Recent content by Iain Aschendale

Some time ago I learned that there are certain historians who think that the works of Homer (the ancient Greek, not our Mr. Potvin) were not written by the blind Greek poet Homer, but instead by another blind Greek poet...named Homer.

In The Good Place Eleanor refers to clam chowder as either "savory latte with bugs in it" or "hot ocean milk with dead animal croutons."

I wonder if Douglas Adams was aware of this whe he wrote the following (or if Lincoln had read the Hitchhiker's Guide books?):

Whoops, yeah. I make bacon on occasion.

"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?"

Actually, I'm spending most of my spare time on my other hobby. A project that's been a dream of mine for...nearly 40 years now? came within my reach last year, and I set a deadline of Christmas. Running a bit behind but it's coming out really well, so I'm pretty happy. Not to say it's...

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I came up with a means to get my MC stuck in a short story that I've been stuck on for quite some time. Might be time to write again?

"Prayers are hindered by the conjugal duty because as often as I perform what is due to my wife I am not able to pray." The Venerable Bede

Gentle readers, she does not own a dog...

“If you have integrity, nothing else matters. And if you don’t have integrity, nothing else matters.” I'm quoting the late Robert Mueller, but it's apparently not original to him

I wonder what the vig is on loan words, and who's responsible for paying up? Would hate to have something...happen to English, unexpected-like.

The official name for the BDU button is "type 2 button sewing hole style 26."

I first read The Road after the movie came out. Tried to read Blood Meridian but just put it down midway through. I just didn't care about anyone or anything that was happening. Didn't like them, didn't hate them, didn't feel anything. Don't remember any details but it was like watching paint...

Re-reading Catch-22, but for the first time as an adult.