Sarcasmo's Corner

Apparently, She Was on to Something

2009-11-04T13:37:00.005-05:00

A few posts back I told you Sarcasmo's theory about babies. That they are born with all the knowledge of the world but no way to communicate it. The knowledge eventually slips away as the babies acquire motor and language skills, until it is gone forever. Basically, we learn it out of them.

Sarcasmo Jr. sent me the link to this video. As I listened to the very entertaining Sir Ken Robinson espouse his theories on education, I could not help but notice a similar premise.
The video is 20 minutes long, but I enjoyed every minute. Let me know what you think about it.

Happy Halloween

2009-10-30T21:45:00.003-04:00

Halloween and Saturday ! Can it get any better? Possibly. Here's an Original Sarcasmo to get you in the spirit.
How did you celebrate Sarcasmo's favorite day of the year?

As always, Sarcasmo's Corner is hoping you will join in the conversation. Send any stories or photos of your Halloween hi -jinks, or any links you think Sarcasmo would have posted, to slf1954@verizon.net. Or leave them in the comments.

Friday Follies

2009-10-21T13:24:00.010-04:00

I am pretty sure that I came to this same conclusion last Halloween. I go through the Sarcasmo's Corner archives looking for Original Sarcasmos about her favorite day of the year. There are scads of them right? Tales of her pirating and zombie-ing. Musings about costumes and make-up and goulies and ghosties. One might think. But one ,would be incorrect. Sarcasmo did dedicate some blog space to her most favorite of all holidays, but not near as much as anyone who knew would think. Most of her posts this time of year were about her being too busy with all of her Halloween activities to blog about them.

Most of us, unlike Sarcasmo, don't need to take a week's vacation in order to get to all of our Halloween related activities. But if you have some time to spare, here are a few links to keep you in the spirit.

What Would Ed Sullivan Say?: - With songs like "I Wanna Eat Your Hand" & "A Hard Days Night of the Living Dead", the Zombeatles are indeed the Fab Gore. {Thanks to Friend of the Corner Tommy B. Goode for this link )

YO-HO-HO - Pirate Sarcasmo was known to have haunted the Tall Ship Gazela in her day. Here's another pirate ship. This one has werewolves & beer.

Coming to a Theater Near You - a different kind of pirate , to be sure. But this movie looks like fun. It won't be released in the U.S, until after Halloween, but by then we will all need to relax a bit.

Halloween Treats - Star Wars Zombie Art. What more needs to be said ?

Sarcasmo's Corner invites you to participate on this blog. If you have any stories to share, especially Halloween themed ones, or links you think Sarcasmo would post, please send them to; slf1954@verizon.net . Or leave them in a comment. We thank you all for keeping Sarcasmo's Corner a place for her friends to gather.

Auntie Sarcasmo

2009-10-06T21:36:00.014-04:00

The Sarcas-family has grown by one, with the birth of Sparkle, She is pretty in pink, and wise beyond her days.

Sarcasmo had a theory, that babies are born possessing all the knowledge of the world, but without the means to communicate it. As they gain language skills, they lose their understanding of the meaning of life, until they are conversant, but the knowledge is gone. She put forth this premise one day while we watched young Thor, as an infant, endeavor to get his hands on a flower we were keeping just out of his reach, and presumably out of his mouth. What if, she mused, Thor's little squeals of determination were really baby talk for " if I could just get my hands on that flower, I could cure cancer". What if?

Watching Sparkle's expressive little face as she sleeps, which is pretty much her MO these days, it would appear that she is dreaming. As her personal experience of life is minimal , you have to wonder if Sarcasmo was on to something.

Sparkle has super powers. Just the other day she made her 4 year old brother Thor sit still in one place for a full thirty minutes while she slept in his arms. If I had not seen it with my own two eyes, I would not believe it.

Sparkle (called Zoe by her parents) has a middle name. Seren. It is Welsh, for Sarcasmo.

