Fri 8 Sep 2006
Happy Birthday Dear Satan…
Posted by anaglyph under Cats, Scary
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Glitch is one year old today! So what do you give The Spawn Who Has Everything? That’s right: a limb!
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Tue 5 Sep 2006
X – Terrain
Posted by anaglyph under Cats, Philosophy, Scary
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The Art of (Cat) War #3 – Temporizing Ground:
It is advisable not to stir forth, but to retreat.
Fri 25 Aug 2006
XI – The Nine Situations
Posted by anaglyph under Cats, Philosophy, Scary
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The Art of (Cat) War #2 – Contentious Ground:
Be careful when reaching into dark or enclosed spaces.
Mon 24 Jul 2006
IV – Tactical Dispositions
Posted by anaglyph under Cats, Philosophy, Scary
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The Art of (Cat) War #1:
Use extreme caution when your opponent gains control of the higher ground.
Sat 1 Jul 2006
Tastes Like Chicken…
Posted by anaglyph under Cats, Food & Drink, Travel
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Last night one of the Quang Ngai orphanage volunteers threw a party for her English students at the volunteer household. It was a Western style party with beer & nibbles and an almost unbelievable spread of Vietnamese food. It was also a theme party and the theme was ‘Everyone Speaks English’. I felt sure I’d be able to handle that, even after the inevitable copious imbibation (! Did I say English?) of the ubiquitous ‘333’ beer.
At the party I met the delightful Mr Viet, Director of The Fund for Children of Quang Ngai Province, and his wife Khanh, who generously invited a few of us to tour his two rehabilitation centres just west of Quang Ngai city and see the work they were doing there for underprivileged and disabled children. I won’t dwell on the harrowing aspect of this trip – it is sufficient to say that Mr Viet and his volunteers are doing amazing things for their community and the people of Vietnam are very lucky to have such committed, hardworking and canny people.
After our tour, Mr & Mrs Viet took us to lunch at My Khe beach, a stretch of white sand and warm blue water that rivals the best Pacific Resorts for beauty, and which sports a bunch of funky shaded restaurants that surpass pretty much anywhere for food.
After the enormous meal (how the hell do these people stay so thin?) of clams, monstrous prawns (Americans: there is NO way these things can qualify as shrimp), banh xeo and fish soup, the talk naturally turned to the eating of dog. Mr Viet asked if I had ever tried dog meat, and I confessed I had not. Mr Viet is a very big fan of dog meat. He assured me it is the best food one could find in Vietnam, and invited me to dine with him the next time I was here, on the most superior dog cuisine I would ever eat. I said I would be honoured to join him. We talked further of eating dog, then snake (very popular dishes in Vietnam), horse (which would possibly be popular if there were more horses) and cat (which is also eaten, but not so much).
On the way back in the car I said to Nurse Myra, “Y’know, I have no in principle problem with eating dog. I mean, I feel I can’t object really, without being hypocritical – I eat pretty much anything else”.
We drove on for a few minutes.
“What about cat?” she asked, with her typically evil insight.
We drove on for a further few minutes.
I wondered idly if Glitch would taste better with rice or noodles.
Mon 5 Jun 2006
The Letters of the Beast
Posted by anaglyph under Cats, Scary, Words
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Ah yes. Well some of my more astute readers (thank you m) have jumped one step ahead (almost reading my mind in fact… hmmm… interesting to speculate about that) to remind me that today’s date begs for some kind of appropriate post.
As if that kind of thing would escape my attention.
The above photo was taken a couple of weeks back and I’ve been saving it for a… special… occasion. I draw your attention to the two key words.
I didn’t notice this until I uploaded the pic into iPhoto. Anybody require further proof?
(Click on the image for a more detailed version)
