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In my youth, either the Signals or Wireless catalog sold little glass-encased ecosystems. For example:
As Kudzu Creeper describes it, “it was possible to buy your own biosphere for about $65. At that price one obtains a 2 inch glass seawater filled egg containing 4 visible layers, a small bubble of air, [...] 
My friend Jacob recently introduced me to Mr. Kitty’s gallery of Stupid Comics, which is exactly what you’d expect. Personal favorites include: Lois Lane and her Astounding stalker You thought YOUR insecurities were out of hand An Archie character finds Jesus??? Eggbert the wisecracking fetus Bad parenting PLUS a goatee mobile
BONUS [...] 
After reading about my infamous razor mishap, a reader named Thomas left the following comment:
Did the same thing today :( Stupid me… Decided to go cut my own hair with a buzzer. Almost done, trimming the edges with the combless buzzer, I noticed a wisp of long hair and without even thinking, swoozz….bald [...] 
What is wrong with this picture? Aside from the lighting, exposure, composition, and pedicure?
How about that mysterious dark spot on my largest toenail? While Dr. Google Images failed to reveal similar toenail conditions, Dr. Google was rife with stories about dark spots that proved out to be fungus and quickly spread [...] 
To make a long story bearable, Ian will be working at NMSU for the next year. So! I left both jobs, we packed our bags, and Ian drove from Pennsylvania to New Mexico. (Grendel and I mostly slept.) This will be our home: Our house/ in the middle of our street/ our house/ is [...] 
Readers, you have not been forgotten. Over the past week or so, we’ve been busy cramming all our worldly goods into Ian’s pickup truck and moving from Eastern Pennsylvania to southern New Mexico. Quite the undertaking. I hope to have Internet access again by Friday, so stay tuned for a complete explanation and perhaps [...] 
My friend Annie made me a touching, personalized greeting card: Turns out she’s held onto the illustration since 2004. I was honored. 
Because there is no such thing as a one size fits all thong:
For an underwear manufacturer, they don’t seem to know much about rumps. 
Bitch magazine (which is real and fabulous) introduced me to Vag magazine (less real, a comedic work in progress). This led me to discover Fennel of Vag magazine, who elucidates the ins and outs of feminism though her helpful video series That’s Not Feminist: And for those who haven’t seen Vibram Fivefingers, I’m wearing [...] 
Look no further, readers! Tonight at Retail Job, a coworker accidentally knocked a 36″ x 12″ x 6″ hunk o’ plexiglass onto my unsuspecting head. The plexiglass bounced off and fell to the floor. There’s a song for such occasions: While Steven Demetre Georgiou/Cat Stevens/Yusef Islam was a lovely man… … I [...] |
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