The Corner can not let this post end without mentioning that it is only 23 days til HALLOWEEN!!! Sarcasmo's most favorite of days. Right about now she would be in full fright mode, haunting ships and debating which costume for the big event. And by that I mean TrackerNeil's annual extravaganza. This year, young Thor has shown a keen interest in Zombies. I hear he was chasing the neighbor's children with a classic Zombie walk while chanting "brains, I want to eat your brains" Sarcasmo would be so proud.

Sarcasmo's Corner invites you all to participate on this blog. If you have any stories to share, especially Halloween themed ones, or links you think Sarcasmo would post, please send them to; slf1954@verizon.net . Or leave them in a comment. We thank you all for keeping Sarcasmo's Corner a place for her friends to gather.

YO-HO-HO

2009-09-17T20:22:00.010-04:00

Aye mateys. Hard as it may be fer t' believed, yet another year has passed us by. Arrrgh. Talk Like a Pirate Day be upon us. Bein' as twill fall on a Saturday this year, the partyin' should begin with the risin o' the sun and carry on til the last pirate falls face down in the rum.
Now, bein as I am not not the Cap'n of my ship, come Sat. I'll be swabbin a deck or two. But, for you who be chartin' their own course I hope you hoist a pint to the day, and, should ye be willin', one to Sarcasmo as well.

She was as fine a pirate as ever there was.

In her own words. YAR

Talk Like a Pirate Day- September 19, 2009

Into the Fringe & Out Again

2009-09-07T07:06:00.016-04:00

I had expected to tell you all about my first Philly Fringe experience. To me, the yearly festival is very much a Sarcasmo related event, as it was through her that I was even aware it existed. We had tentative plans of attending something, sometime, but never quite found the right venue at the right time for both of us.
Somewhere I stumbled across a list of festival offerings deemed family friendly. A play titled Fractured Fairy Tales is being performed at the Walking Fish Theater, a place I have been wanting to check out for a while. Perfect! Accompanied by young Thor, his Mom Sarcas-sis, and by default the yet to be born Sparkle, we made our way to the play. Only to be told it was sold out! My fault for not getting tickets online ahead of time. But who knew a $5 ticket to an original play in a theater that was converted from a row home in an area of the city not known for attracting visitors would be such a draw? Who knew? Although disappointed, we salvaged the day with non-Fringe related activities.
Since I have no review for you, I have some links to help you laze away the unofficial last day of summer.

Zombies - Friend of the corner Jenn, send us this link, and says " found this for Sarcasmo and thought she would have been all over this. " Yes, most likely. Thanks Jenn

Post Rapture Pet Care - from Friend of the Corner, Trackerneil. The more I read this the funnier it gets. You have to hand it to the animal loving, moral, ethical, no crminal background encumbered atheists.They found a niche and filled it as only they could. Thanks TrackerNeil.

Going All In- How is that for a title ? Friend of the Corner ptbvisiongrrl announces the release date of her book! September 24. A mere 17 days from Labor Day. Two days after the first day of Autum. And according to my calendar, 12 days after National Be Nice to Mice Day. Thanks ptbvisiongrrl (aka Lillian Ridgeway)

That is one link from an entrepreneur, one from a stand-up comedian, and one from an author. We are an eclectic group, are we not?

Now some links from little old me.

Not the Motel 6 - Sarcasmo loved to travel. She never put too much emphasis on where she was staying, as it was just a place to out your head at night. On this website the emphasis is where you rest your weary bones.

Werewolves - We started with zombies so why not end with werewolves? Sarcasmo would have probably coveted these nesting lycanthropes. (via)

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That Was The Month That Was

2009-08-15T19:32:00.009-04:00

This isn't a confession or anything, but, well it has been more than a month since my last post here. Not that I haven't thought of you in all that time. In truth I thought of you often.
I would like to tell you about all the fun filled days ,the exciting new trails I blazed, and the time I spent reflecting on world peace while you patiently waited for me. (thanks for that) It would be nice even to tell you that I cleaned out a closet or two in all that time. Alas, none of that would be true. It is just the day-to-day that has kept me from my keyboard. That, and I have had nothing to say.
I waited patiently for my muse. Cajoled, begged and pleaded even. Absent any help from that quarter, I surfed around looking for links to post, but I don't have the knack for finding them like Sarcasmo did. I checked my inbox now and then, just in case, but apparently you guys have been reflecting on world peace and/or cleaning closets as well.
Then it dawned on me. While I may be at a loss for blog fodder, we all know someone who rarely had blogger's block.
Return with me now to hose thrilling days of yesteryear. To August 2005. A time picked totally at random, but not without context.

