Must… Balance… Universe…

01 Thursday Oct 2015

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The universe is out of whack. It has been completely unbalanced for a week now. Last Thursday, Kate Paulk, leader of the Sad Puppies IV movement, wrote a blog post about… kittens. Miniature gattos. Floppy, fluffy, felines. The new addition to her family, Princess Buttercup, is adjusting to her new home and has just about finished taking her place as head-of-household. For tax purposes only, probably.

Of course, her post rendered the cat/dog universe completely unbalanced. So congratulations on your new therapy aid, Ms. Paulk, but I think I should help out by balancing accounts with this post. Continue reading →

Naked Torlings Storm Studio

29 Tuesday Sep 2015

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A group of disgruntled Torlings held a peaceful protest at Tempest in a Teardrop Studios yesterday. Nearly two dozen Torlings snuck in, disrobed, and began chanting their demands: “No Lists, No Slates, Puppy Books we Love to Hates!” The Torlings contend that a group called the ‘Puppies’ are discussing books they like and ranking them into a list on the internet. A list that will “turn into a slate any day now,” contends GalaxyCat, a Torling who bared it all to make a point. Continue reading →

Approaches to Science

24 Thursday Sep 2015

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The Schmidt Sting Pain Index measures how much the sting of various insects will hurt. If you are ever captured by a supervillain and given a choice between escaping thru the tunnel guarded by Mud Daubers or the tunnel guarded by Paper Wasps, this knowledge will be helpful.You may also find it useful when dropping a hive into the villains’ lair to avoid being caught in the first place. Continue reading →

Our Story So Far…

22 Tuesday Sep 2015

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I’m very, very disappointed with you, America. We at Tempest in a Teardrop are struggling to be counter-cultural and revolutionary, and it turns out we’re just part of the mainstream. I ran across two disturbing articles providing evidence for this.

The first comes from that bastion of facts, vox.com, so you know it has to be accurate: Only 18 percent of Americans consider themselves feminists. The gals at The Mary Sue are on suicide watch. Or they will be once they learn about this. Continue reading →