"Which would you choose: a world with pyramids or a world without?"

Yesterday, I finally got the chance to see the swan song of Hayao Miyazaki, The Wind Rises. By pretty much any metric you care to mention, the film is a masterpiece, and is quite a departure from anything he's done previously. It's a quiet, contemplative movie that has the stones to ask some very deep, very important questions.

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I realize that no one reads these things, but I figure it's better to get this out than for anyone to wonder.

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Sorry guys, but I won't be making my Friday deadline for chapter 3 of Ante Up. Work has piled up a bit, and I've had to take some time away already for dental issues. As a semi-responsible person, I don't exactly like it, but work has to come first.

I'm about halfway through writing. I'll get it up as soon as I'm able to. Thanks for your patience.

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Fillies and Gentlecolts, I present to you OtterRiffs.

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Not to sound like an old fogey, but I kinda miss the old blog feed, where you had to actually go to the blogs to read them. It's just disheartening to see less than 20 views, especially when no one answers your questions. Ah, well.

So, in the interest of futility, how are you?

Somnovore is up and awaiting approval.

Ante Up chapter two on friday, as promised.

Also, I'm gonna start off the riffs this week.

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