Low tonight 78°, whaaa… This is the current temperature. 94° at 7:45 pm. The low is going to be a chilly 78 degrees. At least in the desert it gets cool at night. An air-conditioned bunker sounds like a good idea. Rain in the forcast doesn’t seem to be poised to give much relief. A good time to hunker down and work or see movies. I’m so confused.
Month: June 2010
memory = truth
It was an incredibly hot day.The sky was flat, almost white.
We had been waliking and walking, and walking now we were at the top. It was time to look for a glass of wine and a comfortable place in the shade. (This is when I was still shooting film on a regular basis.) I can replay this day so that my memory equals truth.
Time lapse NASA images of the Gulf Coast oil disaster.
A view that gives scope to this ongoing disaster. There’s nothing I can say.
Bruce Springsteen, London Calling: Live in Hyde Park
Sorry I had to delete this vid. It had a commercial up front I didn’t mind that as much as it would autoplay.
Screw that.
If you want to watch it head over to youtube.
Father’s Day gift : Grouch Marx sings
A special gift for my dad.
word today: gelato
Gelato differs from ice cream in that it has a lower butterfat content, typically gelato contains 4–8% versus 14% for ice cream. Gelato generally has slightly lower sugar content, averaging between 16–22% versus approximately 21% for ice cream. Non-fat milk is added as a solid. The sugar content in gelato is precisely balanced with the water content to act as an anti-freeze, that is, to prevent the gelato from freezing solid. The types of sugar used are sucrose and dextrose and invert sugar to control the apparent sweetness. Typically, gelato and Italian sorbet contain a stabilizing base. Egg yolks are used in yellow custard-based gelato flavors, including zabaione and creme caramel.
dali lama : warmth, kindness, compassion
The purpose of our life needs to be positive. We weren’t born with the purpose of causing trouble, harming others. For our life to be of value, I think we must develop basic good human qualities – warmth, kindness, compassion. Then our life becomes meaningful and more peaceful – happier.
dali lama
Chocolate Jesus, Tom Waits
Performance art.
No hitter? — It’s nothing til I calls em
What is the difference between a materialist, an idealist, and an existentialist umpire?
A materialist says: I calls them as I seems them.
An idealist says: I calls them as they are.
An existentialist says: They ain’t nothing, ’til I calls them.
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Instant replay diminishes the game.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/04/sports/baseball/04tigers.html?hp
Guillaume Nery dives at Dean’s Blue Hole, the deepest blue hole in the world.
This video blows my mind.
This is an example of a particular freediving discipline defined as:
Constant Weight Without Fins (CNF)
The freediver descends and ascends under water using only his own muscle strenght, without the use of propulsion equipment and without pulling on the rope. Constant weight without fins is the most difficult sportive depth discipline, because of absolutely no propulsing material to go down in the water. This category needs a perfect coordination between propulsing movments, equalization, technique and buoyancy.