From August 1 2005- She's the Queen of Cool.

From August 9 2005- Proof that we're related. I have the same affliction when typing the word "the", and my name. And the sidebar alone is worth the click.

From August 17 2005- It could have been the end of the world as we knew it. But it wasn't.

From August 23 2005- Post Apocalyptic Summer Camp.

So there you have it. Links and Original Sarcasmo's all rolled into one.You may choose to think I took the easy way out. I prefer to think that I found my muse.

One more thing. Ptvissiongrrl 's got it covered. Take a look.

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Ingenue

2009-07-05T20:40:00.019-04:00

Friend of the Corner Meera sent us the following email:

"I just was watching an old movie last night, �The Lady Eve�. The entire time I
kept thinking, who does Barbara Stanwyck look like� I just can�t place it� and
then I realized. Star looked exactly like her."

My initial reation was. "Really? Barbara Stanwyck?" Understand that my relevant Barbara Stanwyck period of reference was her days as the matriarchal mother on "Big Valley". So I couldn't imagine it.

But Meera cited this photo. And right here, in this picture, with her head tilted just that way, I can sort of see the resemblance. Not so much a look-a-like . More a similar appearance, or spirit. So far it is only Meera and myself on the same page. Sarcas-dad and Sarcas-sis say they just don't see it. And. Sarcasmo Jr. has not offered an opinion.

What would Sarcasmo say ? (WWSS?) About the photo, I don't know. We rarely see ourselves as others do anyway. I do think she would be delighted by the association. She was a film aficionado and had a special appreciation of the black and white genre. The film employs both slapstick and satire *, Definitely right up Sarcasmo's alley. #

I have not seen the movie, "The Lady Eve", have you.? I looked it up online and it is on many must see lists. Like this one. And this one.

Do you see what Meera sees? Have you seen the movie?

Does anyone ever tell you that you resemble someone famous?

And the most important query, WWSS ?

*so says Wikipedia. as I said, I have not yet seen the movie.

# did you notice? I snuck in an original Sarcasmo. Enjoy!

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Sparkle Plenty

2009-06-16T22:05:00.006-04:00

I have been waiting to post the news. Thor is going to be a big brother. Technically, he already is a big brother in the sense that the baby exists. It just hasn't been born yet. I waited to tell you because I wanted to know if it was a boy or a girl, so we could give the little tyke a blog appropriate name. You do know that Thor's actual name is not Thor, right? Anyway, first tme out there was absolutely no cooperation on the part of the child in-utero. That led to rampant speculation that it was indeed female. Today we found out the answer.

I bet you would like to know, wouldn't you? Not yet.

First I wanted to tell you, that Thor has names picked out. Lance if it's a boy or a girl. Or Pinocchio.

And I was worried about a good blog name.

Now that we know the sex, I spent some time online ( 5 minutes) searching for a Thor related gender specific, sibling suggestive pseudonym for the one who has not yet been named. No luck. Norse mythology seems to favor one sex over the other. All the good ones are given to the guys.

Yep. It's a girl. A little sister for Thor. We shall call her Sparkles, as she was christened by the "ladies who weekend". I briefly considered Sparky, but that only seems appropriate if she ends up being a ham radio operator. Which, if she wants to be, is okay by us.
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Sarcasmo would be in her glory with a nephew and a niece to ~~corrupt~~ cuddle . I can only imagine the wisdoms she would impart to a little girl. Since I can only imagine, I need you guys to step up. All you honorary aunts and uncles. What Would Sacrcasmo Say.( Sorry, I just couldn't resist the urge to write that. ) What influence would she exert over the next generation?

