Impossible Kisses

Reports from the Goblin Universe (or, Shadows on the Analemma)

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Never Having Kissed Amy

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I can’t imagine never having kissed Amy Winehouse which is pretty strange since we’ve never kissed or even met. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Monday, September 29, 2008

The Almost New Moon In Black And White

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Today is the new Moon. Last week I got to watch the Moon edge closer to the Sun every morning. Friday was the last day I was able to check ...
Friday, September 26, 2008

Sometimes The Stars Move Backwards

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The Moon is a morning object again, a beautiful, thin crescent, almost gone. It’s Friday now. The new Moon is Monday. I like this time of m...
Thursday, September 25, 2008

“The Ancient Art Of Knowing The Sky”

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There are a lot of specific astronomy topics I’m interested in. The outer system. Planet formation. How small can a star be? Plasma univ...
Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Frustrating Skies: Neptune At 50mm

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Last year about this time I posted about observing Neptune through my 60mm refractor— Starhopping Through Capricornus To Neptune That was a ...
Tuesday, September 23, 2008

And Now A Musical Interlude With Judas And Jesus

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JESUS Peter will deny me In just a few hours. Three times he’ll deny me. And that’s not all— I see one of you here dining One of my twelve ...
Monday, September 22, 2008

Ode To “Smallville”

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“Smallville” on TV— You’re a show that once was great but now just goes on, three seasons beyond an episode anything like what you’d call g...
Friday, September 19, 2008

Oh-Oh. If Cats Could Fly... (The Poem)

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My cat’s been flying around the house recently. She has me worried. Not just the flying. I took a bath yesterday. Lying in the tub I saw the...
Thursday, September 18, 2008

Oh-Oh. If Cats Could Fly...

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Winged-Cat Causes Sensation in China Wednesday, August 27, 2008 While most cats are known for their ability to land on their feet, some in C...
Wednesday, September 17, 2008

The Tache And The Touche

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“To record one’s thoughts every day is an excellent idea; nothing forms one’s style more effectively. And by that I mean not the habit of t...
Tuesday, September 16, 2008

“A Vaguely Fantastic Truth”

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“Whenever she works she has an anxious, unhappy, almost fierce look. This existence of hers is like the ordeal of a convict in chains.” The ...
Monday, September 15, 2008

Rendering Golems

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I’m surprised Pixar hasn’t made a film about what happens in a grocery store after closing time when all the pet toys jump down from their h...
Friday, September 12, 2008

Hunting The Storsjöodjuret

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Sweden's 'Loch Ness Monster' captured on film Filmmakers claim to have captured footage of Sweden's mythical Storsjoodjuret ...
Thursday, September 11, 2008

Petting Katydids

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Katy lies You could see it in her eyes Yesterday afternoon I was walking home from the grocery store. It was the same grocery store where I...
Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Endings And Beginnings

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This is an interesting time of year to pay attention to the Zodiac constellations. In the hours immediately after sundown the traditional en...
Tuesday, September 09, 2008

The Unfinished Image

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I started working on a watercolor sketch on plain bond paper. After three washes the paper began tearing. It’s unfinished but it can’t take ...
Monday, September 08, 2008

Keeping A Vampire As A Pet Always Ends Badly

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Harry: Oh, shit. Shit! What the fuck did you do? Tatiana: What I’m supposed to do. I’m a vampire, remember? This is what I do. This ...
Friday, September 05, 2008

Ashes To Ashes

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TV’s a rainbow that has a remote control and stereo sound. TV’s a full Moon that has a remote control and stereo sound. TV is the Sun, laugh...
Thursday, September 04, 2008

The Word Monster

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To the word monster words are like clouds: No substance. Vapors. Here, then gone. To the word monster words are like clouds: Some cool sh...
Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Primal Forces Of Nature

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Behind the castle a spaceship goes up and down. The mad scientist also has cool stuff inside the castle. Sparks flash from windows at night...
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