There is No Such Thing as Too Much Caffeine
Here is a place Sarcasmo would most certainly have visited.
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Merry Christmas
We wish a happy holiday season to all of you. Here is a little Christmas joy sent to us by ptvisiongrrl. Enjoy.
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The Flag on the Mailbox is Up
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
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Wednesday as Oppossed to Monday or Friday
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.
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A Number of Things
Can you believe that Thanksgiving is past, and the holiday of your choice season is upon us? Speaking of Thanksgiving, how was yours? Did you eat too much? Are you still contemplating the leftovers? Did you work off the meal at a Black Friday free for all at your local mall? Feanor noted on his blog that on a last minute run to Wegmans on Thanksgiving, he saw people already lined up at Best Buy. Then there was this example of humanity at a Wal-Mart in New York. Why do we as consumers, allow retailers to manipulate us this way every holiday shopping season? As the part in this partnership who gets to decide where the money is spent, you would think we had the power. Instead we line up like sheep to buy something we have been told we have to have, but may not be able to get. (When I say "we" I don't mean me, or, hopefully you either. It's that royal "we"). I think next year we should get everyone to agree not to go. Then I bet those retailers will change their tune! What do you think my chances of that are?
Much like Sacasmo, I like to do my shopping from the comfort of my corner of the sofa. There is never a line at my laptop, and I have never once trampled the UPS guy.
Speaking of Sarcasmo, as we should be, I have news to share. On Nov. 17th, Sarcasmo's employer opened a new facility in Center City. It is an Impatient Hospice Unit, which sounds rather cold and impersonal. The facility is anything but that. It provides those who need it with a place to be that is comfortable, and feels more like a home, than the state of the art care center that it is. Sarcasmo's co -workers made two dedications at the center in her memory. One is this painting of the Frog statue in Rittenhouse Square. The flower bed depicted in the painting is the one dedicated to Sarcasmo in the park. The painting sits over the mantel of a fireplace in a sitting area. There is a plaque on the frame dedicating the painting to her
In the same area there is a skylight with an inscription that reads: "Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy". In memory of Star C. Foster, friend and colleague."
Sarcasdad, and I, the Sarcaskids and the Sarcasmonauts were invited to the grand opening festivities and were given a tour of the center. You, dear readers, know that we generally try not to name names here at the Corner. But we would like to publicly acknowledge and thank all of Sarcasmo's colleagues at UPENN Hospice and Home Care for all of their effort on this behalf. Especially Joan Doyle for the including us, Cindy Celi for staying in touch with us, and making us feel included in the process, and Russ Force for his kindness and attention on the day of the event.
As we were touring, Sarcas-sis suggested that Sarcasmo would be most amused by people seeing her name and wondering, aloud perhaps"who was this Star C. Foster, and why was she so important?" Yes she would.
The Sarcas-sisters also decided that the family area is just crying out for a WII to help keep visiting children (and adults) occupied. If the center agrees that this is an appropriate item to have there we will make sure they get one.
Just last night I got this email from someone who attended the opening with us. We call her Foster Daughter.
"I've been thinking how nice it was that the painting and skylight had been dedicated to Star. I had a nice time at dinner too. Yet, there was something missing.....books! There was no library or even a bookcase. Is there a way to donate those things to the hospice? Can we just rename it the Star C. Foster wing?
Just a thought."
Hmmmm. Books. What a thought. I think the renaming the wing thing might be a little much. Especially when you consider that some major funding was provided by some major corporations. But books, well, how did we all miss that opportunity? I'm thinking some classics. What do you think? Maybe we could get them to set up a little book nook and call it......Sarcasmo's Corner ! Or maybe not. I do like the book idea though.
Sarcasmo's coworkers have also placed a brick in her memory at the new Ruth and Raymond Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine walkway across from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Due to time constraints we haven't been to see that, but we will soon.
Now, while I have your undivided attention ( I do, don't I?) I cannot let this pass without mention, because I know Sarcasmo not have let us ignore it. Guns N Roses released a new album. Sarcasmo was a fan. A big fan. Songs like "Sweet Child o Mine" and "Cold November Rain " always conjurs up a memory of her rocking out or debating the merits of Apptetite For Destruction vs. The Spaghetti Incident? . Anyone care to offer up a review of the album? And do you think Sarcasmo would go for the new Axl Rose look?
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.
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Now, Where Have I Heard That Before ?
I need to correct a statement made in the previous post. "Slouching Towards Bedlam" is being used in class at Seton HILL University, not Seton HALL. Or as Prof. Dennis Jerz explained it in his email;
"That's Seton Hill University........near Pittsburgh, not the New Jersey school with the similar name."
