I'm sorry, but this is one of the best things I've read all year. Some enterprising people in Japan have strategically shaved a bunch of sheep and sold them as poodles. Reminds me of the Monty Python Dead Parrot sketch:

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I think the best part about the article is the graphic they use:

Seriously. I'm doing a lot better than I expected, though. I even have a truck lined up! I'm about 2/3 packed at this point, and honestly, it's going much more smoothly than last time. It was weird to read that again, by the way. Strange how things change.

You have no idea how badly I want this:



They are SUPER TEENY and Mr. T has KITTIES on him!

Notice the new banner? Notice the new likeness of your favorite hobo? Said portrait was drawn by the extremely talented Adam Koford, aka "Ape Lad" of the famous "700 Hoboes Project". To learn more about the 700 Hoboes, I strongly encourage you to read the book "The Areas of My Expertise", by John Hodgman.

You may not know this, but smoke did not always rise. When fire was
first discovered, the smoke refused to rise. It wanted to stay close
to its mother. This made using fire for useful things very difficult,
because no one could see what they were doing.

One day, a very wise man had an idea. When the sun rose the next day,
he summoned fire from the wood, and she was glad to come, because it
was a beautiful day, and the sky was golden with the dawn. But the
smoke still stayed close.

You know, I'm finding out that Santa Cruz isn't all lamb tails and fuzzy caterpillars. There's a dark side. No, I'm not talking about the bongos. See, to properly tell this story, I need to go back about 12 years.

Much is happening in HoboVille, my friends. I've been up and down California like a smelly ping pong ball, and northern California lost. Yes, I have Found a Place to Live. It's more than I wanted to pay, so I'll have to tighten my belt in a few places, but it won't be too bad. For once, it looks like I did NOT pick the wrong week to give up heroin.

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FYI, that is my blogging boyfriend Justin on piano and bass. I think this brings the number of instruments he can play up to about 327. You're on notice, Justin: the next time I see you, I expect you to knit a piccolo out of dental floss and then PLAY IT.

...is an amazing article, and I think you should read it.