Beijing, July 28 (DPA) Cracks in concrete sleepers and thawing of permafrost threaten to undermine the rails of China’s controversial new line to Tibet, state media said Friday.

‘Frozen ground used as the foundation for the railway is sinking and cracking along a few sections, and this makes some parts of the railway unstable,’ railway ministry ( Read more... )

Things that I read about recently:

1. A woman hit a bear on her bike. She flew 30 feet in the air and then skidded on her back across the pavement for a ways. The bear grunted and walked away to look for honey.

2.A man was hit by a falling dog.

In the bigger picture,
3.U.S. pessimism is on the rise.

And we wonder why! Animals are winning!

music. the dynamics flow up and down and glissandos are like raindrops. The sun shines on me walking, eating a crossaint. I brush the gloss medium over the photo of a woman grabbing oranges in front of a viennese church. time to rotate the compost ( Read more... )

Im in Prague. Last night Nate and Jeff, who are both great to hang out with, took me and billy out to SPERM FEST. It was a huge party in an old wharehouse and had three stages and movie rooms and several bars. We were dancing to the Notwist, kid606, and Jimmy Purcell. All great music and tons of attractive and fun people. Beer is cheaper than water ( Read more... )

Blos, a world-renowned psychologist came up with this deep observation ( Read more... )

josh makes the best goulash ever!

"I brought Mrs. Renling here a few times to dance and drink spring water; the mosquitos, though, were too active for her. Afterward I sometimes went alone; she didnt see why I should want to. Nor did she see what I strayed into town for in the morning or why I took pleasure in sitting in the sill green bake of the Civil War courthouse aquare after ( Read more... )

well i feel good today. maybe I could walk around the block a few times to figure out why. I drew a picture of myself with a bird beak. Ill say its that, and seeing bill shea's lovely face at work. Im trying to get a new job where i work in the mornings but maybe have more hours. then i could stop checking video projectors and make coffee instead. ( Read more... )

people dont live or die, people just float.

If you want to buy a container of vessels, you'll know who to come to.