Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Michaeloop No. 41 Why do fish fingers go by that name? Fish don’t have fingers, as far as I know. But then again, there are lots of things I don’t know. I remain in near-perpetual awe of how electricity works, so much so that when I am putting away my vacuum cleaner, I kiss the handle reverently... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Michaeloops 37 to 40
Michaeloop No. 37 My friend Angie writes mystery novels. Recently, mysteriously, she began dating a man with the same name, Bernard Snodgrass, as the main protagonist in her novels. I was left wondering if he officially changed his name to ingratiate himself to her, he seems like a bit of a weasel... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Michaeloops 33 to 36
Michaeloop No. 33 My lawyer friend Terri has had to deal with some very perplexing situations in court. Possibly none more so than defending the man who allegedly stole a stuffed do-do bird from the local museum. To this day, she doesn’t really know whether he did it or not. In consultation... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Michaeloops 29 to 32
Michaeloop No. 29 Today is the 120 th anniversary of the birth of the legendary Mississippi bluesman Willie “snuff box” Morris. Cited as an influence by everyone from Fidel Castro to Pete Sampras, his signature song “Horse dung blues” can still bring a tear to my eyes. It was rumoured that Marilyn... Sign in to see full entry.
Michaeloops 25 to 28
Michaeloop No. 25 I have started going to pack rats anonymous. For morbidly hooked pack rats like me, they advise only one measure works: burn your house down. I am seriously considering doing this, having discussed the matter in some detail with Nigel, my talking parrot. According to him, the top... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Michaeloops 21 to 24
Michaeloop No. 21 This has been all hushed up. In 1952, deep in the Atlantic off the coast of Brazil, a time capsule the size of a large house was found by a Soviet submarine. It turned out to be from the lost civilization of Atlantis. Apart from crockery and the secrets of interstellar travel, it... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Michaeloops 17 to 20
Michaeloop No. 17 I decided to x-ray a beehive, so I went to the local hospital to loan the equipment. The manager was indignant. “X-ray machines are not library books,” he said. There was only one thing to do. I offered to donate my toe nail clippings to medical research. The manager’s attitude... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Michaeloops 1 to 16
Michaeloop No. 1 Australian poet Michael Dransfield (1948 – 1973) once wrote: “to be a poet in Australia is the ultimate commitment”. He was right, notwithstanding that when Venus is aligned with Uranus and the shadow of the gnome in David Lee Roth’s back garden, the only things that matter then are... Sign in to see full entry.