tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59387212011-07-14T20:45:00.316-04:00Extreme Web Surfs!A collection of various links I find interesting, updated frequently..matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comBlogger3391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1100287177113515512004-11-12T14:10:00.000-05:002004-11-12T14:20:40.690-05:00Hello, I'm Still Alive!
Thanks to Christopher's comments, I realized I really need to give a quick update to my blogging friends.
I will be back, but it might be in early 2005. My life has been good, but full of twists the last few months.
First of all, I got married on September 25th! It was a great day, and married life is cool. I'll fill you in upon my return.
What is keeping me offline ismatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1094950524757543242004-09-11T20:53:00.000-04:002004-09-11T20:56:09.490-04:00Computer Problems
Hi folks, just letting you know I've got some kind of hardware problem I have to get fixed, so might be away for a bit. I can run the PC for half an hour, then it starts beeping. Weird, cause all the fans are running, yet something seems to be heating up, and takes a few hours to cool down. Oh well, I'll be back, even if it's with a new rig!matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1094783648611416082004-09-09T22:22:00.000-04:002004-09-09T22:34:08.610-04:00VARIETY
The Scales of Good And Evil - great site, which starts with the owner's list of the 12 most evil and the 12 most good people in history. Cartainly, his choices are highly debatable, and totally reflect his secular humanist worldview. However, he then is decent enough to print thousands of responses and a giant debate/discussion ensues..
Speaking of evil, here's an intersting site of amatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1094608927696986492004-09-07T21:45:00.000-04:002004-09-08T21:23:01.186-04:00A BIT OF TOLKIEN AND MIDDLE EARTH
I am astounded at how many websites are devoted to one aspect or another of Tolkien's fantasy world. Serious, funny, scholarly, role playing, games, art, writing, forums, sites devoted to the movie, it's all out there. Of course, some of us old folks can smugly remember when all we had were the magical books themselves. And they were enough.
But since we matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1094524030576624652004-09-06T22:19:00.000-04:002004-09-06T22:27:10.576-04:00TWO GOOD ONES!
ExMortis - one of the most realistic 'point and click' games I've ever seen. Horror theme.
Put yourself - or a loved one - on the cover of 'ELLE' magazine. Lot's of fun, works well.
You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet, still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1094433579110787882004-09-05T20:46:00.000-04:002004-09-10T12:33:56.943-04:00ANOTHER NICE VARIETY PACK
Regular visitors here will have noticed that I've started posting slightly less than daily. This is not due to any waning of interest on my part, but rather to a number of things going on in my life - good things, but time consuming. Such as renovating a beautiful but neglected old cottage I'll be moving into. I've decided that it is better to post slightly less matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1094262855119478092004-09-03T21:36:00.000-04:002004-09-03T21:54:15.120-04:00FRIDAY FUN STUFF
Well, I'm back, after a much needed night off. Just a load of laughs tonight; let's start off with a little challenge; can you tell if the women here are lesbians or Germans?
And if you're having work done in your home, you might want to invest in some Plumber's Butt Caulk..
And, just for Brent: stare long enough at the cornfield, and you'll see something creepy!
Protect matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1094091422616666972004-09-01T21:58:00.000-04:002004-09-01T22:18:51.793-04:00A FEW ORGANIZED CRIME LINKS
I am not one to romanticize crime or criminals. I work in a drug rehab, and am all too familiar with the real cost in shattered lives of their activities. Yet, I grew up in Rhode Island, where there was a legendary mob which derived most of its income from gambling. Today, the convenience store at the corner does a bigger daily take in instant lottery tickets than matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1094008282288224052004-08-31T23:02:00.000-04:002004-08-31T23:11:22.286-04:00PBASE GALLERIES
At work, I use the XP 'My Pictures' slideshow for a screen saver. I am always on the lookout for nice photos to add to the mix, often find them at PBase. Choose my desktop wallpaper from here too, usually..
Canadian Rockies
Springtime in Ireland
Landscapes - beautiful sky shots..
Chateaux de la Loire
Yosemite
And, if lanscapes and nature do nothing for you, perhaps a classymatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1093917530868661472004-08-30T21:42:00.000-04:002004-08-30T21:58:50.870-04:00FAROE ISLANDS
Sitting in an unbreathable hot, humid, stagnant tropical miasma which has covered New England once again, my thoughts turn to the far North. To cool, breezy islands, inhabited by a few fishermen, and lonely willowy Nordic Ice Maidens..
The Faroe Island's have a history long entwined with Denmark, although they are now pretty much self governing. There is a movement for complete matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1093827901328952532004-08-29T20:55:00.000-04:002004-08-29T21:05:01.326-04:00SIX WEIRD ONES!
Scatology in Art - the serious Art Journal takes on a crappy subject..
President Garfield - killed by the looney Charles Guiteau, or by his own doctors?
Vegetables, Our Intelligent Companions..
Meat Eating and Aggression..
Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails At last, a truly laudable social cause..
And finally, an Obese Cat..
The work an unknown good matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1093748676772331112004-08-28T22:51:00.000-04:002004-08-28T23:04:36.773-04:00VARIED
Buttons of the Cause - activist buttons from the last 50 years..
Astronomy Photo of the Day - really cool pictures here..
Suck.Com - comics, humor..
McSweeney's Internet Tendency - wry, humerous commentary, well layed out site.
Nolo - legal information for the people! All kinds of stuff your lawyer doesn't want you to learn - not for free, anyway...
Propaganda Remix - definitely tomatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1093659513050568562004-08-27T22:10:00.000-04:002004-08-27T22:22:37.256-04:00IF YOU'RE 'HIGH' TONIGHT...
.....OR JUST WEIRD...
...........YOU'LL ENJOY THESE..
Or if you're a super intelligent, cutting edge avant garde genius. Like me. Some digital projects.
