March 2005

“It’s pefect madness”

29 March 2005

Tom Waits runs down his 20 favorite albums in this article. I love Waits; he’s one of my favorite musicians. I should try and track down the albums listed I don’t already own. I listened again to Zappa’s The Yellow Shark tonight, and I enjoyed it more than ever. Share/Bookmark

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Swimming with one good arm

28 March 2005

While events at my office continue to peg my stress-o-meter in the red zone, I will try to keep link posts going so no-one thinks I’m dead again. For example, Tony collects stuff. Lots and lots of stuff. More stuff than I collect, and that’s saying something. Check out Tony’s collections and you’ll understand. Share/Bookmark

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Otherworldly Easter bouquet

27 March 2005

Here’s a fascinating series of floral photographs showing the UV spectrum displayed by the blossoms. Take a few minutes to go through them; in most cases the differences between the patterns in human-visible light and the UV patterns are quite pronounced, and quite beautiful. Share/Bookmark

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It was a different time

26 March 2005

If you’ve ever watched a PBS documentary â€” or even if you haven’t â€” you should get a laugh out of this: The Old Negro Space Program. The film may be a 27 MB download, but trust me when I tell you it is worth it. Share/Bookmark

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Position available, Dadaist preferred

25 March 2005

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No longer putting it mildly

22 March 2005

Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer. — Mark Twain Let me state now and clearly and for what passes for perpetuity on the Internet that I do not want to kept alive once my brain goes dead. Pull the plug, take out the feeding tube, smother me with a pillow, [...]

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Message in a bottle

18 March 2005

I am rather desperately hoping this post goes through. I’ve been trying for a week now to get Blogger to allow me to post to Hidden City, without success. It figures that when I finally get my home computer situation back under control, Blogger would start acting like a drama queen. For those of you [...]

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Cats, fish, and birds

9 March 2005

As evidenced by the previous photos, I spent a little time in the Keys this weekend. I haven’t been down that way in years, and never really stopped anyplace between Florida City and Key West before, anyway. For those of you who may be unfamiliar with the Florida Keys, let me try to describe the [...]

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Taking wing

8 March 2005

Maybe it is just when they are gathered in large numbers, but pelicans, while amusing, have a stench which is overpowering. I should really try to find out if these are herons, egrets, or something else. I see them all the time, even in my front yard. Share/Bookmark

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