Saturday, March 27, 2010
Television -- a medium. So called because it is neither rare nor well done.
-- Ernie Kovacs
Friday, March 26, 2010
Captor of souls...
Iconic Rock Shots From "Trust: Photographs of Jim Marshall"
Dr. John once asked me, "Where's the turlette?"
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Chaos had none.
The eye is a menace to clear sight, the ear is a menace to subtle hearing,
the mind is a menace to wisdom, every organ of the senses is a menace to its
own capacity. ... Fuss, the god of the Southern Ocean, and Fret, the god
of the Northern Ocean, happened once to meet in the realm of Chaos, the god
of the center. Chaos treated them very handsomely and they discussed together
what they could do to repay his kindness. They had noticed that, whereas
everyone else had seven apertures, for sight, hearing, eating, breathing and
so on, Chaos had none. So they decided to make the experiment of boring holes
in him. Every day they bored a hole, and on the seventh day, Chaos died.
-- Chuang Tzu
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If you can't join 'em, BEAT 'em!
Americans are finally beginning to understand the intricate
social and political process used by the rest of the world...
Terrorism.
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Intellectual Capacity
But if we laugh with derision, we will never understand. Human
intellectual capacity has not altered for thousands of years so far as
we can tell. If intelligent people invested intense energy in issues
that now seem foolish to us, then the failure lies in our understanding
of their world, not in their distorted perceptions. Even the standard
example of ancient nonsense -- the debate about angels on pinheads --
makes sense once you realize that theologians were not discussing
whether five or eighteen would fit, but whether a pin could house a
finite or an infinite number.
-- S.J. Gould, "Wide Hats and Narrow Minds"
Posted by William Meloney at 1:31 AM 0 comments
Tomfoolery
If you put tomfoolery into a computer, nothing comes out but tomfoolery.
But this tomfoolery, having passed through a very expensive machine,
is somehow enobled and no-one dare criticise it.
-- Pierre Gallois
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Monday, March 22, 2010
American Mensa's “Top 50” Web Sites 2010
Art and Culture
American Mensa's “Top 50” Web Sites 2010
American Mensa members across the country cast and recast their votes, winnowing down a list of more than 300 member-suggested sites to 100 and finally to the final 50. We are proud to display them here. Which game site made the Top 50? Where do Mensans get their news and their online laughs? Did BubbleWrap beat out Google? Find out below...
Entertainment and Humor
News and Politics
Reference
Science and Technology
Search Engines
Shopping
Social Networking/Media
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Note to Elected Representatives...
If you only listen to who you want to hear
you only hear what you want.
Once elected you are bound by oath of office
to represent every member of your constituency
not just a select few.
Posted by William Meloney at 5:51 AM 0 comments
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Thirteen words not found in the english language
6. Meraki (Greek): doing something with soul, creativity, or love
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