Surplus Cats

Was the world’s first Lizmas. December 23rd. (Never forget.) This morning on NPR there was a story about Human Light celebrations that apparently also occur on this most spectacular of days. I understand wanting to ride on my coattails and all, and I have a soft spot in my heart for Humanists — however I [...]

Maybe it’s got something to do with the mythical image of frumpy granola spinsters of science who are devoid of other interests, disparaging color and style as useless frippery. I mean, if the women who are currently in the careers you wish to pursue would slight you for having an eye for good design, and [...]

On this Columbus Day let us commemorate the beginning of America’s downward economic spiral as we moved from bead-and-corn-based trading to the more modern coin-paper-smallpox-blanket system, by leaving early and going back to bed.

Southeastern-most state where the bulk of our nation’s vintage clothing supply is harvested from estate sales by migrant antique dealers. Purchased from the Gator Nation in the 1920s, the bulk of the land was set aside as storage for America’s elderly who couldn’t stand the winters in Northern states. Several minutes after the first elder-care [...]