(The lyrics throughout this post are excerpted from the Grateful Dead’s “Throwing Stones.”)
“Picture a bright blue ball just spinning, spinning free Dizzy with eternity. Paint it with a skin of sky, brush in some clouds and sea Call it home for you and me. A peaceful place or so it looks from space A closer look reveals the human race. Full of hope, full of grace, is the human face.”
The more radical environmentalists foresee a grim future if…..
Mudville, FL — Bill O’Rabbit of Vixen News reports that zoologists claim that two life forms, the Donaldissimus Trumpitus (trumpitus for short) and the Hillaryia Clintonista (better known as the hillaryia) might be merging to create a new life form, which they have tentatively named the Donaldary. Both creatures, through their shrill voices and aggressive actions, spread fear and loathing in their wakes, with spokescreatures predicting democracy’s demise, earthquakes, famine, wars, and the eventual end of the world if the…..
Throughout grammar school, I took piano lessons, and most of the classical music I played was in four-four time, with a few pieces in three-four and six-eight time. In fifth grade, I ditched the piano for the drums, and again most of the rock and jazz pieces I learned were in four-four time, with a few pieces in three-four and six-eight time. This became dull.
In seventh grade, while listening for the first time to Andrew Lloyd Weber’s and Tim…..
Mudville, FL — Vixen News reports that zoologists have claimed that they have discovered a new swamp-dwelling creature, which they have called the trumputin. A spokesperson describes this creature as a four-legged beast connected at the hip that lurches from place to place hurling curses and poisoned darts at its enemies.
“Everybody agrees on the existence of the trumpitus,” zoologist Karen Quicksand stated. “It’s classified as Donaldissimus Trumpitus, and it’s best known for building complex structures that destroy everything around…..