I fly a lot and I’m always looking down at the majesty of what is not apparent from the ground. Perspective really is reality.
Going to Desire Weekend for Leather Women last year I remember looking down at the States’ food growing centre. And at freeways JAMMED with people all rushing to their separate, most important-thing-in-the-world destination. I felt small and humbled. I’m grateful for moments like those.
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I found this link and LAUGHED!
I haven’t been all the way through yet but I recognized myself in some of these net archetypes and will probably find the the perfect fit by the time I’m through. I’ll post my self-reflective dirty laundry when I do…
Flame Warriors
http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/index.htm
Do you see yourself?
Here we have CBC. A national broadcaster that really feels like the heart of Canada to me. Maybe not the whole heart, but certainly a chamber.
One of the programs run on CBC Radio One on Saturday mornings is North by Northwest which has resurected a segment called Lost Childhood Books. It’s hosted by Sheryl Mackay. They have a team of librarians who will, with an adequate description, track down a lost literary friend.
For years I have been trying to discover the book that was read to by the teacher to our fourth grade class. I’m almost 40 now and the book has always stayed with me. Guess what? They found it.
What do office lights and penguins have in common? Lots–Adelie penguins are nesting in a new climate condition that is causing more snow to fall in Antarctica. This snow is piling up around them as they sit on their eggs — to the point that they and their chicks can not get out and are dying in these garbage can sized snow holes.
Please folks, when you leave your office (if you have this ability; not all offices do) turn out your lights. And if you are the last person in the office, please remember to turn off the main lights. It seems so little, but it really does make a difference… if we were all a bit more vigilant…
The penguins thank you!
One more point of unexpected connection…
I was introduced to this video during the winter holidays of 2008. Yep just over a month ago.
I was at a holiday house party for a group of kinksters in Edmonton Alberta. Many of them belong to COPE, the local group running a public dungeon party on a monthly basis. Many of them are participants in the organization or presentation of Lupercalia, the largest hotel-based BDSM conference in Western Canada. Then there were folks like me who came as guests of those who were friends of the hosts.
A pansexual group of people. A couple of queers but mostly Hetero-Male Top kind of crowd. The male host, W——, has this HUGE TV which is connected to his laptop. And on that laptop is a stunning variety of media.
Apologies were made as this was loaded to play on the screen. IÂ fucking LAUGHED my ass off. Now I give you:
Jizz in My Pants by Lonely Island
OMFG
I’m not admittng where I got this crazy link to a game that features a dom and her sub travelling through a dungeon, whipping their opponents and collecting various toys fo extra life and for use as weapons…
http://www.adultswim.com/games/game/index.html?game=dungeons
Loving it and the sound effects too…
The Brick Testament is the largest, most comprehensive illustrated Bible in the world with over 3,600 illustrations that retell more than 300 stories from The Bible using LEGO
The Brick Testament - Noah's Ark
Servicing the citizens of my municipality calls to me but the sun beckons.
Puzzle? Game?
All I know is I’m having trouble with the running feet…
http://www.vectorpark.com/head/ or http://www.feedthehead.net/
Surreal and FABULOUS.
Researchers created a map linking different diseases, represented by circles, to the genes they have in common, represented by squares.
Disease Mapping courtesy of the the New York Times online:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/05/05/science/20080506_DISEASE.html#
I read about this in a magazine AGES ago. And of course I convinced myself that I would remember the web address. But no. I didn’t. So joy and bliss when I finally came across a link. It’s not perfect but it is close and provides some data.
There was a great link I came across one time that looked at fish populations and the commercial industry over time. Think I can find that? No.
http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/index.html
Meet my phone. It’s out of focus, but **shrug** that’s what you get when you steal images of out-dated technology off the web. It probably weighs a 1/4 of a pound and in at least one inch thick and 1.5 inches wide and about 6 inches long. I hold the battery on with an elastic, the paint is chipping off, the antennae is kinda fucked up, but the screen is almost completely free of any scratches.
My phone is almost ten years old.
