Definitions

I was reading an article on horror fiction by Douglas Winter in the latest issue of Weird Tales magazine last night when I came up with the following:

revulsion is what we feel when we see "something ugly";
horror is what we feel when we realize "something ugly" could happen to us;
terror is what we feel when we realize it's about to.

Non-Haiku For You

Sitting zazen,
the cat in my lap
has soft fur.

Sex Spam

Apropos of nothing at all, what will digital archeaologists determine about 21st century Americans based on the spam we all receive? That we were obsessed with sex, our weight (see #1), and, and, and, -- no, wait, that's it.

Huh.

*drums fingers on desk a moment*

Well, at least they'll be right.