Silent Servants...

Silent Servants...

... of the Used, Abused, and Utterly Screwed Up.

A Secular Franciscan looks at the world...
with a more jaundiced eye than ever...
and lots of ellipses for you to fill in the missing text...
(with thanks to Thomas S. Klise for the title)



Showing posts with label rare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rare. Show all posts

Friday, July 02, 2010

Sure

"It's a very private, intimate moment for the plant,"

Titan arum (corpse flower) blooms in Berkeley

If a plant can have a "private, intimate moment" and be aware of it, that is. It sounds like a bit of anthropomorphism to me...

(I've always found these plants fascinating, though. Not that I'd ever want to grow one.)


Thursday, December 17, 2009

Amazing!

Rare Poe Book Sets Bank Busting Record

The "the black tulip of U.S. literature."

What an incredible price for the book! Here's a link to a more in-depth article:

Rare first Poe book could be worth $700,000

They were close...