I was browsing the Merriam-Webster website (I know; how geeky) when I stumbled on a feature called Word for the Wise. Seemingly inconsequential synchronicities kick me in the shoes every now and again to remind me of the iridescence of life. Today's Broadcast ( Read more... )

At a job one can get a good idea about the normative population: you work with them and, in the case of retail or service, cater to them. For the most part we develop a method of tolerating these people and their nuances for the duration of the work day. We smile when they say a joke or tell a story, but our minds are else ware, thinking about ( Read more... )

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An interesting documentary of the amazing titular film. Some of the interviewers are a little dingy but there are a few interesting comments made on the inspiration of art, the impetus of creativity through the consideration of multiple perspectives and the exponential grassroots quality of real art: three kids in the front row becomes six the ( Read more... )

The other day at work I got the idea of a comic about a “reality” TV show. These shows showcase popular stereotypes and are scripted to encourage conflict between them. The benefit for me would be to creatively express my general disgust with these common stereotypes. That would be the “big” idea, but satire is often pleasantly pluralist. This ( Read more... )

I almost didn't notice.

Happy 9/11!

Why listen to music? Read books? Watch films? What are we trying to do by indulging in such things? It seems that most people want to be entertained; pacified; merrily carried along until life sniffs them out, glimpses them from the corner of its eye, and squeezes them back into the usual stresses of work, family and society. But such a menial ( Read more... )

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The Icelandic Horse


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