David Bowie Day!

That's what we call All Hallows' Eve 'round these parts.

Here he is at his most Halloweeny: click

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No wait, wrong video! (I never get tired of that one.) Try this: click

Edgar Allan Poe

He wrote many stories which are tremendously appropriate for this time of year, of course. He also wrote humorous things. Like this.

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There is a reason we remember him for "The Raven" and "The Tell-Tale Heart", and not as a great American humorist.

Mondegreen of the day

The Song: "Say You Will" by Fleetwood Mac

What I Heard: "It always seems to be bad news/If I can't get you to dance"

What It Really Says: "It always seems to heal the wounds/If I can get you to dance"

So. I was close! And two wrongs, in this case, get the gist of it.

One per day

Blog posts are like multivitamins!

Or not.

Today's List: People widely acclaimed who I think are just not all that: Pablo Picasso, Frank Sinatra, Isaac Asimov.

Birds!

A snowy egret, I believe, which we met at the Palace of Fine Arts.

The rise of the new Sealion!

Powerblogs, I learn, is discontinuing its services. Therefore, I am beginning anew here.

Here is a picture to prove it! This is the Palace of Fine Art (swans optional).