Missives From Troy

I am Helen Doremus. I write. I sing. I create things. I do kung fu. I wear a hat. I occasionally curse. I like pie. When I make a thing that's meant to amuse, it comes here to live.

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Choose Your Own Adventure: Author Edition

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THIS.

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“I just sit at my typewriter and curse a bit.”

— P.G. Wodehouse

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Pope Francis Says Atheists Who Do Good Are Redeemed, Not Just Catholics

Pope Francis rocked some religious and atheist minds today when he...

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Wound closure techniques ca. 1855.

Fig 1. Closure of the wound without sutures, using adhesives and cloth.
Fig 2. ...

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This Incredible Full Scale Lego X-Wing Is the Largest Model In History

This is truly unbelievable: Lego...

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David Mitchell’s Soapbox — Sustainability

Why carbon taxes are a good thing, in honor of Earth Day.

I don’t think anyone needs me to highlight the obvious here.

Ten Things: Video Spam

I’ve started three or four lists this week, many of them a little ranty, and after I got bogged down in each of them, I wound up on Youtube, going through my favorite videos for a quick pick-me-up. So it finally occurred to me, why not just take a week and give you ten amusing things to watch? And so, that’s exactly what I did.