Burial rites are so alluring. I love the ceremony and protocol unfold slowly. Everything is perfectly orchestrated, nothing in life has more order.

One of my favorite Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet) episodes is the one with the Bon Vivant Buffet and Alfresco Munchettes. I love how she dumps a bucket of manure over her own hand made Rule Britannia! burning poster.

I’ve never seen a ghost or had a ghostly experience, whereas everyone else seems to have at least one story. I’m OK with that.

Hamlet has much in common with Miss Havisham, since he cannot let go of his father after his passing, even when everyone else moves on. How long can one live off of grief? How long?

Perhaps being engaged is all about being productive, but what it does is to set these actually huge expectations. It’s so easy to fall back on deadlines and due dates, especially if you’re an artistic person.

“Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me… Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.” ― Shel Silverstein

I’ve always tended to believe that opposites don’t attract: there is no compatibility, differences cause problems, you’ll end up making constant compromises, it takes too much effort.

Dependency and uncertainty: is there even a healthy amount?

I remember the day I came out to my family as gay. I was completely terrified as I didn’t know how their shock would manifest. As it turned out, there was no shock, there was no secret.

The Bank of England, one of the oldest in the world, is custodian to the official gold reserves of the UK. The vault, beneath the City of London, needs keys that are three feet long to open. It holds 4600 tons of gold, which have a current market value of £156,000,000,000.

Initial symptoms following exposure to sarin are a runny nose, tightness in the chest and constriction of the pupils. Soon after, the victim has difficulty breathing and experiences nausea and drooling. As the victim continues to lose control of bodily functions, the victim vomits, defecates and urinates. This phase is followed by twitching and jerking. Ultimately, the victim becomes comatose and suffocates in a series of convulsive spasms.

No one is a rotten tomato!