(And this was odd, because it was the middle of the night)

[melannen]

If you're doing that December post-a-day meme and I just left you a prompt that is making you go 'bzuh?'-- it is because I am attempting to hack my reading list so that on and around Dec. 10 we shall talk of many things--

Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--,
Of cabbages--and kings--,
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings.

I've been wanting to do this for awhile, you just gave me a mechanism that was too good to pass up. I think there are enough of you that I got double coverage on each topic, so we should be good even if a few people drop out. Carry on. (If you are not doing the pick-a-date version of the meme, you too are welcome to pick one of those topics to discuss on or around Dec. 10!)