As always. Sarcasmo's Corner is hoping you will contribute. This time, with whatever wisdoms you think Sarcasmo would have passed along. And anytime with Sarcasmo related stories or links, favorite Original Sarcamo's or news about yourselves, Friends of the Corner. Post it here or email to slf1954@verizon.net

All Hail Sarcasmo

2009-06-09T19:54:00.007-04:00

Today is her birthday. She would have been 36. What do you think would have her attention these days? Having already portrayed the victim of a zombie attack in an independent film, and a pirate on haunted ship, done voice over work for video game, co-authored ,with Peccable, an award winning IF game, road tripped around Europe with her sisters, did karaoke in Tokyo with Sarcas-sis and her BIL, visited London solo, wrote for Phillyist & Shiny Shiny, not to mention building a global following with this very blog, well, what would be next ? I don't pretend to know, but without a doubt it would be interesting, and she would be giving it her all.
Today we will stop at her plaque in Rittenhouse Square. And we are finally going to look for the brick with her name on the walkway of the Ruth and Raymond Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, across from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. It was donated by her co-workers.
If you read a good book today, give her a thought. She loved books. Or, if you grab coffee at Starbucks, or dance in public to the music on your iPod even if no one else can hear it.
And if you make it to Rittenhouse Square, be sure to kiss the frog.

Friday Follies

2009-06-02T21:46:00.006-04:00

So Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering? Well, if it's what in the blazes happened to May, you are. What was it, like two and a half weeks long? It was here and gone before I even got tired of the picture on the calendar. Good news though. When I turned it over I liked June's picture even better.

June is a nice month. We get to celebrate lots of things. Flag day, Fathers Day, the summer solstice, and, Sarcasmo's birthday.

Here are a couple of links to hold you over until your Flag Day Gala.

Licensed to Chill - Is it me, or does this frozen berry likeness of Daniel Craig remind any one else of Hans Solo after he was dipped in carbonite? I'd like to try a pomegranate one.

Zombie Haiku - One of the runners up is our own victriviaqueen. Her entry could be titled "Love Hurts"

Zombies & Torsos - seems to be a theme doesn't it ? This ties it together nicely.

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Friday Follies

2009-05-07T07:55:00.009-04:00

The weather person on the morning news said this was the ninth straight day of rain in our area. NINE DAYS. And for much of the time it was pouring buckets. So I can blame the last nine days of blogging malaise on the weather. I am still looking for excuses for the rest of the time.
Thankfully, you guys have not dropped the ball. I still get linkage from you to share.

Save the Words- Thanks to Friend of the Corner Jess, you too can nurture a word by giving it a loving place in your vocabulary. The adoption agreement states �I hereby promise to use this word in conversation and correspondence, as frequently as possible to the very best of my ability.� Words like pamphagous and ictuate are waiting. How can you ignore their pleas ? Seriously, they are crying for help Turn the sound up!

Bonus- found this site while trying to find the meaning of pamphagous. Sarcasmo would so have been a member.

Dark Tower- Friend of the corner Feanor sent this to my inbox. It is possible this was posted before, but even if, it's worth another mention. Sarcasmo so loved this game. Unfortunately the joy was not shared by the rest of the family. Eventually the actual game went missing. ( I am innocent, I swear). She eventually found it on EBay, and eventually found friends to play it with her.

King's Quest- Sarcasmo had great fun doing voices on this project. Something I think she might have pursued. Friend of the Corner Peccable sent us this news:

"Apparently, the game's due to come out this summer. He and the team would like to have a portion of the credits dedicated to Star's memory and they'd like to display an image of her along with that of her character. He's asked if we can send one along."

Pretty cool, huh? We'll keep you posted.

These Just Got Funnier- as I went down the list. Not necessarily limited to spouses.

Halloween in May- Sarcasmo nirvana I'm thinking.

Next They'll Unionize- Trotwood is a member of the family. Apparently all robots are not so lucky.

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That Was the FCBD That Was.

