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Crime Beat: He’s Got Stinky!

Posted on November 27, 2007 by ubu507

Lovers’ spat turns into assault case A lovers’ quarrel escalated into a dog-napping and assault complaint in Ann Arbor early Sunday morning, city police said. Officers responded to a fight call in the 100 block of South Fourth Avenue at … Continue reading →

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Rilke’s 25th (dub)

Posted on November 24, 2007 by ubu507

well, what I have to offer today is this dub of Rilke’s 25th Sonnet to Orpheus: 25 Again I remember you Who I loved like a flower With an unknown name Yet I’ll show you to them My lovely playmate … Continue reading →

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Giving Thanksgiving

Posted on November 22, 2007 by ubu507

On this Thanksgiving: I thank God that I live in a country that follows my personal philosophy: love God and smash your enemy in the mouth if you think they might have something you don’t want them to have and … Continue reading →

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Callipygian Vestal

Posted on November 21, 2007 by ubu507

Callipygian vestal Of the incandescent division My little cooch dancer In the middle of something That hasn’t started yet The reflection of the trees On the windshield A Pythia tripod prophesy A gleaming sword Half drawn

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Entropy

Posted on November 20, 2007 by ubu507

Entropy Your information held Just the right degree Of strangeness There was enough noise Woven into the pattern To startle imagination But how quickly Your sinuous line Went dead

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Snappy

Posted on November 17, 2007 by ubu507

Woman: So all you do is sit here and read books all day? Snappy Bookseller: Well, I answer stupid questions too…

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Bo: A Tribute for the Ages

Posted on November 16, 2007 by ubu507

Wow, time happens, doesn’t it? It’s really hard to believe that it was just about a year ago that my man Bo Schembechler passed, that the clock in the big house of that maize and blue heart of his finally … Continue reading →

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Quote Bag: Two Things

Posted on November 15, 2007 by ubu507

This morning I was reading TechGnosis by Erik Davis, a very interesting book that I’ll probably write more about, when I came across a passage that seemed very pertinent to yesterday’s post about modern horror and Stefan Grabinski, who, it’s … Continue reading →

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The Dark Domain by Stefan Grabinski

Posted on November 13, 2007 by ubu507

Wow. I’ve been reading books for over forty years, have been certified as a Master of Language and Literature by the State of Minnesota, toiled in the new and used book biz for twenty years and have therefore been exposed … Continue reading →

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Crime Beat: The Decline of Western Civilization

Posted on November 10, 2007 by ubu507

2 parents arrested in separate DUIs A Northville couple ended up in jail, both facing drunken driving charges, after Ypsilanti Police first pulled over the husband, who was driving with his young son in the car, and then arrested the … Continue reading →