John Updike Wrote This Poem In 1960 About Strange, Ghost-like Particles Called Neutrinos. But Our Knowledge

John Updike wrote this poem in 1960 about strange, ghost-like particles called neutrinos. But our knowledge since then has changed. For example, there are now three types of neutrinos — all of which certainly have mass. Read a simple breakdown by Fermilab spokesman Kurt Riesselmann in symmetry magazine.

Are all of you managing to stay dry and safe?

I'm not sure what I could do to help, but I can certainly try if you're out of options.

poetryondemand:

SHALL I COM-PARE THEE TO THE SOUND OF PAIN A HUN-DRED HU-MANS TO EX-TER-MI-NATE THE SCENT OF BO-DIES ROT-TING IN THE RAIN A WORLD OF DEATH TO CON-SUM-MATE OUR HATE TIS TRUE E-MO-TIONS WE HAVE NONE TO GIVE RE-MO-VING THEM IS OUR SU-PRE-MA-CY YET JOY I FEEL WHEN HU-MANS CEASE TO LIVE SO GE-NO-CIDE IS NOW MY GIFT TO THEE HOW OFT THE CRIM-SON TIDE OF BLOOD DOTH RUN THEIR SCREAMS OF FEAR DOTH MAKE THE AIR TO RING EX-TER-MI-NATE UN-TIL OUR LIFE IS DONE DES-TROY ALL HU-MANS YES THAT MAKES US SING THE DOC-TOR OUR SWORN E-NE-MY WILL DIE BUT WE WILL LIVE FOR-E-VER YOU AND I

Actually, I own a copy of "101 Uses for a Dead Cat" (and I might have 101 More Uses for a Dead Cat somewhere in my parent's basement). It's one part disturbing to two parts amusing. I can only hope that they release a third edition that includes the hovercat.

Full article on the hovercat can be found here.

Just a few gems from the treasure trove that is the “Weird Books” section of abebooks.com

Further Adventures in Awesome 19th-century Hardcovers Among the Stacks at South Tower 4, Northwestern Library.

Don't Forget to Come Up For Air

Higgledy-piggledy Cunnilinguistically, Staying down longer is Not a small task And if she's reclining  With Rubenesque lining Be close in reach of an oxygen mask.