2009-05-02T18:38:00.004-04:00

Once again , dear friends, I find myself telling you that today WAS Free Comic Book Day. Mea Culpa. Luckily, a few Friends of the Corner did remember. In my defense I can yell you that it even snuck up on Sarcasmo now and then. If you participated, tell us all about it. Maybe next year I'll remember to post about it before the actual day of. I think I need a volunteer to give me a tweet. Anyone? Anyone?

Earth Day

2009-04-22T07:51:00.005-04:00

In honor of Earth Day, I give you this Original Sarcasmo. It is the same Original Sarcasmo that I pointed you to last Earth Day. So I guess this is sort of a tradition. Even though Sarcas-dad and I equate Earth Day with Sarcasmo she never specifically posted about it. While you may have read the "Squirrel Post" before, it is one of my favorites and I believe, worth reading over again. If you haven't read it before, well then it's new to you.
Enjoy.

Look-ee Here

2009-04-17T20:12:00.005-04:00

The Friday Follies are brought to you by a Friend of the Corner.

And the letters

Zombie Letters from e-zombie.com
and

Zombie Letters from e-zombie.com

A Good Day for Mud Pies

2009-04-15T13:40:00.003-04:00

Here is something I haven't done enough of lately. Pointed you all in the direction of an Original Sarcasmo. Does anyone else hear heralding trumpets when you read that? Original Sarcasmo. Yes? No? Just me? Okay then.
I chose this one at random. It made me chuckle out loud, as many of her posts do. If you have a favorite you would like us to revisit, let me know.
Enjoy .

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Friday Follies

2009-03-18T13:46:00.011-04:00

Wow, it's been a while since we've gathered, hasn't it? Life has been a bit hectic of late. I took a road trip to visit Sarcasmo Jr. And by visit I mean moving and unpacking. I kid, it was fun. If ,however, by chance, anyone took video of us maneuvering the box with the new dining table and chairs in it, from the car to the door of the complex, we think you have a shot at the $10,000 prize on AFHV. We want our cut.

There was also a sleepover with Thor , culminating in a fun trip to The Franklin. Even if it is all new and hip, it is still The Franklin Institute to me, thank you very much. I think Sarcasmo would agree with me on that. I thought of her as we toured the Narnia exhibit at The Franklin (Institute). She was the fan of the books. I can picture them, as they were shelved, on the bottom row of her bookcase. I never read them, but think I will now.

Oh, and I found Twitter. Enough said.

The last time I posted I was itching to tell you about Friend of the Corner Cheryl. She was on the Short List to be a finalist on Canada Writes. Unfortunately, the list of finalists was not up on their site until after I posted. Cheryl did not make the finals, but she was a semi finalist selected from among hundreds. Way to go Cheryl. I hope you plan to try again. The Corner was very excited that we may have a reality radio star in our midst. Read her butt-kicking entry here.

Friend of the Corner Chris will have two articles published in the May/June issue of Dirty Linen Magazine. He describes it as "The Rolling Stone of the folk music world". Very impressive. I shall be looking for a copy. Chris also interviewed the lovely and talented Deni Bonet, which was one of those "boy it's a small blog world" moments for me, as I have been following Deni's blog for years.

Friend of the Corner TrackkerNeil has made the papers. And , bonus, they spelled him name correctly. He will be making several appearances in the Philadelphia area. If you can make any of them I know he would love to see you, Me too, as I plan to be at one or two of them.

Here are some links I found in between tweets.

Found in in my Inbox- from Vis Major. (thanks Vis) She said " This Lady Cthulu purse/bag might not have been something Sarcasmo used, but I betcha at least some of her readers would want it. You know, for storing tortured souls. Or your keys. To each her own"

Surprised This Wasn't in my Inbox- from Sarcas-sis. The Sarcas-girls knew this movie word for word. It was their own sort of Rocky Horror Picture Show, only with cheerleaders.

