E.A.P. at 200

Today is Edgar Allen Poe's 200th birthday. I've not much to say about the man himself except that I respect him in the same regards as did jack Torrence: as America's greatest hack. Other than that, I love him.



For the sports fans among our readers here is a great Poe-centric projection of the Baltimore Ravens's season.

Earlier this morning if you felt a presence around you it wasn't Mr. Poe, he was busy elsewhere- at a seance in Richmond (or at least that's what some where hoping.)

For the creative types who like Poe could benefit from a friend maybe this will help you through those cold and unforgiving nights.

Or, if you'd rather just have a laugh, as always the people at Uncyclopedia have what can only be considered the definitive biography of Poe.~

"Edgar Allan Poe, being a 'preemie' man himself, wrote many essays containing explicit premature ejaculation references, one of which was naturally entitled The Premature Ejaculation. In addition, he wrote a self-help essay, Thou Art the Man to assist the community men in maintaining their pride. Edgar Allan Poe's face is still featured on many commercial condoms and is sometimes viewed as a thwart against prematurely spunkin' it. The catchphrase typically labled on the condom reads, 'How they tingle, tingle, tingle, In the icy air of night!'"

Finally a terrific cartoon from the 1950s adapted from Poe's classic The Tell Tale Heart narrated by Humbert Humbert.  


If you're still interested in EAP after this little round up I suggest tonight that you open a bottle of wine and a good book while you settle in for a relax evening with all your friends a family who happen to be suffering from tuberculosis.  Enjoy.

Also of special note today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I am entirely grateful to the man and his legacy- much more than I am to Edgar Allen Poe's. I hope you all have a great day and have a chance to watch the Inauguration tomorrow.