Beware The Blob!

Nothing cheers me more than a great cryptozoology story, and you really can’t go wrong with a “Giant blob baffles marine scientists”
 headline.

The 12-metre-wide remains of a sea creature found by the Chilean navy are puzzling marine scientists, who think it may be a new species.

The specimen was at first taken for a beached whale when it was washed up a week ago but experts who have seen it say it appears not to have a backbone.

“We’d never before seen such a strange specimen.”

R.I.P. Graham

Phone rings, it’s my mom: my grandmother died this morning.

We’ve all been expecting it, ‘Graham’ (which is what I’ve always called her since I was little) was 99 years old and had been in a Sarasota nursing home for almost a year. The past couple of months had been kinda rough, as she was really out-of-it and not recognizing visitors. A couple of weeks ago she stopped eating and we all sorta knew that it was going to happen sooner rather than later.

Kinda mixed up right now. I’m sad but not devastated – really an odd sort of relief coupled with exhaustion. Mom feels the same way. Going up to the Ithaca house next week is going to be rather bittersweet. Glad I’m on the NYC flight tomorrow morning. Very glad to be hanging out with folks in a little under 36 hours.

Going to grab some pho across the street. A full stomach right now is urgent and key.

Didn’t know what else to do right now other than post here.

Silver Lake Coffee gets free Wi-Fi

Hanging out in Los Angeles today and was completely surprised and pleased to see that my old haunt Silver Lake Coffee has free wi-fi net access. Really free too, no stupid limited proxy service or anything. Anyway, everyone should visit, drink coffee, buy a muffin and bathe in the 802.11b.

Silver Lake Coffee
2388 N. Glendale Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90039
(323) 913-0388
coffeeinfo@aol.com

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