1001 Uses For Duct Tape- could be the working title for this. although, most likely it isn't.

Speaking of Movies-Sarcasmo would have been first in line to see this one . I think she would have liked this poster too. (via)

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Monday Morning Madness

2009-02-21T21:08:00.012-05:00

Thanks to young Thor, I have been introduced to Word Girl. A cartoon about a 10 year old girl who has a Super Hero secret identity. Word Girl catches the bad guys and simultaneously corrects their improper word usage. Who ( or is it whom) does that make you think of ? (I know it's who). And her sidekick, Captain Huggy Face, is a monkey ! Huh? Huh? Are you seeing it? The episode I saw opened with Word Girl, in her real life persona as Becky Botsford, waiting in line outside of a bookstore for the midnight release of a novel with along with other devotees, many of whom (!) are in costume. Is it working for you yet? I don't want to give away too much but the villain steals a copy of the book and threatens to read it before the official release. There is a robot involved but he is in the control of the bad guy. A little creative license we can overlook. You can check out Word Girl on tv, or on Youtube. If you do, let me know if you see a resemblance. For a more in depth look, here is her interview with Jim Lehrer.

In honor of Word Girl, here are some wordy links !

No Less than Three People- No more either. But exactly three people sent me a link to this.. It's a Corner record. And a pretty solid indicator that Sarcasmo would have linked to it. Thanks to Nodeva, Vis Major & Ptbvisiongrrl.

OOOO-OAK-Lahoma-If you need a reason to visit, here it is. Wonder if there is a Word Girl exhibit?

Steampunkeriffic- a clock that plays with you ! Thanks again to Vis Major.

And, now for the news.
Ptbvisiongrrl - has an official release date for her novella, the first in a series. July 16th. We'll keep you apprised of any updates, as long as the author apprises us.

Sarcasmo- or rather one of her photos appeared on a blog about BBC radio. Thanks to Andrew for letting us know. I thought twice about posting the link because of the photo. So I applied the Sarcasmo test. Would she have posted it ?Without a doubt. If you have a doubt please refer to the name of the blog.

TrackerNeil- has announced two shows for March. You can catch his stand-up comedy on Friday, March 20, 1100 Walnut Street, 7:00pm -8:30pm,$10 admission, and, Tuesday, March 24, 208 at Screwballs on W Biedler Road King of Prussia PA,8:30pm - ?, no admission but a drink . minimum. He's on Youtube too, just like Word Girl.

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Saddest Birthday Party Ever

2009-02-11T09:58:00.010-05:00

As you well know, Sarcasmo was a student of the dance. A serious student in as much as she took ballroom dance lessons. In addition to the lessons her school offered a weekly dance party where students could go and put their best foot forward by dancing with other students and their invitied guests. She referred to it as the "saddest prom ever". I got to go with her once and I could see the basis of the analogy. It was also the Halloween celebration night so that added a bit of a surreal overtone. Where else would you see Zorro fox-trotting with a bumblebee?

This isn't about the dancing, but I wanted to give you a frame of reference so you will know why ,on Sunday, the phrase "saddest birthday party ever" came unbidden to my brain.

The web site said it was for "children of all ages". There would be readings and music and food, and the celebration would culminate in a walk to the park where part-goers would sing "Happy Birthday" to the statue of Charles Dickens in Clark Park. Sounds like fun, right?

We were a little late because of a previous engagement. We arrived at the appropriate building on the University of the Sciences campus where the festivities were to begin. Two young men opened the doors at the balloon festooned entry. We entered into a hallway where there were tables covered with party food, and, not another soul in sight. Sarcas-sis and I both thought we were the only ones who showed up. The young doormen directed us up a flight of stairs. They said the party had already begun.

We opened the door at the top of the stairs expecting to find gaiety and frivolity ensuing. Instead we found a lecture hall, painted the most hideous shade of green I may have ever encountered, and populated by what appeared at first glance to be , well shall we say, children of an advaned age, dressed in shades of grey and brown. Except for the creepy looking guy in the end seat with the big furry animal puppet on his hand. He was wearing a bright pink shirt.We were spotted immediately, me Sarcas-sis, Sarcas-dad and Thor, so ther was no graceful way out. As we looked for four seats together, near the door, and not near the guy with the hand puppet I realized that there were indeed younger people in the room. They all just looked old, and grey and brown.

