Observations From Hadleyville

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

CALIFORNIA OCTUPLETS OMLET

You get eight eggs, no sausage, and your neighbors pay for it.

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Are these people serious?

Sure, just send in that old, dusty, useless GOLD you have lying around the house and we'll decide how much money we'll pay you for it. Trust us. Satisfaction is guaranteed.

Is that the biggest sucker bet ever in the whole, wide world?

On the other hand...

Is this the easiest fence for stolen goods you ever heard of, or what?

OH, THE HUMANITY!

Every time the president opens his mouth about the economy the stock market tanks. And every time the stock market tanks the media tell us why its not the president's fault; it's fear, or cheap banks or greedy investors. Fear? yeah, I'll buy fear. I'm afraid this administration is systematically dismembering the goose that laid the golden egg. Please talk about something else for a while, Mr. President.

Friday, February 20, 2009

WHEN PREACHERS DREAM

Thursday, February 19, 2009

NO CIGAR

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

HANDOUTS NOT JUST FOR YOGI ANYMORE

HEAD 'EM UP, MOVE 'EM OUT

Thursday, February 12, 2009

SIGH

Thursday, February 5, 2009

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"How can you tell if someone's a compulsive liar, I mean assuming his pants aren't on fire?"

From the TV show Psych

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WORDS OF WISDOM FOR WRITERS

The secret of becoming a writer is that you have to write. You have to write a lot. You also have to finish what you write, even though no one wants it yet. If you don't learn to finish your work, no one will ever want to see it. The biggest mistake new writers make is carrying around copies of unfinished work to inflict on their friends.

I am sure it has been done with less, but you should be prepared to write and throw away a million words of finished material. By finished, I mean completed, done, ready to submit, and written as well as you know how at the time you wrote it.
-Jerry Pournelle

WHAT'S THIS HADLEYVILLE THING?

Those of you familiar with Mark Twain’s works might recognize my blog title. As Samuel Clemons grew older, he became increasingly disillusioned with humanity. Towards the end he began referring to the Damned Human Race; employing the secular and religious epithet at one stroke.

I find I’ve not reached that level of despair myself. I still believe in redemption and I still see signs of nobility even among we fallen, damned creatures. So, I could not bring myself to call this blog “On the Damned Human Race.” I do however, resonate with another of Clemmons stories; “The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg.” And viola, there you have it. “Observations From Hadleyville.”