The Dutch company Parastone’s main claim to fame is its line of resin reproductions of characters depicted in famous paintings. Here, for example, are a few characters from “The Garden of Earthly Delights” by Hieronymus Bosch. Granted, they’re not to everyone’s taste. Before she suspended her campaign, then presidential candidate Michele Bachmann said, “I would […]
This was supposed to be a post about the time I drove over 300 miles round-trip from Columbia to Savannah to buy a radioactive red Fiestaware teapot. Instead, belying today’s upbeat headline and photo, I’m going say hello to the Marines who deployed their youthful tallywhackers recently, urinating on what are reported to have been […]
Most of what I know about Buddhism I learned from watching Kung Fu on television. I know, for example, that Shaolin priests are wicked good at cracking head when they have to. I know also that Shaolin priests-in-training can walk the length of the rice paper and leave no trace. They’re awesome. Step back with […]