Cyborg Mommy
Despised (?)
Exquisite Corpse
Unfocus
Body Tag
Super Bad
Grammatron
Podnoid - Find Harry the Hand. He's great!
By amusing myself with all these games, all this nonsense, all these picture matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1093577652509435932004-08-26T23:22:00.000-04:002004-08-26T23:34:12.510-04:00FOUR GREAT ILLUSTRATORS
There have been some artists who have done their greatest work illustrating the imaginative worlds of literature. Let's look at a sampling tonight.
Arthur Rackham was an illustrator during what might be called the 'Golden Age of Illustation'. His 'Alice in Wonderland' is in a class by itself..
Dorothy Lathrop illustated children's books with an aesthetic weirdly matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1093490509717255682004-08-25T23:15:00.000-04:002004-08-25T23:21:49.716-04:00A FEW WEIRD ONES
Today in Rotten History - one of the more admirable pages at the Rotten megasite..
Fugly - ugly people who posted their pics on the net. And are now unwittingly providing hours of amusement..
Uberkids - one of the worst games online. So worth a link..
Bata Shoe Museum - not bad, really..
Well, that's it. But cheer up, only one more night of my marathon investment of time inmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1093405077906597862004-08-24T23:23:00.000-04:002004-08-24T23:39:00.853-04:00JUST ONE LINK, BUT A GOOD ONE!
As I mentioned yesterday, I'm really burning the candle at both ends this week. So tonight, I am just passing on one link for you.
Maciej Dakowicz is a Polish photographer, who has many PBase Galleries. Maciej just returned from a long vacation in South and Southeast Asia, which he (or is it she) dosumented with some of the greatest travel photography I have seen matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1093317396520415732004-08-23T23:10:00.000-04:002004-08-23T23:17:11.643-04:00TRADITIONAL JAPANESE ARTS
Ukiyo-e
Joseph Wu's Origami Page
Temari Balls
Noh
Yes, short post tonight. Am involved in an after work church activity that lasts all week, so be forgiving!
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
Japanese Proverb
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1093227365600016312004-08-22T22:05:00.000-04:002004-08-23T21:43:48.983-04:00MASTERPIECE STOLEN!
Art lovers worldwide are probably aware by now of the brazen theft in Norway of two of Edward Munch's greatest paintings, 'The Scream' (one of several versions) and 'The Madonna'. May these treasures soon be retrieved!
A reposted link: Museum of Questionable Medical Devices - in case you missed it the first time! Great stuff..
A BIT ON WEREWOLVES
Lycanthropy in the matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1093143242057609882004-08-21T22:27:00.000-04:002004-08-21T22:54:47.420-04:00WAR CRIMES
Voltaire once noted: " L'histoire n'est que le tableau des crimes et des malheurs ." History is nothing but a record of crimes and misfortunes. It is with that in mind that I post a few links tonight on war crimes. It's a topic I come back to every so often, so don't assume that I'm taking sides with tonight's selection. Rare indeed would be the nation that could not make the list, matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-109305729973408992004-08-20T22:47:00.000-04:002004-08-20T23:02:50.666-04:00HERMITS
Well, it's Friday evening, and I've just had one of those weeks where I tried to please people - or just get along with them - with very little success. So I've decided to indulge myself in an eremitical fantasy. Just me, the woods, a still out back, maybe a blowup doll for company..
The Hermitary - best overall site for anything to do with hermits!
The Maronite Hermits - out in the matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1092967449511327412004-08-19T21:46:00.000-04:002004-08-19T22:04:09.510-04:00START PAGES AND PORTALS
Well, I'll share a few of my web surfing techniques tonight. One of the best ways, of course, to find interesting sites is to let someone else do a lot of the work for you. We all know about search engines, but start pages and portals come in handy and can help us to while away many an hour.
A start page, of course, is a page that one opens one's internet browser to. matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1092879301591130882004-08-18T21:24:00.000-04:002004-08-18T21:35:01.590-04:00WEDNESDAY MISCELLANY
No rhyme or reason tonight, just links I like..
The Jacobites: Two good sites on these Highland Rebels, from the Highlander, and the Contemplator .
The Cocktail Renaissance - or, the return of 'lounge culture'..
Children of Asphalt - sobering look at India's street children..
This is Who We Are - really good conspiracy megasite..
Ghosts for Regulars: in Iowa, and matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1092793026439713222004-08-17T21:21:00.000-04:002004-08-17T21:38:48.643-04:003 Influential Colonial Clergymen
Increase Mather was the father of Cotton Mather, and both are best known today, regrettably, for their associations with the Salem Witch Trials. However, he had a wide ranging and influential ministry among the Massachusetts Puritans for many years, and was an accomplished writer as well. 'Remarkable Providences' defends the reality of supernatural and matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1092709678164512142004-08-16T22:11:00.000-04:002004-08-16T22:27:58.163-04:00Land of the Midnight Sun
Just a few links related to Norway, another place I hope to visit someday..
Nice Photo Gallery
And Another One, from WAY up North
Webcams from the same location..
And a webcam at a beautifully located hospital nearby; no, I don't read Norwegian, but I must say, I enjoyed my visit to this well done site. Check out the art by children at the hospital..
Norway, home matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1092614468006312582004-08-15T19:50:00.000-04:002004-08-15T20:01:08.006-04:00VARIED AND FUN
New Zealand Ghosts - all kinds of weird stuff from Kiwi land..
Enigma Crypto Zoo weird legendary animals, nicely formatted site..
Zurich Street Parade Girls PBase Gallery - hooters anyone?
Cold Wet Nose - hilarious site of 'top 9 lists' , all about pets. This links to 'clues that cats are running the country'; others to left..
