Flying in Fantasy
What have our stories told us about mortals (not Gods) being gifted the ability to fly? Initially, my searches universally pointed to the story of Daedalus and Icarus, but their story isn’t one of magical gifts ...
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Is it Fall yet?
Hi, everyone. When I said August was the speediest month ever, September decided to take it as a personal challenge.
Your Horoscopic Cat
Distracted again...cats, horoscopes, and AI, oh my!
Maneki-neko
Then I was reminded of Japan's Maneki-neko, and I decided, that's it. That's the folkloric cat I want to write about this week. So first off, what is the Maneki-neko?
Cats, cats, and more cats
Ok, it was only a matter of time before a bona fide cat lover like myself would devote an entire article to cats. Fine, this is really just an excuse to post a whole bunch of pictures of my cats.