January 30, 2014

Dr. Bombay called,

January 30, 2014

Texts from My Cat

more at link:
http://www.sadanduseless.com/2013/09/texts-from-my-cat/

January 28, 2014

Just Telling It Like It Is ...

January 27, 2014

if you are what you say you are then ACT like it. When actions and words do not match there

is a Lie being spread and Deceiving is taking place. n'est-ce pas?

January 25, 2014

I need to take lessons.

I think I am doing something wrong with this Fuck You business.

January 24, 2014

Touch Wood in a Japanese Forest with Bach

Go to the woods of Kyushu, Japan. Engineer a massive xylophone (or is it a marimba?) to run down the slope of a forested hill. Take a wooden ball, place it at the top of said instrument, and push it. What do you get? Bach's treatment of a traditional church hymn! Namely, "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring."

And, all this for a Japanese commercial for a kidney-shaped smartphone with the tagline, "Touch Wood." I may be late to the party on this one, but when I think of all the time it took to set this up, the precision and measurements used to adjust it and actually make each piece, and how many takes the film crew shot, it continues to inspire even if it's a year old.

more at link:
http://www.onbeing.org/blog/touch-wood-japanese-forest-bach/3753?utm_source=hootsuite&utm_campaign=hootsuite

January 23, 2014

The Beautiful Flight Paths of Fireflies

For nearly a decade, amateur photographer Tsuneaki Hiramatsu spent his summer evenings in the forests outside Niimi, in Japan’s Okayama prefecture. He was intent on capturing the spectacle of firefly mating season, when the males and females vie for attention through blinking codes. As night fell, Hiramatsu began shooting a series of eight-second exposures. He then digitally merged the images, creating connect-the-dot photos of the fireflies’ golden flight paths. The images became a sensation on the Web and were included in a traveling museum exhibit called “Creatures of Light: Nature’s Bioluminescence.” But for Hiramatsu, recognition for his artistry is secondary to engendering appreciation for the natural world. “Fireflies are little seen in areas developed by human beings,” he says. “When I feel the splendor and mystery of nature, I am glad to have everyone share that feeling.”

Read and See more:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/beautiful-flight-paths-fireflies-180949432/#ixzz2rBbN7SCj

January 22, 2014

down to the well (ain't going)

January 22, 2014

oh lord. Maybe people will follow you around, too --

Some people take high offense to all this, yanno

I am a Mongrel with Seven Different Bloodlines. Proud To Be A Mongrel. Thank You Very Much!

Reminded of an old Elton John Tune ...

When are you gonna come down
When are you going to land
I should have stayed on the farm
I should have listened to my old man

You know you can't hold me forever
I didn't sign up with you
I'm not a present for your friends to open
This boy's too young to be singing the blues

So goodbye yellow brick road
Where the dogs of society howl
You can't plant me in your penthouse
I'm going back to my plough

Back to the howling old owl in the woods
Hunting the horny back toad
Oh I've finally decided my future lies
Beyond the yellow brick road

What do you think you'll do then
I bet that'll shoot down your plane
It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics
To set you on your feet again

Maybe you'll get a replacement
There's plenty like me to be found
Mongrels who ain't got a penny
Sniffing for tidbits like you on the ground

So goodbye yellow brick road
Where the dogs of society howl
You can't plant me in your penthouse
I'm going back to my plough

Back to the howling old owl in the woods
Hunting the horny back toad
Oh I've finally decided my future lies
Beyond the yellow brick road

January 21, 2014

I still chuckle when I remember the time in Meta when Skinner suggested that female DUers

send a DUmail to a man politely asking them to kindly remove the offensive porny response/OP they had posted.