The Legacy of Gay Science Fiction Robots
The matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1092534086992371082004-08-14T21:32:00.000-04:002004-08-14T21:44:41.560-04:00GEOPHAGY
Dirt eating has been found as a normal trait in many cultures around the world, though it is particularly well known in the rural Southern United States, and in Africa. When the same practice is not a cultural one, but rather the result of individual aberrant behavior, it is often referred to as 'soil pica'. You can read more here, and listen to a radio discussion here..
The Center matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1092450861320126152004-08-13T21:53:00.000-04:002004-08-13T22:34:21.320-04:00MY 10 FAVORITE JAZZ ALBUMS
Just to do something a bit different tonight, I've put some thought into compiling a list of 10 albums that I'd need for the proverbial desert island. Though most are fairly well acclaimed, it is a highly individual list. You'll note, for example, that they're all at least 30 years old. Do I think there's no albums since worthy of inclusion? No, that's not my matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1092364620390797822004-08-12T22:23:00.000-04:002004-08-12T22:37:00.390-04:00JAMES BUCHANAN
The 15th President of the United States, Buchanan had the misfortune to be a reasonably capable man - when the times called for genius. He was President when the Civil War broke out, and was unequal to the crisis. His successor, Abraham Lincoln, was the man of the hour..
Buchanan was born in a log cabin.. and from such humble beginnings, rose through 50 years of distinguished matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1092273693570105282004-08-11T21:01:00.000-04:002004-08-11T21:21:33.570-04:00CANNIBALISM
If you've been reading the papers today, you probably have come across this story somewhere, or perhaps this one. Let's take a brief look at this timely and tasty topic...
The BBC did this brief feature , when cannibalism recently took center stage when a German cannibal and his willing victim made quite a splash. Seems there's a gay internet cannibal clique..
Cannibalism has a matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1092191369317968042004-08-10T22:21:00.000-04:002004-08-10T22:29:29.316-04:00DANES - A RATHER TOKEN POST TONIGHT..
I got tied up with some personal business tonight, so I just don't have the time or energy left to do much here. However, I did find three interesting sites related to Danish history which I'll pass along..
Danish Monarchs and their history
The rescue of Denmark's Jews in WWII - this site documents what might well be Denmark's finest hour, a monumental andmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1092099611540900432004-08-09T20:45:00.000-04:002004-08-10T08:46:45.643-04:00MONDAY COMIC RELIEF
The Imp - Life in Hell
Rehabilitating Mr. Wiggles - nice strip about a deviant teddy bear..
Bad Bunny
Hair of the Dawg - nice site with lots of Flash. No updates lately, as the cartoonist was shipped off to Iraq with his National Guard unit..
I've added to my blogroll this editorial cartoon blog from Commentary page.. Among the better people working in that genre is Annmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1092013695809177192004-08-08T20:57:00.000-04:002004-08-09T12:25:34.990-04:00ANOTHER GREAT ANNIVERSARY DAY
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1091932940228487892004-08-07T22:09:00.000-04:002004-08-07T22:42:20.226-04:00SOME HISTORIC PRISONS
The Attica Riot was perhaps the most famous in US history. Documented here day by day, in news photos..
The Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia was the fist in the nation, and was used until 1971. Now apparently it is a lurid tourist trap.. this site has good links to other 'prison museums' from around the world..
The Anamosa State Penitentiary in Iowa has one ofmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1091844640649195892004-08-06T22:09:00.000-04:002004-08-07T02:01:02.463-04:00OBSESSIVE COLLECTING
We all have a little bit of the 'collector' in us. Whether it's coins, beer cans, CD's, or any of a thousand other possibilities, we find pleasure in accumulating 'things'. But for some folks, the pursuit gets out of control, becomes a pathological obsession which dominates their lives. I feel a lot of empathy towards these eccentrics, as there have been times in my life matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1091754663500100772004-08-05T20:39:00.000-04:002004-08-05T21:11:03.500-04:00WEIRD DEEP SEA WORMS
Awhile back, I did a post on Hell. One of the most fascinating sites I found was this one , where the view that Hell is indeed at the center of the earth was buttressed by claims that the thermal vents found in the ocean depths are leakages from Satan's dominion, and the 8 feet long worms that surround them are, in fact, lost souls whose 'worm dieth not'.
Now I don't feelmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1091667112172686632004-08-04T20:43:00.000-04:002004-08-04T20:51:52.173-04:00SILLY MIDWEEK FLASH GAMES
Well, having done three nights of fairly serious posts, it's time to get silly, lest I lose the non-intellectuals (I know you're out there..).
What would I look like as a Japanese Cartoon?
Punk Rock Creator - very sophisticated Flash toy!
Date a Sim Girl in this online Role Playing Flash..
The Dead Case - mystery game Flash
Dress up an Alien
Dress up Saddam
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1091582841673140582004-08-03T21:03:00.000-04:002004-08-03T21:27:21.673-04:00THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
This powerful empire, which lasted almost 500 years, is one that many know very little about. Yet many of today's 'hot spots' , from the Balkans through the Middle East, have their origins in the policies, and especially in details of the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire after WWI.
The Ottoman Empire can be said to begin with the fall of Constantinople, the capital of the matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1091495176616348172004-08-02T20:36:00.000-04:002004-08-02T21:07:43.076-04:00CARROLL O'CONNOR
August 2, 1924 - June 21, 2001
Today marks what would have been the 80th birthday of this remarkable actor. Although a man of many talents, Carroll is of course best known for his role as Archie Bunker, in the groundbreaking series, All in the Family. I truly believe this series had a greater positive social impact in America than any other. I came from a family, working classmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1091402046831444642004-08-01T18:47:00.000-04:002004-08-01T21:36:56.966-04:00WARSAW UPRISING COMMEMORATED
60 years ago today began one of the most heroic, yet often overlooked episodes of WWII. Not to be confused with the equally heroic Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, which took place over a year earlier, the Warsaw Uprising was the bloodiest and most protracted partisan revolt against Nazi occupation during the war. The real tragedy is that, under Stalin's orders, the Red matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1091320443271989942004-07-31T20:22:00.000-04:002004-07-31T21:22:56.880-04:00MORE UNFOCUSED WEEKEND BROWSING
I think my brain turns to mush, for 24 hours or so, starting on Friday afternoon..oh well, still found some nice stuff, albeit random. Just don't ask what the elephants are for.
