Soul Portrait of the Day
Category (f)Art
Where the hell am I supposed to find silver bullets? K-Mart?
Of course, no trip to Long Beach would have been complete without a stop at Marsh’s Free Museum. It seems like they’ve actually scaled down some of the mayhem in their store–either that, or I’ve grown used to their brand of chaos.
Still, there were some things on the wall that I’d never noticed before–supposedly mythical creatures that had been captured and taxidermied as proof, like the South Florida Swamp Ape, or the Greek LambClops or the Wyoming Werewolf. 
Ever since I saw a Real! Taxidermied! Werewolf!, it made me think a little bit more about werewolves in popular culture. Teen girls, have you really been getting lathered up over this guy?
I guess there’s no accounting for taste.
Still Puzzling
I’ve been giving some more thought to the Yankee Candle Scented Puzzles and I think the only way it makes sense to sell them in a store catering to nerds is if they have nerd-friendly themes. Lavender fields and Kinkade-like scenes aren’t cutting it. I believe these Lord of the Rings versions, however, would sell like hotcakes:
Yankee Candle Dwarf: Dirt, Beer, and Pretzels
Yankee Candle Hobbits: Apples, Grass, and Feet
Yankee Candle Orcs: Iron and Ox Blood
There’s so many more potentials–Gollum (fish breath and desperation), Gandalf (pipe weed and discarded fireworks), Lothlorien (haughty flowers and white wine), etc etc. And there are even more if they actually make The Hobbit into a movie–Smaug! More dwarves! More elves!
…I’d buy ’em.