"Looks like it's going to rain tonight," he said and leaned his head way back. The sky is was grey with spotted purple and so he wondered what it would be this time: cats, dogs, monkeys or rhinoceroses. Rhinocerosi? Rhinos. No rain was alike and the anticipation of what signature the water drops would set on the pavement exhilerated him to the extent that no other weather phenomenon could replicate in him. Or for that matter, his marriage. Mrs. Umbrella Man did not need an umbrella as she never… Continue

Human beings love rituals. And I am not talking about those old historical heebie jeebie things that make it into blockbuster movies like The Mummy or something like that, or even actions based on superstitious thoughts. No, rituals just for the sake of having something to hold onto and hang your heart on. Let's take football: As a complete outsider to this sport, my initial observations clearly bordered on the eye-rolling kind of assessment results, but as I become familiarized with this hobby,… Continue

This time she knew that it was for real and not just some bad dream that she could wake up from. There was something waiting for her around the corner, and all her senses were telling her to stop faking any bravour and run like tomorrow was just over the hill. Why do I know that it's not human? she asked herself, and it was exactly that thought that propelled her forward, that darn curiousity that would not let go of her until it was too late.

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I never knew what a Psychopomp was - now I know (courtesy of a Pirates of the Caribbean summary), but it strikes me as such a weirdly illfitting word to describe a very ancient concept. I suspect you could take this word and use in this game where you have guess the meaning of the word... yes, such a game exists, and Google will help me find the name... alright, Balderdash! So, Psychopomp could mean:

• a psychotic pompom


• an imaginary, psychedelic bomb


• a special pumpi

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The time bandits were at my door again: pointing their weapons of choice at me, they told me to hurry up and give them all my remaining time. Not just my spare time, but my entire time that I had left. They used to come only once or twice every months but suffered along with everyone else under the recent economic downturn and had no upped their frequency of visit to every week. Of course they picked a different day each time so I could not prepare myself, but to be honest, I wasn't exactly read… Continue