Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for July 23, 2018

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new used gibbous bilious sullen boorish richard's poor almanac stargazing this week by richard thompson virago spot lacto the milk carton spirochete teleprompter speculum the big zigzag puddingcup rictus gary the cvs assistant manager spinalzo jellomold hello stargazers! well, this week the night sky is a mess, an incoherent mishmash of mostly second-rate constellations. frankly, i've done dot-to-dots on the kids menu at bennigan's that were more compelling. also, the planets are all clumped up in one corner, including some that don't even belong in our solar system. this seems unnecessary, wasteful even, and is best ignored. meteor: phut house: "chapter one - the infomercial" finally, the annual "insipid" meteor shower promises fitful glimpses of random flaming space lint. why bother? go watch tv, or work on your novel, or both.