some copier/printer paper, and a roll of duct tape.

I got a nice 2 Gb flash drive for $12, which I really have a use for, but the cheapest stapler they had was $14, two reams of paper was $12, and by the time I was done, the bill came to $60.

WTF?