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So the Squid are Telepathic? And They Apologize to Shrimp??

So the Squid are Telepathic? And They Apologize to Shrimp??

TechieSquid had finished The Prayer of Profound Apology to Our Brothers, the Shrimp, made necessary by his careless mental use of the derogatory word “shrimpy”. Unaddressed, such thoughtlessness could affect the sleeping minds nearby and create ripples of...
Let’s Talk Ertugrul

Let’s Talk Ertugrul

Greetings, Beys and Hatuns! Recently I’ve been fighting off the desire to post a giant, colored block on Facebook saying, “My Turgut! My Turgut!” just to see who else is watching. FYI, this character’s name is pronounced,...
Data Dump: The Sociology of Talking about Yourself

Data Dump: The Sociology of Talking about Yourself

Image by splongo from Pixabay Okay, I don’t much like sharing personal things, but sometimes you must in order to make a point. So, when I was married to my second husband . . . oh, dear, I must digress again with a hot tip for you: If you’re an Aquarius /...
Politics, Religion, and . . . Football? One day at the bank

Politics, Religion, and . . . Football? One day at the bank

First of all, you might not get this unless you remember a type of exchange that may be passing into history. There used to be places — stores, whatever — where workers and customers actually conversed, and these conversations sometimes developed into...