This BBC story, Survey turns hill into a mountain, about Mynydd Graig Goch in Snowdonia in Wales sounds like the movie that starred Hugh Grant, The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain. Maggie Mountain in the Sierra Nevada I’ve worked in the Sierra Nevada at Mountain Home State Forest. IContinue reading “Life imitates art”
Author Archives: Norm Benson
Swift Icing
Sarah Palin gets “Swift iced.”
The Very Model of a British Gentleman
Michael Dirda writes in an essay for the Chronicle Review titled James Bond as Archetype (and Incredibly Cool Dude) that he wants to be “Bond. James Bond.” What guy doesn’t? He’s suave and sophisticated; and he gets to blow stuff up. Dirda writes, “007 calls to mind a more sophisticated version of that favorite adventure-movieContinue reading “The Very Model of a British Gentleman”
Existential or Nihilistic Sports?
Pre-Game Coin Toss Makes Jacksonville Jaguars Realize Randomness Of Life
Wildfires
Last year I wrote about controlling wildfires. And, as this video shows, we’re still in fire season. But don’t worry folks, mudslide season is just around the corner. … Californians Gather To Celebrate Annual Wildfire Tradition
Rebuilding After Wildfire Strikes
Last year I wrote about controlling wildfires. And, as this video shows, we’re still in fire season. But don’t worry folks, mudslide season is just around the corner. … Californians Gather to Celebrate Annual Wildfire Tradition – Watch more Videos at Vodpod.
Book Banner Headline
Time reports that as mayor of Wasilla, Palin tried to ban books from the library. According to John Stein, the former mayor (and the guy Palin defeated), “She asked the library how she could go about banning books,” he says, because some voters thought they had inappropriate language in them. “The librarian was aghast.” ThatContinue reading “Book Banner Headline”
Harry Splutter & the Lure of Hollyweird
Epi-soda 16 A Magical Split “It seems we’ve been carting around in the double-decker deathtrap for months,” said Der Weasel. Hermione rolled her eyes and sighed. “Look, I told you about the ‘bookmark spell’ didn’t I?” she asked exasperatedly. She opened The Year of Magical Thinking at the place that she had bookmarked previously. “Actually,”Continue reading “Harry Splutter & the Lure of Hollyweird”
Harry Splutter & the Lure of Hollyweird
A Brief Retread, er, Recap As you may recall (and simply not care, you can be that way, if you like), Harry Splutter and his friends, Hermione and Der Weasel, are on a quest to find and then destroy Horcruxes (or Horcruxii in Latinate) in order to defeat the e-vile Count Wal D’Mart. While tryingContinue reading “Harry Splutter & the Lure of Hollyweird”
Vancouver Writers
Carolyn Rose has announced the scheduled speakers for Vancouver Writers’ Mixer at Cover to Cover Bookstore. Here’s what’s coming up at Cover to Cover Books, 1817 Main Street, Vancouver, Washington (not Vancouver, BC a/k/a Vansterdam or Brollywood) : Saturday, October 4, 5:00 – 6:30 PM Blending the actual and the fictional. Vancouver mystery author SheilaContinue reading “Vancouver Writers”
Nullius in Verba 