Liminal states are not happy states. Take zombies. Zombies are transitional, miserable beings–not quite dead, not quite alive. They shuffle about–no standing still or purposeful striding. Instead of killing you with ninja stealth or a mighty barbarian beserker yell, they mumble and moan. “Nnnnnnn ggahhh brrrrrrrrrr aeeeeeeeeee nnnnnnnssss,” they say, and you’re tempted to stop [...]

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My new octopus desk.  Let me show you it.  No, you can’t has. The artist at work:

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It’s from a Vatican newspaper, so you know it has to be true. Monsignor Vittorio Formenti…that Catholics accounted for 17.4 percent of the world population — a stable percentage — while Muslims were at 19.2 percent. Spark is a new category for sharing links. No intense commentary, just a link & a brief reason you [...]

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A little dose of mortality: [wp_youtube]rdbkG6cZK5k[/wp_youtube]

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