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"Life expands or shrinks in proportion to one's courage." ~Anain Nin
The Powerpuff Girls, of all The Powerpuff Girls, of all blessed things, as symbolic representations of the Abrahamic religions. jaybird found this for you @ 21:57 in Silly People, Satire & Strange Behaviors | | permalink
Chaos theory explains all: There's Chaos theory explains all: There's chaos on the buses: Model reveals why shuttles come all at once or not at all. jaybird found this for you @ 17:58 in Science, Quantum & Space | | permalink
Shoeshine man donates $89,000 in Shoeshine man donates $89,000 in tips to hospital Lexie goes to an office building about three blocks from the hospital and hands over his weekly donation — shoeshine tips, gifts from customers and contributions — to the hospital’s Free Care Fund. jaybird found this for you @ 17:18 in Radical Undertakings | | permalink
Orangutans Could Go Extinct in Orangutans Could Go Extinct in 20 Years Habitat destruction by illegal loggers could mean the extinction of orangutans within 10 to 20 years, a Harvard researcher studying the apes said Monday. jaybird found this for you @ 06:51 in Environment, Ecology & Nature | | permalink
Nothing is for sale on Nothing is for sale on eBay: eBay item 2953932717 (Ends Sep-30-03 19:42:42 PDT) - nothing via comments on yesterday's MeFi thread jaybird found this for you @ 06:42 in Blogosphere, Tech & Internet | | permalink
This post is about nothing. This post is about nothing. Zip. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Crossposted to MeFi jaybird found this for you @ 23:20 in Science, Quantum & Space | | permalink
Oy gevalt, today was stressful. Oy gevalt, today was stressful. So, in order to straighten out my head and releive this tension headache, I'm going to go and laugh with friends. Which is a good thing, considering that yet another study has proven laughter to be healthy, indeed, prophylactic (insert pun here___________). Experiments Prove: Laughter is Best Anti-Allergen jaybird found this for you @ 17:21 in Health, Medicine & Bio-Happiness | | permalink
A Gaetice depressus, right,  A Gaetice depressus, right, and its exuviae seem smiling in this undated handout photo from Toba Aquarium in Toba, Mie prefecture, western Japan. An 8-year-old boy picked the Gaetice depressus with about 1.5 cm shell on Aug. 30, 2003 when he went digging for clams at a beach in the prefecture and brought it to the aquarium. Employees at the aquarium doubted first that it was drawn by permanent marker but kept it. Even after the Gaetice depressus exuviated on Sept. 21, 2003, it still has the pattern like smiling clearly and it was proved that the pattern is by nature. jaybird found this for you @ 06:45 in Environment, Ecology & Nature | | permalink
Gorilla Escapes From Boston Zoo, Gorilla Escapes From Boston Zoo, is off to found new civilization. jaybird found this for you @ 06:41 in Environment, Ecology & Nature | | permalink
"Tomorrow" Wine, thicker than blood and much more fun to drink, has loosened my fingers and all the neural connections that make them move. While typing I cannot wax loquacious per se, I'm not talking here, this is the expression of fingertips. It's one of the chillier nights of the new autumn. The heater is on, and the night seems much darker than the summer sky. I've made insignificant preparations for the coming cold, tinkering halfwittedly in hopes that the winter will skip out this year. Growing up, everyone said how fast time goes as you age. No shit. Did the summer happen at all? Wasn't winter only yesterday? What have I done other than progress biologically to this point in time? I'm becoming increasingly aware of the years ahead. The giddiness of entering my thirties a just under a year ago has transformed into a sort of resignation and anxiety about that thing that doesn't exist, the future. I'm back to wondering if there is a monster in the closet, and hiding under the covers just in case. I suppose it's that whole "what have I done with my life?" theme that's flapping wildly in the gales of my mind, which has yet to learn effectively how to be quiet. Achievements, I can blessedly list many. Love, I cannot count the stars, how can I enumerate my love? A partner is a different story. I've been single now since '99, with a few aberrations, and that aspect of my life remains I need an enthusiastic kick in the pants. I need to regain my optimism for the next decade, which by most measures has been an early wild success. The monster in my closet might simply be a moth flitting about looking for light. I need only open the door and peek in, and let whatever is stewing there come out and chase it's kismet down... whether it's a bright future or a gnashing of teeth, or something inbetween. I appreciate this moment of honesty, and am buoyed by the fact that my trepidation is quite common, if even worse among those of my generation, even pathological. Every day we awaken to new rules and a rearranged playing field, and we spend half our time getting our bearings and the next half plotting the course ahead, and precious moments inbetween actually plowing through coordinates into tomorrow. I know my bout of weariness is as natural as pinecones, oatmeal and morning fog... if anything it's a point from which to pivot into a pointed and clear resolution to age gracefully, come what may. That said, it's time to drag these [not quite] old bones to bed. I wonder what tomorrow will be like. I haven't even the slightest clue, and as profoundly unnerving as that may be, it conversely can be utterly invigorating. jaybird found this for you @ 01:15 in Journaling the Infinite | | permalink
