In honor of Klout thinking that I’m influential about octopuses for some reason I thought I’d resurrect and oldie-but-a-goodie and a favorite of mine “Octopus steals camera.”… … Continue readingOn being influential, cephalopods, and stuff…
ot much else to say beyond the title of the post. But I do have to say that if I am ever to be attacked by a goose I DO want this music to accompany said attack… … Continue readingSlo-Mo Super-Dramatic Goose Attack
What can I say? It’s a nerdy developer wrapping about writing scripts, open source, the cloud, and stuff. It’s Java programmers meet street Hip Hop. So, naturally (duh), it’s kind of awesome… … Continue readingThis is what happens when Java coders get their rap on…
When you think of Star Wars I’m betting the words “disco” or “France” don’t come to mind very often. Likewise were you to think of France I’m guessing Star Wars or disco would not likely cross your mind. But if I was to ask you to think about 1980 there IS a chance that BOTH Star Wars and Disco WOULD pop up…. … Continue readingMeanwhile in France about 30-some years ago…
I’m guessing that when English inventor Thomas Saint patented his idea for a sewing machine in 1790 he never imagined that one day a guy would be using one to create realistic portraits of people. Yet that’s exactly a modern-day version of his machine is being used for by one American artist. … Continue readingSplendid Sewing Machine Portraits
I’m so in love with this story I could practically explode.
According to paleontologist Mark McMenamin from Mount Holyoke College not only is their a very real possibility that the mythological kraken once DID roam the seas, but at least one of the cephalopods may have even been self aware enough to have actually created the earliest known self portrait. … Continue readingKrakens not only were real they might have been artists!
Like a tale straight out of a Sherlock Holmes mystery novel…or maybe a second-rate game of Clue…. we’re presented with a seemingly insurmountable mystery. A whodunit to end all whodunit’s. Who got into the garbage? I present to you the suspects… … Continue readingDoggie detective tales…WHO got into the garbage?…
Lady there’s something wrong with your cat. In fact, that’s the worst excuse for a cat I have EVER seen… … Continue readingWorst cat EVER….
I’m in love with photographer Vincent Fournier’s work. There is something about his photos that just click with me. They hit me in the exact right spot. The combo of reality with a touch of fantasy is spot on perfect… … Continue readingThe Futuristicly-Mudane Docu-Staged Photographs of Vincent Fournier
I’ll admit, it is hard for me to imagine a world before the dial tone. Sure I’ve watched plenty of old movies and TV shows so I’m well aware of the iconic “Number please” phone operators. But truly imagining it is, honestly, difficult at best. Therefore it’s, naturally all kinds of fascinating to me. It’s quaint and somehow nostalgic in a way that only things that you never really experienced for yourself can be… … Continue readingIt’s 1954 and Now YOU Can Dial!…