Monthly Archives: January 2023

SURPRISE!

Posted on January 4, 2023 by JE

It turns out that the antigovernment party is incapable of governing.

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Get the Hnakkr!

Posted on January 2, 2023 by JE

I’m rereading Snorri’s Edda and Tacitus’ Historiae in tandem, and it’s an interesting experience. With Snorri, this involves a lot of adventures in the dictionary, as the vocabulary of Old Icelandic is definitely less familiar to me than the vocabulary … Continue reading →

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Forever Blowing Bubbles

Posted on January 2, 2023 by JE

Frank Kelly Freas, “The Piper”–a WEIRD TALES cover in 1950 and 1990. (See Deuce Richardson’s writeup at the DMR Books site.)

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Scrabbling for Points

Posted on January 2, 2023 by JE

ME: Can I convince D that “nunbone” is a word? ALSO ME: You can’t convince me. OTHER ME WANDERING BY: I thought the other one was “me”. ALL: I AM!

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Happy Public Domain Day!

Posted on January 1, 2023 by JE

The Moon belongs to everyone; “The Best Things in Life” are now free. This and other news from the public domain on the other side of the link, courtesy of the Duke University’s Center for the Study of the Public … Continue reading →

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“Look Up, Not Down!”

Posted on January 1, 2023 by JE

Κύκλοψ: βλέπετ᾽ ἄνω καὶ μὴ κάτω. Χορός: ἰδού: πρὸς αὐτὸν τὸν Δί᾽ ἀνακεκύφαμεντά τ᾽ ἄστρα, καὶ τὸν Ὠρίωνα δέρκομαι. —Euripides, Cyclops Cyclops: Look up, not down. Chorus: I am looking up! I’m looking ‘way up!

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Let’s Give Vespasian a Great Big Hand

Posted on January 1, 2023 by JE

Prandente eo quondam canis extrarius e trivio manum humanam intulit mensaeque subiecit. —Suetonius, Divus Vespasianus 5.4 “Once, while he was having lunch, a stray dog carried in a human hand  from the crossroads and threw it under his table.” This is one of the … Continue reading →

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