So I can receive text messages, but there is no function on my phone which will allow me to send. I don’t text. I KNOW! How shocking. There’s no video, music, camera, email, spreadsheet, etc either. It doesn’t flip or fold or snap. It has ONE ring tone for everyone and it ain’t something from the soundtrack of my life either. It really is JUST.A.PHONE.
How many phones have you owned in the last 10 years. What did you do with the old ones?
Love this. All you do is plunk in a name and hit the button.
Learn important things about yerself! Behold the insanity and lack of sense!
http://www.googlism.com/
Edited for sense but some good laughs…
kona is a beautiful young black female cat – how sweet!
kona is 75 pounds – maybe when I was 10!
kona is the culminate of efforts of many java experts and many year of building architectures for rapid business application development
kona is hand picked and dried in the warm hawaiian sun
kona is split into two parts
kona is a very “laid”
kona is a special girl who is looking for a special home – ain’t that the truth!
kona is the first place i ever visited 22 years ago and i still love kona – who the hell is THIS!
kona is a very unique and wonderful place
kona is known for its world
kona is growing – kinder and gentler I hope…
kona is available inside for shipping to everywhere
kona is a song “style” associated with certain sung verses
kona is a unique experience – too true, too true, too true. Beware…
kona is a favorite spot
kona is a sweet kitty but definitely has an attitude – Heh…
kona is a hands – I’m more than that!
kona is every bit the opposite of hilo
kona is far from being deprived in this realm and as much as i’d like to go into detail on each component we’ll keep this to a minimum
kona is 50% us and 50% canadian owned – Not true. Canadian. The other half is South American
kona is part three of a six
kona is set in a four
kona is distinguished
kona is only good for what it is quarried for
kona is notoriously hot and windy – Now wait a minute! Them are fightin’ words!
kona is large
kona is the place
kona is very private
kona is not closely related to any modern
kona is difficult to find
kona is an orthopedic surgeon who maintains an active practice
So.
I was looking out the window today at a flock of sparrows who were flitting around in the tree outside the window. And I wondered… how do they keep their littel toes and ankles warm? Shouldn’t their legs freeze solid? Are their body temperatures, and heart rate such that their blood hgets super heated, forced into their feet and that’s how they do it?? Lack of temperature sensing nerves?? Or???
There was quite the conversation with the person I was with when I made this observation, but we could only speculate. Can someone help us please?
And while I’m asking about cold adaptations…does this apply to creatures of the north that have things like fins? By that I mean fish and mammals like seals. Their little feet don’t have as much blubber as their bodies… And what about their eyes? How come the membranes or creatures who swim underwater don’t freeze open?
What a fascinating world…
And now I’m wondering about Jelly fish which can live in oxygen depleted waters and at BIZZARE depths. Mind you, jellies are usually found in warmer waters… but still!
And all those weird transparent or glowing creatures WAAAAAY DOOOOOWN THEEEEERE too… it’s COLD down there. Which leads me to wonder just how fucking cold it is down there where diving bells and cameras fear to tread because of pressure…
Ah… curiosity.
Think it will kill the KonaKat?
Oh those kids over at OK Cupid…
http://www.okcupid.com/online.dating.persona.test
The Playstation
Random Gentle Sex master (RGSMf)
Easy to turn on. Hard to beat. You are The Playstation.
You’re a nice girl, and you have lots of sex. It’s therefore highly likely that you’re attractive, and you’re certainly outgoing & friendly. Plus, this healthy physical attitude of yours indicates deeper emotional well-being and stability. Unheard of. When girls dare to dream, they dream of you.
You don’t get attached too easily, and, to wit, you’re not necessarily looking for something long-term right now. That’s a bigger asset than you know. Though, physically speaking, you’re open to anything, you’re keeping your emotional side well-protected. This means there won’t be a lot of wreckage to clean up whenever you decide to settle down.
In the meantime, the women you share yourself with actually respect you. Like them, you enjoy sex for its own sake and don’t need any other validation for pleasure than pleasure itself. Hopefully, you have the good sense to blow off anyone who thinks less of you for that. Usually, this is the part of the description where we offer some life-correcting advice, but honestly, we can’t think of anything about you we’d change. Keep on fucking, partner.
ALWAYS AVOID: The Priss
CONSIDER: Anyone else
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