Wildlife Pimps - worthwhile site devoted to exposing shoddy animal attractions in the US
My dad would roll over in his grave if he knew he shared a name with a radical anarchist/matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1091238160079063112004-07-30T21:32:00.000-04:002004-07-30T21:42:40.080-04:00A FEW NICE ONES
Somehow, on Friday nights I often find myself without the usual energy to search and post. Nevertheless, I like to have SOMETHING new here, to reward your journey. So here's this week's 'lazy post'.
The Caves of Lascaux - the pinnacle of Gallic civilization...
Roman Empire - megasite, to be accurate one should note it includes much pre-Imperial stuff too..
Good site on Islamicmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1091151042003593482004-07-29T21:05:00.000-04:002004-07-29T21:31:29.070-04:00THE ART OF PROPAGANDA POSTERS
Maarten sent me this link on Maoist Propaganda Posters ; it was pretty interesting so I decided to do a whole post on the subject of 'propaganda posters. As a medium, they have been used to motivate participation in both the noblest and the most evil of causes. I will leave you to decide which is which, and just provide the links here..
I found one other good matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1091063903241044802004-07-28T20:54:00.000-04:002004-07-29T07:01:40.573-04:00DEATH
Yesterday, I jokingly commented on Christopher's Blog that I would assemble a grim set of links for his next visit, in retaliation for a piece he wrote reminding us all of the ticking clock of mortality. So here it is! But don't take it too hard, Chris, you know I have to plumb the depths of morbidity at least once a month anyway...
Let's start with a few more serious ones. The matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1090978650350585372004-07-27T21:17:00.000-04:002004-07-27T21:37:30.350-04:00SOME PHOTO GALLERIES
As I occasionally like to do, I'm devoting tonight's post to links to some nice photo galleries on a variety of subjects..
Enjoy the beauty of Australian landscapes, or check out an island in northern Sweden...
If you ride the Space Shuttle , watch out for the Green Flashes!
Or if you prfer to stay earthbound, ride an unusual train..
Irish Moss - a look at the variety matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1090895085714728462004-07-26T22:03:00.000-04:002004-07-27T15:10:52.403-04:00RUSSIAN & POLISH ART
Russian Avant Garde
Golden Age of Icons
Wassily Kandinsky
Illustrations from Russian Fairy Tales (good stuff!)
Polish Painting Masterpieces - really nice project, over 640 works up in decent resolution image files..
Although strictly an unschooled novice in art appreciation, I enjoy it immensely. It has broadened my mind and soul. However, one thing which has matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1090806166160887042004-07-25T20:51:00.000-04:002004-07-25T22:38:33.676-04:00ARTUR SCHNABEL
Arthur Schnabel (1882 - 1951) was one of the outstanding pianists of the twentieth century. Though he composed symphonies himself, in what might be termed a "post-Bartokian" style, his piano playing eventually settled into a glorious devotion to the great triumvirate of Mozart, Beethoven & Schubert. He was the first to record the complete Beethoven Sonata cycle, and I had thematthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1090722104402214922004-07-24T21:48:00.000-04:002004-07-24T22:21:44.403-04:00NEWPORT, R.I
Rhode Island may be the smallest state, but along with Providence, there is a second city with a rich history, from colonial times through the present. Newport has long been known as a traditional summer stop for the rich and famous. In fact, that is where John F. Kennedy married Jacquiline Bouvier, who summered at Hammersmith Farms. And, interestingly, where a young John Kerry matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1090635057326583372004-07-23T21:58:00.000-04:002004-07-23T22:10:57.326-04:00DIGGING THE PAST
A short post tonight, as the week wound up with a tiring 'Friday from Hell'. But I think you will enjoy these few links which all pertain to seeking out the treasures of history, often buried just a few feet below us as we go about our mundane existence..
Buried Treasures in Sussex
Accidental Treasure Discoveries in Wales - nice exhibit in Welsh museum, devoted to finds matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1090547018213532952004-07-22T21:22:00.000-04:002004-07-22T21:43:38.213-04:00"OLD FUSS AND FEATHERS"
General Winfield Scott may not be known to every school child today, but his position in American military history was profound. He was the most prominant military leader between
the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, and played key roles in many conflicts that defined both our borders, and our willingness to use armed might in our quest for land.
During the War of 1812, matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1090461451583033272004-07-21T21:31:00.000-04:002004-07-21T21:57:31.583-04:00MOSTLY FUN AND GAMES
Just mining a good source of wackiness tonight, and passing on some faves..
Two Bizarre Flash Movies: Miko Miko Nurse , and I Like Bukkake
Fake or Not? Breasts that is. Cool game, 'R' rated. Test your powers of discernment against the wizardry of modern plastic surgery..
Entrances to Hell in the UK
Texas Roller Derby Girls - there's some association with matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1090374929130523332004-07-20T21:28:00.000-04:002004-07-21T09:12:14.170-04:00VARIED
Just stuff I like...
Louise Brooks Society - interesting, well-done site devoted to this silent film actress, who was the quintessential icon of the 'flapper' era..
Interactive Electric Chair - you pull the switch on a murderer here..
The Archive of Misheard Lyrics (e.g. did Hendrix REALLY say, 'scuse me, while I kiss this guy..' ?)
