The 13 Clocks has Been Reissued!

Author Neil Gaiman reports in his blog that James Thurber's wonderful book The 13 Clocks has been reissued, with an introduction by Gaiman himself. If you haven't read this book, you should. It will make you happy. Thurber's love of language shines brightly in a wisely nonsensical illustrated fairytale that should appeal to fans of The Princesss Bride. Gaiman also cites an LA Times review of the book, which makes a good introduction if you have never heard of it, and should awaken some nostalgia if you have.

Strange Encounters of the Wheeled Kind

So we just drove back from dinner at Faryab in Bethesda (the Young Lady's choice: the Mr. pointed out that come this weekend, fresh from having her wisdom teeth removed, she probably won't want to eat much of anything), and turned onto our street, and had to dodge a cyclist who had no reflectors, no helmet, no nothin'.

Including no second wheel. Yes, we had to swerve to avoid hitting a unicyclist at 9:20 p.m.

Gee, I love my town!

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