Ferox Res

Ferox Res
Birthday
September 07
Bio
My trainer tells me I have an interesting life. I told him that Gatsby's shimmering green light on the opposite shore had winked out, and I was adrift on a starless night. This blog is a flare, not a distress signal but a way to say that I am here. I am not suicidal; just terminally unimpressed.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 10:58AM

Judgment Day and other childhood boogeymen

One of the big scientific events in 1973 was Comet Kohoutek, which according to the world's leading astronomers was to attain perihelion the day after Christmas that year.  At first, this was exciting news, but as Christmas and Kohoutek drew closer, religious nut-jobs came wriggling out of the c… Read full post »
JULY 28, 2011 8:17PM

A dingo ate my melancholy!

About a year ago, I was watching Season 2 of Dexter, paying close attention to a scene where Agent Frank Lundy (Keith Carradine) is trying to clear his head while examining the evidence board.  To assist him in this head-clearing process, he is listening to a piece of jazz, something infectious… Read full post »

Ben Egan is trapped in a car that, if memory serves, bears more than a passing resemblance to an old VW Bug.  The vehicle rolls down a steep and grassy hill towards a greenish-blue lake as Ben fights to get out, and once it lands, water slowly begins to fill the… Read full post »