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Previously
- “I’m sorry, but that is just incorrect enough for you to lose!” May 27, 2023
- A memory…. May 26, 2023
- Something for Thursday May 25, 2023
- Tina May 24, 2023
- Tone Poem Tuesday May 23, 2023
- Notes from North of the Border: A Travelogue (days two and three) May 22, 2023
- Scenes from amongst the lilacs (and a bit of Rachmaninoff!) May 21, 2023
- Sadly, we had no canoli…. May 19, 2023
- Something for Thursday May 18, 2023
- Twenty-six May 17, 2023
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A memory….
Not sure why this popped into my head, but it’s always worth revisiting Mr. Martin’s thoughts about art and commercialism.
Parroting
Parrots being trained to say naughty words is an underused comedy bit, I think. From NYPD Blue: the squad is now under the command of Sergeant Gibson, who is a pretty annoying dude who think he’ll keep his parrot at work. … Continue reading
A random country song for a Wednesday evening
I had a long day at work today (not a bad day at all, but we had a big project today for which I had to be at work a bit early) and my brain is doing its impression of tapioca, so … Continue reading
And now, a backyard train layout.
Here’s something nifty!
Also, this.
Here’s something in the “You learn something new every day!” Department: there is a Chinese reed instrument called the Sheng, which involves several upright pipes in a nifty kind of cross between an oboe and a calliope. Here a sheng … Continue reading
And now, this.
I know you don’t think you need to watch a foul-mouthed Australian guy do a tutorial and how to make a burger with pineapple on it, but really, how good are you at assessing your needs, actually? That’s what I thought. Here’s … Continue reading
Light posting continues….
…but I don’t want to post nothing at all, which is where CBS Sunday Morning‘s trove of show-closing nature segments comes in! Turns out there’s a ton of these on YouTube. I’ve chosen this one, pretty much at random.
“Rock City”
In my old hometown of Olean, NY, there is a small tourist attraction called “Rock City”. It’s a park at the top of one of the highest hills south of the city, where a region of gigantic rocks sits. I’m … Continue reading
Tunnelin’
When I was a kid and my mother’s family still lived in the Pittsburgh area, we would obviously go to visit on occasion, which meant a lot of driving through that city. If you’ve never been to Pittsburgh, it’s a … Continue reading