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The Night Owl Is Curious

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

Bounty and Thankfulness in Six Luscious Lines

From Bermudas by Andrew Marvell:

He hangs in shades the orange bright,
Like golden lamps in a green night,
And does in the pomegranates close
Jewels more rich than Ormus shows ;      
He makes the figs our mouths to meet,
And throws the melons at our feet . . .

Velocipede

We used to sing this when I was a kid, in German accents:

In de vinter venn de vind blows
Look de vinder out vehr de shtreet goes
See de vimmin from de vaudeville
Ride velocipedes around de vindmill.

I never knew what a velocipede was. But now, voila:

Coffee Break

"Coffee Conoisseur" by Andrew Saur
Andrew and Angel Sarkela-Saur paint with coffee. They have prints available for sale at their website on a variety of themes (not just coffee).

Multitalented

"An Indian teenager has become famous for his ability to take in milk through his nose and to squirt it out of his eyes." Ananova reports on this prodigy:

Praveen Kumar Sehrawat sucks milk up his nostrils and squirts it up to 12ft through his tear ducts, reports Asian News International.

The feat has earned him a place in the Limca Book of Records, India's version of the Guinness Book of World Records

The 16-year-old wrestler, from Dariyapur Kalan, near Delhi, also holds the national record for eating 170 green chillies in 5 minutes 7 seconds.

And he says he can hammer a nail into his nose without discomfort.

His brother Ashok Kumar said: "He is an inspiration for many around the village.

Fun with Johannes Brahms

"I'm in a really good mood today, so let's do Dear Lord, When Shall I Die?" -- Qtd in Laudator Temporis Acti from Jan Swafford, Johannes Brahms: A Biography.

"Always be able to kill your students"

An affecting end-of-semester sentiment from Grand Master Masaaki Hatsumi, ninja. H/t Boing Boing

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The Night Owl Is Curious

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

About pranks and hijinks, musings and mutterings. And the door is open all night.

Note to people over fifty

It's amazing how much dirt you can find in your kitchen if you wear your reading glasses when you clean.