The below is a bloody napkin. The blood is mine. And below, dear readers, you see an innocent looking popsicle… Yes, it looks harmless indeed – tempting and delicious even, particularly on a hot day. But, I assure you that danger is very present in this scene. The “myth” I had long ago dismissed about … Continue reading
Author Archives: Justin
One’s Sole Purpose In Life
The following is excerpted from an email I just received from a friend of mine. I thought it was worth sharing with my dear readers… The reason we exist is to reproduce. In other words everything that I do in life, no matter how unrelated to the act of getting laid, is a cost against … Continue reading
Jérôme Kerviel
Jérôme Kerviel is back in the news again… This time because he has been sentenced to five years of prison (with two years suspended), full restitution of the $7.2b which was lost, and a permanent ban from working in financial services. France has always had a soft spot for the lawbreaker, from Jean Valjean in … Continue reading
Quote Of The Day: Arthur C. Clarke
This is how The Economist described Arthur C. Clarke: He was not religious, and was no metaphysician; but he wanted and expected men to evolve until they became like gods. Continue reading
Andrew Smith
Interesting article from The Velvet Rocket archives… This was originally published in the Observer in 2002: To people in the peaceful Wiltshire village of Brigmerston, their new neighbour seems like a perfect English gentleman: a tall, wealthy, bespectacled former Army officer. But an investigation has uncovered evidence that behind the doors of a luxury house … Continue reading
Yorkshire: Rupert Bear Country?
Anyone else read Rupert Bear stories when they were a kid? In January of 2009, I went up to Yorkshire with some classmates of mine. Although the Rupert Bear Museum may be part of the Museum of Canterbury, I was struck by how much the countryside around us resembled that portrayed in the Rupert stories. … Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket Inside Mexico
Written: October 2010 in London, U.K. Occurred: June 1996 on the Pacific coast of Mexico Last time I was back in California, I stumbled across some prints (remember those?) from a trip I took to Mexico in 1996. I was initially going to place this post in the Travel To “Normal” Places category, but then … Continue reading
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