Look! Up in the Sky...
Wednesday, 5. September 2007, 03:41:46
On Ghost Stories
Thursday, 30. August 2007, 04:09:25
"He that has eyes to see and ears to hear may convince himself that no mortal can keep a secret. If his lips are silent, he chatters with his fingertips; betrayal oozes out of him at every pore..."
--Sigmund Freud
Ah, did you once see Shelley plain,
And did he stop and speak to you
And did you speak to him again?
How strange it seems and new!
But you were living before that,
And also you are living after;
And the memory I started at--
My starting moves your laughter.
--Robert Browning, "Memorabilia"
"The Shelley whose appearance regularly shocks Browning is, of course, a ghost. The bare fact of talking with a ghost is bound to be curious and impressive--enough to make one start. But at the same time it's not unusual to converse with ghosts, and this generalization can be taken beyond the sphere of literature, beyond the notion of writers struggling with the mighty dead for imaginative priority..."
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--Sigmund Freud
Ah, did you once see Shelley plain,
And did he stop and speak to you
And did you speak to him again?
How strange it seems and new!
But you were living before that,
And also you are living after;
And the memory I started at--
My starting moves your laughter.
--Robert Browning, "Memorabilia"
"The Shelley whose appearance regularly shocks Browning is, of course, a ghost. The bare fact of talking with a ghost is bound to be curious and impressive--enough to make one start. But at the same time it's not unusual to converse with ghosts, and this generalization can be taken beyond the sphere of literature, beyond the notion of writers struggling with the mighty dead for imaginative priority..."
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Why Not?
Saturday, 25. August 2007, 04:49:56
Intro to Religion For the Hell of It by the revered Robert Anton Wilson.
“Have you ever considered the possibility that God might be a crazy woman? Or that John Dillinger died for you? Do you think there might be a secret technique by which the Enlightened can literally get Something for Nothing? Could the Martians have the true religion while Earthians are lost in superstitious darkness? Can a cup of coffee be a sacrament, and if not, why not? Does the mathematics of six-dimensional space-time and philosophy of Multi-Ego Pantheistic Solipsism explain the universe?”
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“Have you ever considered the possibility that God might be a crazy woman? Or that John Dillinger died for you? Do you think there might be a secret technique by which the Enlightened can literally get Something for Nothing? Could the Martians have the true religion while Earthians are lost in superstitious darkness? Can a cup of coffee be a sacrament, and if not, why not? Does the mathematics of six-dimensional space-time and philosophy of Multi-Ego Pantheistic Solipsism explain the universe?”
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Why Not?
Saturday, 25. August 2007, 04:48:10
Intro to Religion For the Hell of It by the revered Robert Anton Wilson.
“Have you ever considered the possibility that God might be a crazy woman? Or that John Dillinger died for you? Do you think there might be a secret technique by which the Enlightened can literally get Something for Nothing? Could the Martians have the true religion while Earthians are lost in superstitious darkness? Can a cup of coffee be a sacrament, and if not, why not? Does the mathematics of six-dimensional space-time and philosophy of Multi-Ego Pantheistic Solipsism explain the universe?”
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“Have you ever considered the possibility that God might be a crazy woman? Or that John Dillinger died for you? Do you think there might be a secret technique by which the Enlightened can literally get Something for Nothing? Could the Martians have the true religion while Earthians are lost in superstitious darkness? Can a cup of coffee be a sacrament, and if not, why not? Does the mathematics of six-dimensional space-time and philosophy of Multi-Ego Pantheistic Solipsism explain the universe?”
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Back in the Day...
Monday, 20. August 2007, 20:04:16
Fourteen years old and we listened to the likes of X, T.S.O.L, The Misfits, Suicidal Tendencies, Social Distortion...We trolled among the import record stores hunting for anything rare or new. Valentine Records, Atomic, Zed's. Oh, those sweet and long ago days when vinyl was all important. I don't remember the last time I've seen a music store let alone a "record" store. My old turntable has been gathering dust and those old much loved albums have all been converted to digital and uploaded to my shiny iPod (a lifetime of music and counting always with me, always avaiable. You have to admit, though I may be waxing poetic here, that it's pretty cool). As it turns out vinyl is not dead and it might just be time for me to dust off the old Technics and spin a few for old time's sake. Only after visiting the local record store of course...Greene Records itself looks like a typical alternative record store, which, sadly, is now an endangered species of retail. The square room is painted dark gray, and the walls are lined with neatly folded T-shirts and vinyl records. There’s a glass case up front that doubles as cash register counter, one side of it plastered with Subhumans and Bad Religion stickers.
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This Was Fun
Friday, 10. August 2007, 04:16:30
Thanks toFuriefor the link!
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Tuesday, 31. July 2007, 17:04:52
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Queen Me
Saturday, 28. July 2007, 17:06:17
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): A Sagittarius reader named Sarah Morehouse sent me an announcement. "I've just discovered that I'm . . . ummm . . . cough . . . RULER OF THE WORLD," she said. "Don't panic. I'm planning to be a benign dictator. But here are two immediate changes. First: We will no longer separate reverence and amusement. Every one of us must regard humor as holy, and infuse our moments of solemn awe with giggles and snorts. Secondly: All of us are artists. That's right: Each and every one of us is now a certified creator of smart beauty, deep spiritual meaning, and good-natured practical jokes." Queen Sarah went on at length, but I'll stop there so I have room to point out this truth: Of all the signs of the zodiac, you Sagittarians are in the most perfect position to embody her new laws. In the coming weeks, you should regard them as your mandate.
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Little Rays
Saturday, 28. July 2007, 16:26:19
When I was just a child my first excursion into the salty sea was prefaced with dire warnings about those stinging rays. Then, not as now, the fearsome rays in question were not from the sun but of those found beneath the lovely waves. The danger still lurks but, as all things, with time has become just a part of life and yes, before my child first dipped her toes into the brine I urged her to step lightly...
RAY BAY
Seal Beach's reputation as a hot spot for stingray injuries is well-deserved, says a new study by Cal State Long Beach. Lead researcher Chris Lowe reports that swimmers, surfers and waders were hit by stingrays at least 2,264 times from 1997-2005. The city averaged 251 injuries per year during that period, according a paper Lowe presented at an American Elasmobranch Society meeting in St. Louis
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A quilt held together by a mother's love
Saturday, 28. July 2007, 16:09:07
Garden Grove resident Duyen Nguyen's entry in the Orange County Fair's memorabilia section is a quilt with special resonance. It was made by her seamstress mother, who couldn't afford jewelry or cash for a wedding dowry. Her mother used scraps to make the quilt, which consists of more than 4,000 hand-sewn petals.
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image: JEFF OVERLEY, THE REGISTER
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