There was a reading of Martin Chuzzlewit by a man in a well worn tux. He did it complete with voices. It was about a funeral. We heard from a man known as Philly Poe in an alternate universe, about the connection between Poe and Dickens. We apparently were spared his usual attire of a silk fighter's robe that says "Philly Poe " across the back. We thought we had missed the musical entertainment, but there was an encore. A duo who had lovely acappella voices sang some Victorian ditties. We were invited to sing along, and actually Sarcas-dad did. Sarcas-sis and Thor managed to sneak out somewhere between the song about someone dying because the ate something and one about leaves.

At the end a hat, a top hat, was passed for donations for the park. The man in the pink shirt let the puppet put his in. We snagged Thor a piece of birthday cake and made our way out the door and to the playground in the park. From our vantage point on the monkey bars we watched the 'children of all ages" march with laurel wreathes in hand to the statue of Dickens.

"I don't want to sing Happy Birthday" said Thor.

Sarcasmo and I would have had a great laugh over the saddest birthday party ever.

All You Zombies Show Your Faces*

2009-01-25T11:06:00.007-05:00

Last Sunday I accompanied Thor to a performance of the Lewis Carroll classic, Alice and Wonderland. We enjoyed the play at Plays & Players on Delancy Street in Center City Philadelphia. Before the show began, we were subjected to what was essentially a commercial for the theater, and the theater company. Not that I minded. I had paid half of the already conservative ticket prices by going through the Philly Fun Guide, making it a less expensive outing than a movie. And we all know how many commercials you sit through there.
Anyway, coming soon to the theater is "William Shakespeare's Land of the Dead". It is billed as a "true and accurate account" of a fictional zombie plague in London circa 1599. Shakespeare meets zombies in the Globe Theater.
That has Sarcasmo written all over it. I know she would have been there. Most definitely on zombie costume night. Possibly at every performance. In the play if she could have been.
A visit to the Plays & Players website held even more zombie related fun. Declaring it Zombiedelphia month , they have planned pub crawl, parties and zombie make-up classes.
Anyone else looking to free their inner zombie?

* from "All You Zombies", by the Hooters.

Friday Follies

2009-01-13T20:15:00.010-05:00

Even though we are 16 days into it, I wish you all a Happy New Year. The word "hope'' is getting a lot of play lately, so let me say that ;

I hope:

President -elect Obama is up to the task.

In 2009 peace replaces war in the news.

Those arrows next to the stock market numbers start pointing up instead of down.

That you enjoy these links.

Really Beautiful Wallpaper - for your iPhone, not your wall. Friend of the Corner Vis Major sent this link to us. I would have a tough time choosing just one, but Vis is pretty sure Sarcasmo would have gone with this one.

More Art- this time for your wall, not your iPhone. This link was sent to us by Friend of the Corner Cheryl. She says they are awesome, and Sarcasmo would have said the same.

So Sayeth I- that Sarcasmo would have been gleeful about these minigames. If for no other reason than she could virtually suit up as a knight.

Down the Rabbit Hole- has it's own day. Will you participate ? If you do let the corner know and we will lnk to it. Most likely I will run around saying "I'm late, I'm late"(via)

She Could Pick 'Em- I don't know if he was a secret rock star boyfriend, but he was definitely one of Sarcasmo's crushes.

Mahvellous dahling- and I quote the lovely Vis Major (aka Princess Pink)"I am confident that Star would've wasted...er, spent... a LOT of time building her own superheroes at http://marvelkids.marvel.com/create_your_own_superhero" . She isn't the only one.

The Corner thanks one and all for sticking with us for another year. And, as always,
Sarcasmo's Corner is hoping you will participate in this blog by sending links Sarcasmo would have posted, stories, commentary, or whatever you feel appropriate to slf1954@verizon.net.

There is No Such Thing as Too Much Caffeine

2008-12-28T08:05:00.003-05:00

Here is a place Sarcasmo would most certainly have visited.

