The Hobbesian Horoscope, 8/17/12

The Big Ugly Horoscope. Catch up with your own personal astroillogical future for the weekend and next week – your daily dose of destiny under your sign.

On the Occasion of Anniversaries

This stunning brunette came walking into my office area, looked at my hat, and put it on her head. “Nice hat,” she said.

A Study in August, Part Three

Number One Son took a particular delight in the opportunity for wanton destruction, popping two out of three of his targets. Since everyone wins a prize, the lady in the booth showed him his prize options for hitting two balloons – to which he replied, “No thanks; I’m only in it for the popping.”

Just So!

The mashup takes tales written for children in the 1890s and finally published in 1902, and aims for the intersection of these stories with the events of 1915, when Kipling’s son died in the Battle of Loos, France, in WWI.

A Study in August, Part Two

We needed no further proof that we were well away from the Washington DC craziness than driving past a sign for a business called “Hell Yeah Watersports.” Within a 100 mile radius of the DC area, that same company would have incorporated under the name “Safe-n-Legal Watersports.”