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Goodbye, Soupy

Soupy was a comedian, who hosted a children’s show in the 50’s and 60’s. He was a master absurdist, with an incredible sense of humor, and a wonderful respect for the minds of his audience. His show was booked as a “children’s show”, but his material was aimed a little higher – over the kid’s shoulders with a nodding wink to their [...]

Schools without Principles

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I was poking around some old files on my computer this morning, and came across something I’d scanned from our local newspaper back in 2002.

It’s just one of the reasons schools need work.

Get it?

Hotcha,

- Professor Homunculus

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Opening for Leon Redbone

As loyal readers know, I am a semi-retired professional magician. I live in rural upstate New York, where there’s not a lot of work for magicians, except at birthday parties, weddings, etc. I’d rather eat a raw frog than perform at functions like that, so I don’t get a lot of gigs up here. [...]

Mad Fun

Some days, like when it’s going to be hot and humid, and you have palettes of rocks to move to make rock walls, and cords of wood to stack, you procrastinate. (What, you don’t?)

Today’s procrastination efforts have lead me to invent this little icon:

Can you guess what it stands for?

I’m not sure if you’re [...]