Gravikord Site - I admire anyone who invents matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1090287296222976772004-07-19T21:19:00.000-04:002004-07-19T21:36:05.340-04:00Ludwig Wittgenstein
Well, as traffic has been a bit slow the last two days, and we're all now in the midst of beginning a sultry summer week, I decided to post a few links on a subject that has been requested. The philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. Particularly, his views on the relationship of language to reality had a profound influence in the last century.
The views of his early period matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1090201957389418572004-07-18T21:24:00.000-04:002004-07-18T21:52:37.390-04:00TIME FOR A BREATHER
I will continue with my 'Armed Forces' series of posts, but feel the need to relax a bit, and catch up on some varied things that struck me over the last few days..
Through one of the newest additions to my blogroll, The Anger of Compassion, I found a link to a list in The Scotmans of the 100 most beautiful women of all time. Obviously, a list we could all find roommatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1090115758019941602004-07-17T21:08:00.000-04:002004-07-17T21:55:58.020-04:00ASIAN AMERICANS IN U.S. MILITARY
Continuing with this project, we now move to consider the contributions of Asian Americans, as well as the unique struggles of Japanese Americans in particular, during the Second World War. A note to regulars: I haven't abandoned the 'webcam' idea, just don't have it ready yet!
This article provides an interesting overview of the subject, and matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1090030056203619912004-07-16T21:30:00.000-04:002004-07-16T22:13:28.350-04:00BLACKS IN U.S. MILITARY HISTORY
I had an interesting discussion with my Dutch friend Maarten. He questioned me on the lack of Black or Asian faces in 'Band of Brothers'. It led me to explain that despite the very significant contributions of these groups to all our wars, from the American Revolution through present day Iraq and Afghanistan, it is only since the Truman administration matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1089941878398838412004-07-15T21:17:00.000-04:002004-07-16T11:26:02.453-04:00THURSDAY POST
Well, first thing I noticed is new Blogger posting interface. Basically, it seems they're making this as close to MS Word as possible. If the whole shebang wasn't owned by Google, I'd think it was part of Bill Gate's evolution into the Antichrist. And of course, being lazy, I'll love it within a week, and forget how I used to do this.. repeat after me, "We Love Big Brother" ..matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1089852497686956612004-07-14T20:31:00.000-04:002004-07-14T20:48:17.686-04:00TONIGHT'S BATCH
Chalk Fossils of Britain - beautiful photos, nice site in every way.
The Social Security Administration has a nice page showing the ranked popularity of baby names in various years. You can also plug in name and track it's popularity over the years. Nice to see they're doing SOMETHING useful with those weekly deductions from my check. Because it looks like I'll be 100 before matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1089770894347276992004-07-13T21:41:00.000-04:002004-07-13T22:09:04.500-04:00RECORDERS AND MORE
Our first link is humorously titled 'Instrument of Music or Instrument of Torure?" My parents would have given a hearty 'amen' to that, as I used to chirp away on these continuously. Instead of practicing the trombone, like I was supposed to be doing. But in my defense, listening to that could be pretty torturous as well. And it was louder..
This very nice page is from an matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1089680678668098562004-07-12T20:50:00.000-04:002004-07-12T21:04:38.666-04:00EXPAND YOUR MIND!
Remember what the Dormouse said: 'Feed your head'...
Ralph Abraham - a mathematician (chaos theory) , tabla player, and proflific designer of websites, this guy can direct you to new avenues of thought..
Todd Green, who studied with him, maintains a fabulous collection of musical instruments..
William Irwin Thompson - guru of radical sociohistorians... I had a high school matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1089593293611212052004-07-11T20:29:00.000-04:002004-07-11T20:48:55.623-04:00SUNDAY NIGHT VARIETY
Sacred Space - a very nice daily prayer site run by the Irish Jesuits..
If you found the story of the Batavia interesting, you will also enjoy this site from Perth which focuses on the VOC explorations (that's the Dutch East India Company, I'm not even going to try to spell it in Dutch!) There's also many fine links at the bottom of the page.. and with a little diligence,matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1089507267418111292004-07-10T20:30:00.000-04:002004-07-10T20:54:27.416-04:00'WRECK OF THE BATAVIA' & MORE...
A link I posted a few days back, on Dutch explorers of Australia, led me to an event which I had known next to nothing about. The shipwreck of the Dutch ship 'Batavia' along the western coast of Australia in 1629 was merely the beginning of a saga so filled with adventure, evil, pathos and heroism that it almost without parallel. Jeronimus Cornelisz (Cornelius)matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1089424358818343342004-07-09T21:33:00.000-04:002004-07-09T22:29:28.876-04:00FRIDAY SMORGASBORD
Elvis Impersonators
Beautiful Women, Well Photographed - a PBase gallery, at times erotic without ever being pornographic..
Photos of Dogs - good place to find what each breed looks like..
A Cute Shar Pei Gallery
Popup Stopper Tests - if you use a 'popup stopper', this page has links to tests to see how many different kinds it works against. And even if you don't, you matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1089337843478828732004-07-08T21:42:00.000-04:002004-07-08T21:50:43.480-04:00VARIED
TheThe Chinese Cultural Revolution as History
Tai Ji Quan - animated illustration of techniques!
The Nanking Massacre - nice memorial site, hosted by Princeton
Rhode Island's Vampires
Mercy Brown's Grave
Dutch Explorers of Australia - Captain Cook gets all the credit in the English speaking world, while few are aware of these folks!
"When I am working on a problem I never think matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1089253216914499222004-07-07T21:42:00.000-04:002004-07-07T22:20:16.913-04:00MY HOMETOWN
We all come from somewhere, although some of us grow up with a greater sense of being 'rooted' than others. I'm rather grateful now that I experienced something other than the bland, ubiquitous suburban mall culture of today. But I'll confess, most of us couldn't wait to get out of the decaying old hardscabble mill town back then..
