I used to follow "Poe Toaster Day" closely, until the 2nd generation Toaster discontinued the practice. The world's a little emptier without the Toaster. And, of course, no Toaster if Poe hadn't lived.
One of the cooler things about Theodore Roosevelt is that he was a Poe nut. He has a quote somewhere about the Dakota Badlands looking like Poe's stories felt, which is reason enough for me to put them on the bucket list for a visit.
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I used to follow "Poe Toaster Day" closely, until the 2nd generation Toaster discontinued the practice. The world's a little emptier without the Toaster. And, of course, no Toaster if Poe hadn't lived.
ReplyDeleteits been many years,
ReplyDeleteNever more.
Eck!
Thanks for the link!
ReplyDeleteAnd just what do you get a man who has been dead for over 160 years?
I'm just a Poe boy, nobody loves me.
ReplyDeleteEdgar
Jeffro: Three roses and a partially-consumed bottle of cognac was good enough for 70-some years.
ReplyDeleteRobert E. Lee's birthday also. But I don't suppose it gets celebrated much in The Great Frozen North.
ReplyDeleteI tried to find a cask of Amontillado, honest I did.
ReplyDeleteOh, we remember, Rick. We remember.
ReplyDeleteI missed the event, so I'll have a sip of scotch in his honor.
ReplyDeleteAllan! Allan! Allan!
ReplyDeleteOne of the cooler things about Theodore Roosevelt is that he was a Poe nut. He has a quote somewhere about the Dakota Badlands looking like Poe's stories felt, which is reason enough for me to put them on the bucket list for a visit.