We have goats, two Nigerian pygmies, ex-boys, 9 weeks old.
Ella ((10), returning home from a session with the kids. "The black goat totally tried to eat my pants." A perfect sentence, utterly original, utterly wonderful.
Dr. Metablog is the nom de blague of Vivian de St. Vrain, the pen name of a resident of the mountain west who writes about language, books, politics, or whatever else comes to mind. Under the name Otto Onions (Oh NIGH uns), Vivian de St. Vrain is the author of “The Big Book of False Etymologies” (Oxford, 1978) and, writing as Amber Feldhammer, is editor of the classic anthology of confessional poetry, “My Underwear” (Virago, 1997).
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We have goats, two Nigerian pygmies, ex-boys, 9 weeks old.
Ella ((10), returning home from a session with the kids. "The black goat totally tried to eat my pants." A perfect sentence, utterly original, utterly wonderful.
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