Maria Monk
“This seems like a penance of no great importance; but I have sometimes kneeled on [dried] peas until I suffered great inconvenience, and even pain. It soon makes one feel as if needles were running through the skin: whoever thinks it a trifle, had better try it.”

Cerberus
(noun) A hypervigilant custodian, such as an office receptionist who makes people wait interminably and hardly lets anybody in, regardles of their import.

From 12/07/09


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