It's the next best thing to be

So I realized I could use a little more income, at least for a couple of months. My first instinct naturally was to set a little money trap on the lawn, but our pet rabbit said I looked like an idiot holding a string tied to a stick that propped open a little box and that anyway I didn't even know how to bait a money trap. I thought seat cushions would do it for sure, but all I did get were the peanut sprinkles from the tops of doughnuts. This lead me to the alternative route of consulting.

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The rest is, as to be expected, over on the humor blog. Other bits from the past week include:

• An investment possibility in parking garages
• Community events (in this case, a parade-like thing)
• A Photoplay essay from 1925 about how to make a sure-fire comedy
• A snarky little chart explaining science fiction versus fantasy, and hard versus soft
• Some partly serious thoughts about why Father's Day cards (and the like) are unsatisfying
• And a quick question-and-answer, mostly answer

Trivia: The Ferris Wheel at Chicago's Columbian Exposition had its inaugural public run on Wednesday, 21 June, 1893, while the Iowa State Marching Band --- a 40-piece band fit in one of the cars --- played ``America''. Source: The Devil In The White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness At The Fair That Changed America, Erik Larson.

Currently Reading: The Temperature of History, Stephen G Brush.