Don't know what the fail whale is? Just wait until Twitter is down. It only breaks down every other day or so. Speaking of Twitter, you can follow this blog and my new writing exercise at this address:
http://twitter.com/novelgazingThere you'll see two tweets for each chapter of Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Each is labeled with a chapter number. The first is the serious synopsis, and the second is my humorous take. Enjoy!