Pawtucket, RI, may be known to some as the the matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1089165763522473012004-07-06T21:52:00.000-04:002004-07-06T22:02:43.523-04:00THIS AND THAT
Back to the reality of work today, don't even have the STRENGTH left to whine about Blogger!
Largest Rodent Ever
Largest Rodent NOW
Henderson Island - largest of the Pitcairn group
Is Palmyra Island under a curse?
Mouthwatering Food Photography (not 'diet safe')
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1089111301869824632004-07-06T06:29:00.000-04:002004-07-06T18:00:24.333-04:00NO MORE WHINING
How can I be dismal, when I've earned a place in Narrow Larry's site?
And I received bracing comments from Doug and Christopher last night? Nope I guess I just keep on trucking! And to thank those who've cheered me up in my time of frustration, here's three morning tidbits - and it takes a lot to wring a morning post out of me!
Board Games of the Ancient Romans
Nice matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1089076582916844762004-07-05T20:59:00.000-04:002004-07-05T21:29:46.466-04:00MORE WHINING & NEWFOUNDLAND HISTORY
Still not fixed. Might host blog on another server, but I'll need to learn a whole bunch of new stuff. Or, is this the way it ends, 'not with a bang, but a whimper?'
It does give me a chance to think. The time might soon come when I want to try a different kind of blog, one that challenges me to write a bit more. However, if things start working again, I matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1088991481572556402004-07-04T21:24:00.000-04:002004-07-04T21:38:01.573-04:00FOR THE DIEHARDS!
Well, OK, Blogger/Blogspot still ain't fixed, and even getting here is a big hassle. And I DID decide to not post until it was. However, checking my stats, I saw that 30 or so dedicated souls had already been here today, despite the obstacles. Moved to tears, I realized that kind of loyalty deserves a reward! So here's a few good ones..
The Treasures of St. Johns - great matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1088862582475742252004-07-03T09:45:00.000-04:002004-07-03T09:50:46.573-04:00TECHNICAL ISSUES
It seems Blogspot is having some hosting issues - I've had to try an average of three times to even get here. I've written to 'Support' and hope this can be corrected soon. There have been issues of one type or another all week. Perhaps they're short staffed due to vacations or something - I really can't complain, as this is on the whole an excellent free service. However, I matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1088814811370723782004-07-02T20:10:00.000-04:002004-07-02T20:33:31.370-04:00FUN, MOSTLY!
OK, you sat through last night's serious post on Teilhard De Chardin, so you deserve a reward! (thanks to Maarten for some of these..)
First things first: Bikinis and Boats- PBase gallery to get you in a summer mood..
THE EDIBLE DORMOUSE
Just hearing the name of this critter, also called GLIS sent me on a search for more. And yes, they ARE edible. The ancient Romans consideredmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1088729157224538732004-07-01T20:28:00.000-04:002004-07-03T06:59:10.266-04:00PIERRE TEILHARD DE CHARDIN
Mystic, visionary, heretic, fraud - such are the reactions mention of this fascinating Jesuit brings forth, almost 50 years after his death. His synthesis of evolutionary theory with a Christian theology continues to inspire, liberate and provoke..
Teilhard de Chardin Foundation of the Netherlands - many resources, site available in Dutch, English, German and Russianmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1088645251739022992004-06-30T21:17:00.000-04:002004-06-30T21:27:31.740-04:00VARIED AND SKIMPY..
Snuff Site- that's tobacco, you sickos!
Poetry from a Borderline Personality
Beans Around the World - er, that's a CAN of beans. That travels.
Adzuki Beans - real beans, oriental, with recipes..
Absurdist Interactive Flash
Conclavum Obscurum..Eerie Flash
Men have become the tools of their tools.
- Henry David Thoreaumatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1088558652646521762004-06-29T21:05:00.000-04:002004-06-29T21:24:12.646-04:00AUSTRALIAN HISTORY
Ned Kelly's World - Australia's most famous outlaw..
19th Century Explorers of Australia
History of Australian Places Index
Lismore's Glowing Cross - spooky mystery..
Frank Cook's Living Memories - Radio personality who in 1996 did a series on each of the previous 50 years..
Cabinet of Curiosities - '200 Years of Australian Science'
LIFTED LINKS
I have to give creditmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1088475956445929642004-06-28T22:14:00.000-04:002004-06-28T22:26:10.500-04:00A LIGHT NIGHT!
Yep, it's my night to take it easy, and just post a few here.
Where does tequila come from?
Ukrainian Museum in New York
Providence Architecture - dug this one out to send to Larry of 'Narrowlarry', who not only has good taste, but turns out to be a nice guy as well!
Small's Jazz - really nice site discussing various jazz styles and history..
PBase Galleries : Wasps, Bees matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1088376619997713332004-06-27T18:37:00.000-04:002004-06-27T18:50:19.996-04:00ECCENTRICS AND ECCENTRICITIES
Did Beethoven have Asperger's Syndrome?
