Happy Darwin Day
Charles Darwin was born 200 years ago today. Great site: www.darwinday.org I think I like Darwin so much because he was so surprized by his own discovery, and in fact was not thrilled by it. He enjoyed his garden and his insect collections, but not elaborating theories into the realm of speculation. It was Herbert […]
Hunger
Helmut took out the trash a few days ago and said that a little old lady with a flashlight came round to the trash can and started poking through the trash he had just dumped. Man, this is Munich, one of the richest cities in one of the richest countries in the world. I was […]
Wonder warehouse 1962
“TOMORROW: Use no hands! For in this magic warehouse, orders fill themselves electronically.” From a 1956 Ad for GE Ball Bearings. Illustrated by Fred McNabb. Uploaded to Flickr by Funhouse
Rich woman
Sorry, honey, not sure I’ll ever be a rich woman. Alison Krauss & Robert Plant took five (count ’em) Grammies including record of the year. “Rich Woman” took top pop collaboration. Good old Americana, but top record? How conservative. Boring Coldplay won bigtime while hot Radiohead got nothing. That was to be expected.
May you never lose your temper
What we’re singing at home these days: John Martyn’s (RIP) beautiful May you never May you never lay your head down, without a hand to hold. May you never make your bed out in the cold. You’re just like a good, close brother to me, you know that I love you true. You never talk […]
Temper, temper
I lost my temper twice yesterday and once today. Always at the wrong people. OK, they didn’t do what I needed them to do at that moment. And I’m under massive pressure to get things done, so anything or anyone standing in my way gets bulldozered. I feel really bad about it, too. Even counting […]
Morgan Freeman gets his radio head
Perfect video for this song, “15 Steps” from Radiohead’s “In Rainbows”. The title refers to the rhythm. They’ve been making music for 15 years now, too. This video is a mashup of the movie, “Seven”. http://www.radiohead.com/deadairspace How come I end up where I started? How come I end up where I went wrong? Won’t take […]
