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News From Poughkeepsie – Day 150

planetx — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:09:02 +0000

When 3 Wishes Aren’t Enough

The largest room in Edward Grouse’s dedicated to his collection. It is filled with bottles, lamps, rings, and various articles of antiquity. Each one has been properly checked, rechecked and cataloged. It is the largest collection of genies in the world.

Edward Grouse has calculated [...]

News From Poughkeepsie – Day 149

planetx — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:00:34 +0000

When 3 Wishes Aren’t Enough

I’ll think about it

Barney didn’t wish. Didn’t feel the need. Sure, there were things he wanted–his brother home from Iraq, for example–but he didn’t feel right wishing for that. It felt like cheating. So he thanked the genie, but told him to get back [...]

News From Poughkeepsie – Day 148

planetx — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:56:09 +0000

When 3 Wishes Aren’t Enough: the Genie’s Union

The Genie’s Union meets every epoch or so, to discuss matters important to their employment. Benefits are rehashed endlessly, and the clear class conflict between genies of lamps and genies of rings does not make the discussions easier. Elderon, First Among Omnipotents, [...]

News From Poughkeepsie – Day 147

planetx — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:00:46 +0000

Wooo…sorry about that, guys. The last week kinda go away from me. Long story short, my wife and I returned from our Christmas holiday to find that we had no heat, and would have no heat until the start of the New Year. So updating NFP tumbled down the priority list a bit. But we’re [...]

News From Poughkeepsie – Day 146

planetx — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:22:06 +0000

I’ve still got vacation-head, so bear with me.

Christmas is a time for wishes. It’s part of the holiday’s DNA. Which got me thinking about the classic Arabian Nights’ saw of the genie who grants 3 wishes. Now, what happens with 3 wishes has been pretty well documented, but what of those who can’t make [...]