Eccentrics of Oxford
Oberver's Top 10 Pop Music Eccentrics
A.E.Pickard, Glasgow's Eccentric
Alternative Culture Portal
Sydney Eccentrics
New Orlean's 'Ruthie the Duck Girl'
Eccentric Chess Masters
Bikwil's Eccentrics Page
More UK Eccentrics
Celebrity Recluses
Eccentric America
Narrow Larry - 'explorations into matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1088332297577500882004-06-27T06:22:00.000-04:002004-06-27T06:50:47.176-04:00TWO QUICK NOTES
I realized when looking over last night's post that it was a tad unfair to throw the St. Pius Society link in with the 'extremists', without at least some caveat. These folks are not so much 'extremists' as they are sincere conservatives who are committed to the pre-Vatican II tradition of the Latin rite, and all that goes along with it. Not looked upon favorably by the Church, matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1088301512255835052004-06-26T21:46:00.000-04:002004-06-26T21:58:32.256-04:00EXTREME CATHOLOCISM & ANTI-CATHOLICISM
I did a search on 'Vatican Secrets" , expecting to find a few interesting tidbits about the archives and such. Instead, I found a whole slew of outre sites from the wildest fringes of Christianity. Why do I post them when I find them? To laugh at them - no, though some might. To get angry and disgusted? No, not that either. Faith is important to me, and I matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1088216762772060822004-06-25T21:56:00.000-04:002004-06-27T07:15:34.770-04:00OREGON REVISITED
My request for further links on Oregon, was surpisingly answered. Doug referred me in the comments to Jan, an Oregonian. I visited her blog, and she showed up and included some nice links, and 'waxed lyrical' a bit about her beloved home state. Read it in the 'comments' for yesterday! meanwhile, just adding her blog to my blogroll made the day worthwhile. I am always pleased to matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1088129813967856112004-06-24T22:00:00.000-04:002004-06-24T22:16:53.966-04:00OREGON, BY REQUEST!
Well, my Dutch friend Maarten sent me an email, saying, 'Do a post on Oregon! We never hear anything about it in Europe. And they have great relishes!'
Maarten, WE never hear anything about them either! But I'll still do a post, because it is actually a beautiful state, one I hope to visit some day. And if any Oregonians are visiting, feel free to share any good links youmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1088039324709596422004-06-23T20:51:00.000-04:002004-06-23T21:09:20.433-04:00QUALITY, NOT QUANTITY!
Again, not a large post, but includes some sites I really like; added a few to my own favorites.
Spent the day with my brother and his family, visiting from Colorado. Keeping up with three kids, under the age of eight, was quite a workout! We went to the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, and had a great time. I will share what I, at least, thought was a great matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1087961783497683932004-06-22T23:29:00.000-04:002004-06-22T23:37:17.453-04:00ALL ASIAN
Pax Mongolica - scholarly reassessment of the Mongol's impact on history..
Chinese Abacus - how DO you use them, anyway?
The Western Quest For Secret Tibet
Old China Hands - Westerners in China, interned by Japanese during WWII
Friends of the Desert - some in English, lots in German
Center for Study of Eurasian Nomads
The goal of Computer Science is to build something that matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1087870179249064012004-06-21T21:51:00.000-04:002004-06-21T22:10:32.800-04:00JUST A FEW
Inuit Life
Wild and Wacky Arctic
Wumpa's World - cool kid's flash site..
Alternative Dictionaries - a great find, learn filthy expressions in many languages. If you know an obscure language, or even some obscurely filthy expressions in a common one, they also welcome your input! I must say, I found the Dutch particularly colorful in this area.'Broekhoesten' - to fart - literally matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1087783023925364852004-06-20T21:43:00.000-04:002004-06-20T21:57:03.926-04:00CARE TO JOIN ME IN HELL?
Well, I had thought myself one of the elect, but we all know web tests don't lie. And I took this one as honestly as I could, and found out:
The Dante's Inferno Test has banished you to the Second Level of Hell!Here is how you matched up against all the levels:LevelScorePurgatory (Repenting Believers)Very HighLevel 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)Very LowLevel 2 (matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1087700705057204232004-06-19T22:27:00.000-04:002004-06-19T23:05:05.056-04:00A BIT ON CULTS
The very term 'cult' is a loaded one. After all, one person's 'cult' might be another person's religion. I am not going to make judgments here; rest assured, though, that several of the sites I include here have no such reservations!
Two Good Academic Resources, from the - University of Calgary , and University of Virginia
Some Specifically Christian Resources - If you matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1087613951296274412004-06-18T22:36:00.000-04:002004-06-18T22:59:11.296-04:00PREPARE YE FOR THE WEEKEND
..with yet another varied batch of fun!
Bus Station Central - if you're into public transportation, this is the site for you!
Can you Spot the Duck?
Japanese students put English Dialogue in comix.. amusing, in a smug, ethnocentric sort of way..
Pascal's Triangle
Strindberg and Helium - morbidly funny Flash characters..
Atlas of Medical Parasitology - thinking matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1087518291022253512004-06-17T20:15:00.000-04:002004-06-17T20:24:51.023-04:00SCIENCE HISTORY & MORE
The Art of Renaissance Science - Galileo and perspective, MANY nice illustrations..
Florence Museum of Science History
Medieval and Renaissance Scientific Instruments - great database!
Great Lectures in Accounting!
Yale Divinity School Library
Psychology of the Arts online magazine
Sikh Scriptures, online English translation
JFK Assasination Resources
It is the jobmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1087439513187676982004-06-16T22:19:00.000-04:002004-06-16T22:31:53.186-04:00VARIED STUFF
Cats, of course..
Whoever 'Carol' is, she's assembled a super collection of recipe links..
Greece says to Britain: Give us back our marbles!
Ceola's Celtic Music Archive
If you're looking for the lyrics to an 'oldie' , chances are they'll be here..
Two nice Poe sites: House of Usher, & The Poe Decoder (serious literary essays)
..and 3 native American sites: The Trail of matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1087351014974743762004-06-15T21:39:00.000-04:002004-06-15T21:56:54.973-04:00ERIKSON & PIAGET
Piaget formed highly influential theories as to stages of knowledge acquisition..
But I have found Erikson to be much warmer and human. He developed a schemata of 8 stages of life, which seems on target in many ways..
