New FuMP: "Boyfriend Points"

Man, if ever there was an insta-FuMP, this is it. I hope you like it. I'm goin' back to bed.

Icon's Story

Thanks to the Daily Illuminator for aiming us to a tale of triumph, tragedy, and little teeny pictures.

Happy Birthday, Theodore Geisel

On this date in 1904. (Thanks to drzarron for the heads-up -- can't believe Garrison Keillor dropped the ball on this one.)

I likely asked this last year or the year before, but there's more folks on the Flist these days, and it has been a year or two, so: What are your favorite Dr. Suess books or stories? Mine, without question, is How The Grinch Stole Christmas! Also on the short list are Horton Hears A Who, Green Eggs and Ham, and The Lorax. And the absolutely demented screenplay for The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

Commentators Is Soooooo Stupid

Not a rant on political commentators this time, though Cthulhu knows there's always more than enough red meat there. Nope, this is on the other batch of commentators that presume they understand Life, The Universe And Everything way better than we poor shlubs ever could.

( LJ-cuts are love.... )