a list of common and uncommon collocations, encountered in my reading of the last couple of weeks

measures for the prevention of accidents
men of worth
invariably declined
extensive insights
chains of association
restless capital
prevailing sense
neurotic restlessness
disorganized capitalism

primary ghost
resident specter
unplanned sadness
violin curves of the church
ragged claws
the republic of translation
practiced insomniac
subliminal recesses
linguistically biodegradable
ontological heart condition
the shadow of God
the hidden world
uncertain step
tempting comestibles

If you're feeling crunchy...

you may find some relief in:

1. Jethro Tull

Yes, cravats and vests and flute-playing can make an honest man of anyone.

2. Potato chip cookies

The absolute best in gross gourmandism.

3. Animal friends

May I suggest the following 15th century pals from the holy land?

Or perhaps spirit bears are more your style? Sitting around in the mossy forest with this guy, gnawing on some fish, doesn't sounds half bad.

The Vegetable Lamb: Number 3

At long last, dear readers, it's half-way fit for public consumption!

The Vegetable Lamb: Number 3

This issue of The Vegetable Lamb is an exploration of stasis, of absolute zero, but it is also a how-to guide for upsetting it. If you've had enough, it cries, bend that line into an arc! Let everything go to hell in a handbasket! Imagine a ferret fighting a moose!

In the 1960's...

...Pluto was still the 9th planet, Mars had vegetation, and "galaxies slipped between one another like phantoms." And Canada was making films like this.

...Mick Jagger knew how to dance, people could still sing sad songs on T.V., and the inclusion of a sitar was virtually mandatory.

...men wore feathers and striped pants, standing around meant standing around, and moccasins had not yet been appropriated by sorority sisters.

...everyone trustworthy had sunspots on their shoulders, tents were translucent, and hammocks (and the sharing of them) were de rigeur.

Essentially I'm wishing summer would hurry up and descend upon Germany like California.