Would you like to meet Would you like to meet Gaye Males? jaybird found this for you @ 00:11 in Silly People, Satire & Strange Behaviors | | permalink
"September's Weird Searches" In keeping with bird on the moon tradition, here's the latest from the referrer files on how in the hell you (?) wound up here: There is a sharp rise in requests, as has been strangely typical, of anatomical pictures of the pop wench who recently had a sensational smooch with Madonna, and likewise of some Indian actress who likes having the same name twice. God bless the internet. jaybird found this for you @ 23:35 in Blogosphere, Tech & Internet | | permalink
Meteorite strikes Indian village, sparking Meteorite strikes Indian village, sparking fires and such, while in New Dehli, there's an animal blessing for peace (Note: next weekend is a tradtional Christian animal blessing time, honoring the feast of St. Francis). jaybird found this for you @ 21:04 in Culture, People & Customs | | permalink
They're going nuts: Weary troops They're going nuts: Weary troops just want to go home A little Iraqi girl -- no more than eight years old -- squatted beside the road with tears of humiliation streaming down her cheeks. Twenty feet away, three American soldiers had their rifles aimed at her as she was forced to relieve herself in full view of a long line of parked cars. From inside their vehicles, the Iraqi onlookers screamed their rage at the U.S. troops. Whenever one of the Iraqis ventured to step out of his vehicle, an American officer bellowed, "Get back in the car, a--hole!" and the .50-calibre machinegun mounted on the U.S. Hummer would swing menacingly toward the protester. via MeFi jaybird found this for you @ 19:24 in News, Opinion & Politique | | permalink
"Deep Gravity" This poem happened as a result of a very strange magnetism between a very striking presence in town today and I. He was absolutely beautiful, even a bit awkward (like some angel who'd just fallen to earth and was getting his bearings), and we just kept looking at eachother, trying to meet, but somewhat unable to. The brief time we were near eachother seemed quite long, if time even mattered.
jaybird found this for you @ 14:48 in Journaling the Infinite | | permalink
Bottoms up! Whisky of Mass Bottoms up! Whisky of Mass Destruction - how the US spied on a tiny island distillery If the slightest possibility exists that Bruichladdich distillery on Islay is a threat to world peace, we need to know. jaybird found this for you @ 14:11 in News, Opinion & Politique | | permalink
"Heartburn" Briefly, as the street walks my feet under an Indian Summer moonless sky, jaybird found this for you @ 23:22 in | | permalink
What do the Great Wall What do the Great Wall of China, the Paraguay Railway System and Historic Lower Manhattan have in common? They're all on the World Monuments Watch list of 100 Most Endangered sites. Crossposted to MeFi jaybird found this for you @ 21:16 in History, Civilization & Anthropology | | permalink
Anti-war protests span globe Protests Anti-war protests span globe Protests around the world on Saturday called for an end to the US-led occupation of Iraq and Israel's claims on Palestinian territories. jaybird found this for you @ 20:44 in News, Opinion & Politique | | permalink
Load of corn in  Load of corn in Somalia jaybird found this for you @ 20:16 in News, Opinion & Politique | | permalink
L'shana tova, happy Rosh Hashanah! L'shana tova, happy Rosh Hashanah! jaybird found this for you @ 17:11 in Spirituality, Religion & Mythos | | permalink
CIA seeks probe of White CIA seeks probe of White House The CIA has asked the Justice Department to investigate allegations that the White House broke federal laws by revealing the identity of one of its undercover employees in retaliation against the woman’s husband, a former ambassador who publicly criticized President Bush’s since-discredited claim that Iraq had sought weapons-grade uranium from Africa... jaybird found this for you @ 08:26 in News, Opinion & Politique | | permalink
Gimme some sugar: Embraced  Gimme some sugar: Embraced by India's hugging saint India's most famous woman guru, Mata Amritanandamayi, whose name means "mother of absolute bliss", is renowned for many things. jaybird found this for you @ 17:29 in Spirituality, Religion & Mythos | | permalink
