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fly-by-posting: 2026/05/20 (w/pic)

fly-by-posting: 2026/05/20 (w/pic)

Things are weird in my garden right now, and not just because of the weather.  The inside of one of my hoses collapsed (how does that happen?!).  And this iris has been lying, beheaded, on the pavement for 3 DAYS without wilting.  It’s like the laws of physics are reinventing themselves!

Quirky (True) Stories: Volume 2: Cartoon Physics

Quirky (True) Stories: Volume 2: Cartoon Physics

Well, it is time for another round of Quirky (true) Stories.  This time, I have a theme, which is: The evidence I have so far accumulated that many cartoon tropes (and cartoon-style physics) are, in fact, based on pure reality. Evidence the first: Cockroach encounters. Okay, to start, I grew up in Montana, where we kinda, mostly don’t have cockroaches?  I mean, maybe we do, but if so, they keep a very low profile.  So, the first time I ever…

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