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/video?id=6574536

Merry Christmas

2008-12-24T07:39:00.002-05:00

We wish a happy holiday season to all of you. Here is a little Christmas joy sent to us by ptvisiongrrl. Enjoy.

http://flickr.com/photos/28192677@N06/3092830742/

The Flag on the Mailbox is Up

2008-12-17T14:03:00.006-05:00

Happy just one week til Christmas Eve. Here at the Corner, our holiday spirits have been lifted by the emails from all of you. We have much to share. So in no particular order, here is what you guys have sent our way.

Sarcas-sis got a mention in Wikipedia. Of course, they used her real name. Go here. You can read the article if you want to, but it's really not necessary. Look at the picture of the dice. Click on it. You will be here. Scroll down to where it says "Author". See. There it is.

If you like haiku, then check out this site launched by Tom. You can enjoy and vote on the ones already written, or submit you own. Feanor, or, Feanor1138 as he is known on the 5seven5 site has written a haiku about Sarcasmo. See if you can pick it out.

Speaking of Feanor, he sent us this message . Makes you wonder what the Christmas Eve Service will be like.

Ptvsiongrrl had some good news recently. Here is what she had to say in her own words:
"I just signed a contract with Red Rose Publishing (an e-publisher that does some paper publishing as well) for my first romance novella. They are also interested (and the rights of "first dibs" are written into the contract) in the four other novellas I've proposed for my universe. It's erotica and vampires and vampire slayers."
Hopefully she will let us know when she is published. On her own blog. Ptvsiongrrl gave Sarcasmo credit for motivating her. Kind of makes our Sarcasmo a muse

When she wasn't up to her neck in vampires ( I hear you groaning) Ptvsiongrrl found time to send us this link all about Sarcasmo's personal friend , Bruce Campell. Okay, they weren't actually friends, but she did meet him once.

And because there always have to be zombies, Vis Major sent us this link. This T-shirt would have most definitely been on Sarcasmo's wish list.

And if you are still looking for gifts, don't forget to check out Feanor & Poppy's Cabinet of Wearable Curiosities, and, Tailspin Hoops, home of the SuperStar.

Just one more thing to mention. It's Thor's birthday ! He's four. Can you believe it?

Now the inbox is empty. So, as always:
Sarcasmo's Corner is hoping you will participate in this blog by sending links Sarcasmo would have posted, stories, commentary, or whatever you feel appropriate to slf1954@verizon.net. Please send us links to things that might have appeared on her Christmas wish list or share a Sarcasmo holiday memoir

Wednesday as Oppossed to Monday or Friday

2008-12-09T20:37:00.005-05:00

Sarcasmo's Corner gives a heartfelt thank you to all the friends who have stuck with us . I know it has been nowhere near the same. But it has been a comfort to know that you care enough to stop by now and again, and keep her blog an active and inter-active site. If you have a moment to stop and think of her today, and maybe raise a Starbucks in her honor, that would be nice.

I started out to make these links a Monday Morning Madness post, but then Monday came and went. I don't want to wait til Friday so here is a Wednesday edition of either the Monday Morning Madness or the Friday Follies. You pick. In keeping with the season I have tried to find links to great gift ideas. Assuming of course you are gifting geeks.

Not Even a Mouse: Thanks to Feanor for this stocking stuffer. BTW. Did you know that the mouse is 40 years old? That's older than most of you ! (sigh)

The Mouse King: He figures prominently in THE Nutcracker, but not these nutcrackers.(via ShinyShiny)

SHHHHHHHHH: Don't tell Trotwood. This is for him.

On Dasher, On Dancer: I'm either one monkey short or one reindeer over to make the names match up. Oh well, I'm not that crazy about Donner anyway.

While I was looking up a link back to Trotwood, I came across this Original Sarcasmo. It has nothing at all to do with the holiday season, but I liked it , so I picked it. She refers to her friends (and you know who you are ) as "mad-genius reprobates ". Now you have to read it. don't you.

As always, Sarcasmo's Corner is hoping you will participate in this blog by sending links Sarcasmo would have posted, stories, commentary, or whatever you feel appropriate to slf1954@verizon.net. Please send us links to things that might have appeared on her Christmas wish list or share a Sarcasmo holiday memory.