http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289227-1

Brilliant lecture about history & development of Anne Frank's opus I ran across last night - including how much she re-wrote it her last year, how many pages went into it that weren't seen from the original, and from the speaker's view most important, that almost no one's given the book credence as literature in its own right, including a need to view its prose as creativity, not just a document.

Instead of fixing his teeth,

going on a diet,

and quitting the fantasy 

that he is

sixteen again,

he is obsessively

projecting upon me

imagined ills, like

a roof needing repair,

Here's this week's heap of haikus:

I am taking another look at this parallel universe idea.

Now we have Lincoln the Vampire Killer.

This is after we had Barack Obama the Kenyan/Indonesian Socialist.

There is a predatory notice

in the limbic eyes of an auction-goer:

Strike now! Take a chance with the drill-press-thing---

or is it a riveter or veneer slicer---

the attached shop light alone is worth the price.

The auction boss sets the stage---

I got the impression that our Mr Day has been enjoying corn-on-the-cob that has been in our markets late spring.  So I am going to pass on to him and dag readers a wonderful brush on butter that can add a little zest to corn.  There are many ways that this butter can be spiced up to your personal taste.  It is just a matter of looking in the spice cupboard at your favorite spices that you have on hand.  It also gives new life to frozen corn-on-the-cob.

How good are you at guessing what TV shows are popular where?  I was surprised by some of what AdAge's two new interactive maps revealed.

Top Network Shows by County Type

Top Cable TV Shows by County

Counties have been assigned descriptive demographic labels like Boom Town, Tractor Country, Moneyed Burbs, Minority Central, Evangelical Epicenters, Service Worker Centers, Immigration Nation, etc.  It's a marketing site.