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I. Start up the sirens Help me, somebody help me I'm falling Vomiting Shaking, sweating, There are bees in my head There is now...

" Something " " Imagine " " The Long And Winding Road "

Reprinted from: The New York Times Date: June 6th, 2010 Author: Peter Singer My purpose is to perpetuate Mr. Singer's question and its ...

Just as I predicted (hah!), the USA and England both advanced out of Group C and into the round of 16 at the FIFA World Cup in South Africa...

Sananda Maitreya (née Terence Trent D'Arby) covering "Angie" The Sundays covering "Wild Horses" To me thes...

Not everything that happens in life is bad. :)

I want a quiet life I cede my fifteen minutes of fame Billions of people on earth Crush the streets every day Crash in front of the TV each ...

Were you so able, then? Human reverse What, I really wonder were You capable of at birth Speech capped Abstract thoughts Your only input, Mo...

Something I really love to do is restore old photos, improve contemporary ones in terms of color and contrast and noise, or actually retouch...

Just because I can.

More of a royal blue than the greyish-blue I had before. [UPDATE: This doesn't make sense any more. I reverted to a blue-grey again...]...

Note: 'Other' almost certainly contains Polish, Irish, and possibly some French. I'm doing research to try to create a more acc...

So far, what do you like and not like about the new blog look? You don't have to go crazy, but I really value other people's perspec...

Don't be surprised if posts follow hot and heavy so to speak for the next few days - Right now I'm ripe with ideas. Of course, I...

Ever noticed that the flags of four of the most powerful countries in the world, four of the five permanent members of the UN Security Counc...

Oromë the Hunter Arda is the "World" in which JRR Tolkien's legendarium/mythos is set. It includes the places first created b...

Bwahahahahah!

Happy 1 June 2010, happy 2001st post, and I have a fun poll for you! Following are 25 cities off the top of my head, some big tourist spot...

Hello! Ok, so one thing is immediately clear — The metamagical overmind who (barely) controls this site has shifted into experimental mode a...

Not my photos, but they make me want to visit! Anyone been to Sedona? How was it? I've been to Phoenix, Flagstaff, The Grand Canyon, man...

I know, dumb question, right? What's your favorite brand and flavor? Or top few, if you can't possibly narrow it down to one. Min...

If you enjoyed these, I strongly recommend the DVD Toward the Within for the full concert, and more interview clips. Sadly Dead Can Dan...

Here's a funny clip from a show called "Mumbai Calling" in which the character played by the always-great Richard E Grant ( Wi...