I am sure that a few of you are having a good chuckle over the irony of the situation. And to those same few, I must say, isn't it funny the way things go sometimes? For those of you who have no idea what I am referring to, you'll just have to trust me. There is irony.
Prof. Jerz explains that both Universities are named after Elizabeth Ann Seton ,the first American-born saint. And his school is on a big hill, hence the name.
I have had the pleasure of walking that " hill". It is lovely and tree lined and steep. I am not sure that the word "hill" does it justice. Really it is a hill on a hill, as all of Greensburgh Pa. seems to be on an incline. Actually, most of western Pa. is elevated.
Sarcasmo attended the University of Pittsburgh. Her second year she moved into dorms at the top of what was called "heart attack hill". After all this time I can't remember if we called it that after walking up it from the center of town, or if other people called it that as well. The "hill" was a long enough incline to include a hospital campus somewhere around the middle of it. I think a couple of parents stopped off for hits of oxygen on their way up.
Many thanks to Prof. Jerz for setting the record straight. Had I paid a little more attention to detail I would have noted that the link Peccable provided for us says Setonhill.edu, not Setonhall.
Sorry for the confusion. One small letter can really make a big difference.
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There Was Dancin' in the Streets
Wow , what a week ,huh ? Halloween, the Phils won the World Series, Halloween, and Americans go to the polls in record numbers to elect the country's first African-American President. And Halloween. Makes you wonder what will have us out dancing down Broad street next!
Speaking of Halloween, Friend of the Corner, Chris has something to share. Here he is in his very first ever pirate costume.( that's him on the right).
According to Chris, the costuming was touch and go for a while, but in the end he made a fine buccaneer. Arrrgh !
I do , as I mentioned in the previous post have some Sarcasmo related news. First there was an email from Peccable, letting us know that "Slouching Towards Bedlam" was being used as a teaching example, in a class called "Writing for the Internet", being taught at Seton Hall University! How cool is that? Peccable provided us with this link where you can read reviews and responses from the class. Sarcasmo would be most pleased to know that the IF game she and Peccable created was being used to inspire other writers.
That's not all. Sarcasmo's co-workers from PENN Home Care and Hospice Services, have remembered her with two dedications at the new Penn Hospice at Rittenhouse unit. They have commissioned a painting of the Giant Frog area in Rittenhouse Square , and have purchased a skylight in her memory. In addition they have placed a brick at the new Ruth and Raymond Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine walkway across from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, in her name. We greatly appreciate all the time and effort the staff of Penn Home Care and Hospice Services has put into this endeavor.
I know Sarcasmo would have had some keen insights about this last election. Here is an Original Sarcasmo she posted the day before the 2006 elections. Enjoy, but remember that all the links may not still be active.
One thought before I go. It is only 359 days til Halloween. Times a wastin' people. Lets get cracking on those cotumes!
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.
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Boo!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!!!!!!!!!
On such a day it is not surprising that I have some good Sarcasmo related news to share. But, as it is such a day, I don't have the time to do it justice. So you'll have to stop back to see what's up. In the meantime, enjoy your Halloween. Here is a post that reminds us how Sarcasmo celebrated her Halloween. For her it was a season, not a day. Enjoy.
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Wear it Proudly
I know that with only 9 days left until Halloween, there has to be at least one of you still trying to come up with the perfect costume. On the off chance that there are 5 of you in close proximity of each other, or if you can convince four of your friends to wear costumes that preclude sitting down, here you go. See, the Corner always has your back.
If you are looking to cover that back, as well as the attached front, let me direct you here: Feanor & Poppy's Cabinet of Wearable Curiosities. Sarcasmo would have loved that name. (She may have quibbled about the 's only being on Poppy and not on Feanor as well). And she would have loved the store. It was her belief that there was no such thing as too many T-shirts in one's closet.
I know you can't spill the beans about your costumes before Halloween. But if anyone wants to share photos after, send them along and I'll post them. Ditto if you buy a T-Shirt and want to model it for us.
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Original Sarcasmo
It's about time for one of these, don't you agree? I was searching back, through the genius that is Sarcasmo , for something Halloweeny, or at least fallish. There are not as many Halloween related posts as you might think. Most likely because Sarcasmo was too busy to post much this time of year.
But I happened upon this, and it made me smile. So I am sharing it with you. An Original Sarcasmo posted by her on October 3, 2005.
Enjoy!
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