If you are playing the movie on a telephone? THAT IS NOT WHAT THE MAKERS OF MITCHELL WOULD HAVE WANTED. Doesn’t it sound good? The best way to listen to music is on laptop speakers: BUT (more…)
Sailing to Byzantium, W. B. Yeats, 1865 – 1939 (public domain)
Sailing to Byzantium That is no country for old men. The young In one another’s arms, birds in the trees —Those dying generations—at their song, The salmon-falls, the mackerel-crowded seas,
Dr. Richard Miller on Ernie, and the biggest changes in the last 125 years.
An old story…. of big changes. The impact of the auto on community, life. I will let it stand alone: “So it goes. It couldn’t last forever, it was unsafe, but it’s hard to see something like that (more…)
Wilbur Hot Springs as the first off grid non-tech “luxury” experience, our technological addictions…
The below is reprinted from an old blog I managed for Wilbur Hot Springs, which is physically a few hours north of San Francisco. It’s a 100% off grid hot springs and hotel / resort-ish / glamping / camping (more…)
We summitted the Matterhorn! FINALLY!
Akin to this ancient post about me ski gliding the alps, it is assured that the person in that post would also summit the Matterhorn. Because that is what that person would do.
Up to Date chronology of Quentin Tarantino’s interlocking universe
*I wrote most of the words, except where noted. I shamelessly cribbed all these anon pics from the internet and I am sorry. If you see this and want credit for anything, let me know. I hadn’t seen (more…)
Uncle Fishbits’ Champagne Cocktail Recipe – “The Double Entendre”
“I like my martinis like I like my entendres… double.” – Thank you Monty. Okay, I have been thinking about this a long time. If you are mildly thoughtful, and think of Lillet in place of Champagne, (more…)
Can you ever have enough money? Tax off income is broken, so the answer is no.
I am not an economist, tax person, or financial smartie, so grain of salt- HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH MONEY? Can you ever have enough? http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwasik/2014/05/30/how-much-money-is-enough My (more…)
1) Drone Ethics 2) AI, Driverless Car, & Machine Ethics 3) Robot Soldier Ethics 4) Drone Journalism
Random bits! 1) What if Mexico targeted a narco-terrorist in Phoenix w/ a #drone? http://truth-out.org/news/item/13085-obama-breaks-the-golden-rule-on-drones 2) (more…)
Quello! HD Concerts exist online, for free, and I didn’t know? OH MY!
How does this exist? Wow. Enjoy Music. Nina Simone Montreaux 76 http://qello.com/concert/Live-in-Montreux-1976-2843 Jaco Pastroius http://qello.com/concert/Live-and-Outrageous-2879 Etta James (more…)