The most recent 20 comments posted to Making Light by Phil:

Got bitten in Baton Rouge, and at first I felt no pain,
And I's could only hope for an end that might be clean.
Bobby jump started a diesel just before the zombies came,
It rode us all the way to New Orleans.

I tourniquetted my bite wound with my dirty red bandanna,
I was whimperin' soft while Bobby sang the blues.
With every mile we ran out of time, I was holding Bobby's hand in mine,
We both knew my death would be coming soon.

Infected's just another word for nothing left to lose,
Nothing don't mean nothing honey if your blood ain't clean, now now.
And holding back the fear was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues,
You know killing time was good enough for me,
Good enough till I tried to eat my Bobby McGee.

Thank you, John and P J - but if the article that Jules @ 847 pointed out applies to Buffalo, NY, then I suppose the question is moot.

Thanks, Jules!

Hey guys, I can somebody give me some info on how a 9-11 operator would respond to an emergency if the caller was on a cell phone and didn't know the address? The victim has just O'D and is unconscious but breathing. Would the operator tell the dialer to bring the victim to the ER, or would they urge them to locate the address, even if it meant running around the house or out into the street? Thanks!

mcz #416:

I think you're right, and Xopher's explanation perfectly elucidates why. Thank you.

eric #418:

Hmm. You're right. I think more dramatic editing than I had thought is in order. Perhaps:

Tyrannosaurus?
He felt a sudden feeling -
Sudden exhaustion.

Terry #410:

Thanks - I agree. I was in the midst of revising something and paused, fingers hovering above the keyboard, suddenly unsure. Back to it!

Though I am now tempted to exchange my line for Steve C.'s...

Which is best?

He felt suddenly exhausted.
Suddenly, he felt exhausted.
He felt exhausted suddenly.

Since this is an open and friendly thread...

I've been reading all sorts of fantastic literary blogs for ages, and have decided to throw up one of my own (how gastro-intestinal). But... how does a starting blogger get people to look at his blog? I almost feel like a six year old kid who's decided to open a lemonade stand on a busy Monday morning, and is anticipating sitting there in silence and smiling hopefully at all the traffic whizzing by...

Any advice?

And, er, do you have to own your own domain name to be taken seriously?

Digby's secret identity reminds me of the kids in Ender's Game. Cool!

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