34.6 Million U.S. People in 34.6 Million U.S. People in Poverty in 2002 More than 1.7 million people in the United States slid into poverty in 2002 and incomes slipped for the second year in a row, the U.S. government said on Friday in a report sure to provide new ammunition for Democrats trying to unseat President Bush. jaybird found this for you @ 16:24 in News, Opinion & Politique | | permalink
He was Simply Irresistable: Rock He was Simply Irresistable: Rock Singer Robert Palmer Dies at Age 54 jaybird found this for you @ 16:05 in Art, Music, Theater & Film | | permalink
Screaming across the intergalactic tabloids, Screaming across the intergalactic tabloids, it's :Milky Way Galaxy Cannibalizes Sagittarius Our Milky Way galaxy is gobbling up its galactic neighbor, Sagittarius, and on Wednesday, scientists offered documentary proof of this continuing cosmic cannibalism. jaybird found this for you @ 06:51 in Science, Quantum & Space | | permalink
Amazonian find stuns researchers Deep Amazonian find stuns researchers Deep in the Amazon forest of Brazil, archaeologists have found a network of 1,000-year-old towns and villages that refutes two long-held notions: that the pre-Columbian tropical rain forest was a pristine environment that had not been altered by humans, and that the rain forest could not support a complex, sophisticated society. jaybird found this for you @ 06:48 in History, Civilization & Anthropology | | permalink
Victory! Nigerian Islamic court clears Victory! Nigerian Islamic court clears Amina Lawal of adultery in stoning case jaybird found this for you @ 23:16 in News, Opinion & Politique | | permalink
"Congratulations, Joshua+Robin"  Just over a year ago, my long-time best friend married his beautiful bride, Robin. This week, they celebrate one year of marriage, with eternity to go. Their love is contagious, their sweet swooning is enough to make the moon do cartwheels and entice roses to sing Billie Holiday songs ("I've got a crush on you"). It was my honor and pleasure to be best man a year ago, and that joy continues always. If you ever had doubts about marriage, spend a minute with Joshua and Robin. They'll straighten you out. They are not only exemplars of a dynamic relationship in action... they're a living embodiment of all tales of romantic love that span millenia. So, tonight I raise my glass to two dear beloveds. You restore belief in love when you walk with that giddy step of yours down any street. Your togetherness moves mountains, in fact makes them tango. Your flowing love is wider than the Mississippi, the Yangtze, the Nile or the French Broad combined, and it brings me much happiness to be included in your tide and to marvel at your depth. jaybird found this for you @ 17:42 in Journaling the Infinite | | permalink
Meet the FLY GUY Meet the FLY GUY jaybird found this for you @ 16:47 in Cosmic Randomness Grab Bag | | permalink
New look for ball lightning New look for ball lightning Ball lightning - a slow-moving ball of light that is occasionally seen at ground level during thunderstorms - has puzzled scientists for centuries. There have also been reports of ball lightning in aircraft, but the origins of this phenomenon have remained a mystery. jaybird found this for you @ 06:52 in Forteana, Phenomena & the Bizarre | | permalink
Need more hits? Try adding Need more hits? Try adding some of these 'spook words' to your meta tags if you'd like more traffic from your friends at the NSA. first link via Reality Carnival, posted to MeFi jaybird found this for you @ 06:51 in Blogosphere, Tech & Internet | | permalink
'Extinct' mammal found in Cuba 'Extinct' mammal found in Cuba Unfortunately, it was aiding the prisoners at Camp Terror and will be turned into a muff. jaybird found this for you @ 22:18 in Forteana, Phenomena & the Bizarre | | permalink
Anyone talk to John Titor Anyone talk to John Titor lately? Traveling in Time Becomes Possible Black holes can take people to new dimensions jaybird found this for you @ 16:52 in Conjecture & Speculation | | permalink
Two meetings tonight, one over Two meetings tonight, one over beer. One, a writers workshop, another, jaybird found this for you @ 16:50 in Journaling the Infinite | | permalink
Yup, Huxley and Heinlein write Yup, Huxley and Heinlein write pr0n: Parents seek to ban books “This is pornographic literature and we do not feel it has a place in any school funded by taxpayer dollars.” jaybird found this for you @ 06:50 in Authors, Books & Words | | permalink
Dean Invokes Boston Tea Party, Dean Invokes Boston Tea Party, Rips 'King' George Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean invoked Boston's revolutionary legacy on Tuesday as he urged Americans to dump their latter-day "king" -- George W. Bush -- whom he accused of threatening democracy and caring only for the very rich. |