Another look at Erikson, and also, the Erikson Institute
VARIOUS
Beautiful PBase album of Pompeii
Infrared Photography by Andy Finney
The Zine Site - all matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1087260640288402522004-06-14T20:39:00.000-04:002004-06-14T20:51:32.516-04:00SAMURAI!
Let's start the new week off in a martial spirit - with a touch of Zen!
A Brief History of the Samurai
A Slightly Less Brief History
Every Damn Thing You Ever Wanted To Know About Them!
Samurai Gallery (paintings of famous Samurai)
Bushido - The Samurai Creed
Samurai Swords
Gay Samurai!
Zen and the Samurai - nice essay
'Zen - The Religion of the Samurai' by Kaiten Nukariya -matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1087177851695896292004-06-13T21:35:00.000-04:002004-06-13T21:50:51.696-04:00PUGS AGAIN!
Pug Club
Seattle Pug Gala
CONDUCTORS
The house where Mengelberg was born! From Maarten, who has a family connection to this conductor, one of the greatest of all time..
Eugene Ormandy Quotes - collected by orchestra members, seems he was the Samuel Goldwyn of music!
(MOSTLY AWFUL) HUMOR!
Imaginary village of Trepanning
Anti-Social Society (A.S.S.) of America - a few good matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-10870878596430352004-06-12T20:37:00.000-04:002004-06-12T20:50:59.643-04:00SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
...Matt Maguire is the hot one and hes not skinny either...
That's what I learned about myself- among other things - from the hilarious Googlism ! Enter your name and it comes up with a selection of statements about you, drawn (assumedly) from websites containing it..
Slash Dot - 'News for Nerds' - good computer stuff...
Ancient Egypt Megasite
Jim Morrison's Last Days
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1087006751149953952004-06-11T22:05:00.000-04:002004-06-11T22:19:11.150-04:00A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR (ALMOST) EVERYONE!
Yes, it's Absolute Gumby!
Early Comics (from 300 AD on!)
Wildlife of Pakistan
Greek Recipes
Canadian Governor General's Website
OK, here's one for you: if you can upload your mind into a machine, will it then be you? The hows,whys and what ifs are here..
This Australian performance artist explores cyborgian stuff
Erich Mangl's German Cemetery matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1086916793111938602004-06-10T21:06:00.000-04:002004-06-10T21:19:53.110-04:00ART, ANIMATION, AARDVARKS
The British Museum has a great online database, called COMPASS..
The Hecht Museum, at the University of Haifa, features nice archaeological finds..
The Yard Art Project
The Bogside Artists - painters of those stirring murals in Derry during the 'Troubles'
The SmartAss Guide to Art
Brain Juice - superb collection of biographies, most submitted by brainy college matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1086829023121349672004-06-09T20:46:00.000-04:002004-06-09T20:57:03.120-04:00A SIX PACK
Just the thing for our first little heat wave of the year here in New England!
Duckcentration - my new favorite online game - what more can I say. Except that I was getting tired of thwacking the penguin..
West Virginia Cemetery Photos - very nice, as are his other galleries, linked at top of page..
Bad Fads Museum!
Echoes of Enoch - a great site, from Roswell. A Christian matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1086744347139683032004-06-08T21:02:00.000-04:002004-06-08T21:25:47.140-04:00LATIN MUSIC
OK, as promised, something a bit more substantial than dancing badgers tonight! Although dancing might definitely be in order..
Latin music - what a gigantic topic. So let it be said that the following links just scratch the surface. However, should you engage it a bit of 'link crawling' you can probably get just about anywhere, using these as a starting point.
Being on the East matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1086658765981339732004-06-07T21:18:00.000-04:002004-06-07T21:39:25.983-04:00CONTINUING WITH WEIRDNESS..
According to my schedule, I should be doing something serious today. However, I discovered such a treasure trove of bizarre stuff today that I can't resist passing some along..
World Beard and Mustache Championships
What about Bones? Very weird site about a guy's dog, and his relationship with Jesus..
Perverted Justice - Oregon TV stations posts film clips of matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1086572816242225622004-06-06T21:31:00.000-04:002004-06-06T21:46:56.243-04:00MOSTLY FOR FUN!
The Truth About Chain Emails!
Surrealist Compliment Generator - ok, these things are getting better!
Badger Weirdness
Spot the Clifference! silly, but addictive game!
Vomitus - the art of Robert Steven Connett..
..and a few a bit more serious..
Excellent Collection of Online Historical Film Footage from India
Support the Monarchy!
Whole Brain Atlas..from Harvard Medical matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1086486413443552482004-06-05T21:26:00.000-04:002004-06-05T21:46:53.443-04:00CASTLES
..as I'm in a medieval mood today..
A good starting point..
..as is this one also..
Life in a Medieval Castle
The Evolution of British Castles - nice article, certainly much could apply to continental Europe as well..
I find the castles of the crusaders particularly interesting. In Petra, Jordan, there are quite photogenic ruins..
..whereas Crac des Chevaliers in Syria is still matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1086400712172846572004-06-04T21:53:00.000-04:002004-06-04T21:58:32.173-04:00A QUICK FOUR!
Make your own snowflake!
Travel through Brazil!
(thanks to Maarten for those two..)
Enjoy Female Comedians..
..or 'full-figured' burlesque!
"We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream; it may be so the moment after death."
Nathaniel Hawthornematthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938721.post-1086309115008072112004-06-03T20:05:00.000-04:002004-06-03T20:33:17.273-04:00BOTTLES
Collecting and otherwise celebrating old bottles is a pastime well represented online. It's sort of painful to view these, brings back the following memory from my childhood. My moronic country cousins and I, around age 10, were traipsing through the woods with our BB guns. Deep in a thicket behind a long abandoned old Yankee farmhouse, we found a stash of hundreds of old bottles, matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678518567579334419noreply@blogger.com