Is it dead?

“Unfortunately, no, Timmy. Allen’s Brain is caffeine-based, like the Java Beast. Apply even a little caffeine directly to his gray matter, and he would rise up and do unspeakable acts—blog, even!”

“Well then, it’s a good thing I've got a tight grip on this cup o’ Joe—Oops!”

“Timmy! You fool! You've doomed us all!”
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Normally, I would be spending this week with 130 5th & 6th graders. (That's right. I am a masochist!) However, the camp shifted the schedule around, and I won’t be doing that for almost a month. My subconscious seems to know that it’s camp week, though, because everything seems a bit “off.”

“Earth to Bugs Bunny. Are all systems go?”
“Bugs Bunny to Earth. Eh, no, Doc. All systems are not go. Everything is kinda’ stop.”

"This must be Thursday," said Arthur musing to himself, sinking low over his beer, "I never could get the hang of Thursdays." – The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
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Lex Luthor’s Fluctuating Oscillotron must be back in service again. The price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas went for $2.79 to $2.99 over night.
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Another chapter in the inversely-unfolding story, "Night of the Java Beast," is due any day now. Don't say you weren't warned!