Surely I should be posting photos of the glory of Autumn that surrounds me now, at the very least I should be sending them to Neilochka (he of the suffering-in-balmy-California bloggers) but I can't seem to get the lighting right-- the sun is so bright it is flattening out all the colors. Or, as has been said around these parts, acid rain is weakening the trees and the colors are much less vibrant.

All of which is to say, no photos today.

However, I do come bearing links, or a link as it were, to a buffet of a post.

"flights of fancy"

Be sure to read through the comments, too-- there are some good ones in there.

Some of my faves?

a boast of senators

a rash of tourists

a stare of junkies

Which ones grab you? Or, do you have more for the pot?

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