Octopodial Chrome

I placed an order with Arms & Armour today for the first of many pieces: the High Gothic Mace (I had called on Saturday, but I guess the smith was out). A mere eight weeks from now and it will be mine!

My next purchase, later this year, will be the German Flail, which is an absolutely beautiful item; next year I plan to purchase the German Rapier. I’m not certain what I’ll get the next year: possibly the German Branch Sword or Italian Stiletto, or perhaps a parrying dagger. No matter what it is, it shall no doubt be magnificent.

In my monthly Target Visa bill I received a number of coupons: one for a Playtex bra; one for a Hanes Her Way Pure Bliss bra (women’s clothing has odd names); and one for L'eggs Body Beautiful No Hose (ditto the last comment—and despite the name, I believe that the No Hose are in fact hose after all). I suppose some computer somewhere must believe me interested in such things. Which is not altogether untrue, but I’m certainly not interested in buying them; my attention is normally drawn by the one buying.

I thought marketing was supposed to be targeted these days. One would doubly expect it from a company named Target.