And, of course, there is actually a bit of variety to be found, even within the Discworld books. There's something about his choice of plots in, like, "going postal" and "the truth" and "making money" and "moving pictures" that oddly reminds me of why I also like James Burke so much: they're stories about the origins of things, about that dawning sensation of Hey This Is Gonna Be A Big Deal Maybe that in the case of historical documentaries is stirring and inspirational, and in the case of wacky schlock comedy-fantasy makes for good fun.
And, of course, there is actually a bit of variety to be found, even within the Discworld books. There's something about his choice of plots in, like, "going postal" and "the truth" and "making money" and "moving pictures" that oddly reminds me of why I also like James Burke so much: they're stories about the origins of things, about that dawning sensation of Hey This Is Gonna Be A Big Deal Maybe that in the case of historical documentaries is stirring and inspirational, and in the case of wacky schlock comedy-fantasy makes for good fun.
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Oh boy they replaced the burnt-out lights in my office. It is so much nicer in here now. Like night and day, I tell ya. In that, in particular, it is…
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Some time early last week, the ceiling in the hall outside of my office began leaking water. A janitor came by and placed a bucket under the leak.…
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