My next writing project will be The Silurians, a collection of short stories following the rise and fall of a small rural village over the course of four generations.

• It will be fully drafted by June 30th.
• I will release three “demos” during the month of June.

– A lot is afoot today. For example, the Smashing Pumpkins have released the cover art for their next album. Looks cool. I wonder if it’s going to be political…

– ALMANAC SAYS –
A flash flood near Northampton, Massachusetts, caused 143 deaths, 1874.

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So then we went back to Sean’s and started in on the Millers that had
arrived from Milwaukee c/o Mr. Judd Belstock. We basically spent the next
several hours talking about art and politics, politics and art. It’s frustrating, because I remember having these brilliant and engaging conversations, but I can rarely remember the exact substance of the discussion (unless there was drama) besides the general topic.

Metalman was the coolest of the Megaman villians.
I’m sure he was in some Big Benesque type factory place overlooking a big river.
That’s how cool he was.

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– ALMANAC SAYS –
Try mullein tea up to three times a day to alleviate allergy symptoms.

– QUOTE OF THE WEEK –
“I did the moose. Oh no, not the moose!”
– Funkadelic, “not just) Knee Deep”

– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
What are three things that are on your desk that shouldn’t be?

So I think I wrote something to the effect that this blog would be as fully-functional as a giant sombrero by about a week ago, and that hasn’t happened. A lot of things have been going on, not giving me much time to think about or act on blogging.

I will get all caught up this week, so help me God, I will!

Okay. So when we got to Lisa’s, which is both deceptively small and large. It occupies the entire second floor of a tiny house, but they’ve managed to install five small rooms and a bathroom there.

– ALMANAC SAYS –
Licorice in tea or candy form can help remedy heartburn.

– HAPPY BIRTHDAY –
Demetrius!

– NEWS OF THE WEEK –
New York Times: Chrysler Group to Be Sold for $7.4 Billion.

– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
If you had to explain the concept of religion to someone from another planet, how would you do it?