It’s a matter of aesthetics. I simply find certain kinds of mouths repulsive. For me, it all has to do with the teeth. The worst mouth? The one where you have to wonder whether or not there are any teeth at all. The person hardly ever lets you see them. I dislike the bulldog expression – the bottom teeth appear, but the top teeth do not. I dislike very small teeth – they look like corn on the cob. If…
Today in history is brought to you via my emails from Centrum. On February 22: 1630: A Native American named Quadequina brings popcorn to the first Thanksgiving celebration, introducing the English colonists to the popping kernels that had been grown for more than 1,000 years on the North American continent. Hey, Centrum, how about letting us know the name of the tribe? Googled it – it’s the Wampanoag tribe. Ok, the leadership of Quadequina and his brother Massasoit was what…
Opposum – Originally uploaded by mountainpath2001. I was just outside and heard something rustling in the leaves in the back yard. Grabbed a flashlight, and went to investigate. It was an opposum, bigger than the one above. Every once in a while, I find an opposum out on the deck eating cat food. Normally there is a mutual I’m-eating-leave-me-alone policy between the ‘possum and the cats. Usually it scurries off into the fig tree and pretends I don’t see it….
HackerWatch Map I’m getting several attempts on my computer every day. I report these hacker attempts with my firewall software. They analyze corporate and individually-submitted data like mine to track patterns of attacks, hacking attempts, and disruptions. Once a pattern is mapped, the appropriate authorities and ISP carriers can be notified. I just looked at their sourcemaps for the first time today. Significant incidents recently reported: 24 Hours – 78,541,667 7 Days – 547,791,660 30 Days – 2,356,379,550 It shocks…
Roy Zimmerman – Funny Songs About Ignorance, War and Greed … 12 Free Songs of Christmas – Day 1 Roy Zimmerman is being compared to Tom Lehrer – but he seems like a neo-Arlo to me. The first download, available today, is Jerry Falwell’s God. (Check out Chickenhawk too) Thanks Roy! Needed that.
An interesting take on spiral symbols. Spiral imagery is universal – it doesn’t usually symbolize this, but why not? The claim is overstated, but it’s a great little flash movie and a set of very ancient ideas in a neat package. I like the viral experiment aspect, of course. Give Me the Master Key Note: I think “master key” was a bad choice of words…