Saturday, January 20, 2007

Rat and Mole Club, my Eye.

file this under "Grumpy Old Man", but there is so much on tv now which
is pure b.s.

there's a story on this morning about the Rat and Mole Club... woman
saying these rats have been bred for centuries to be tame, unlike sewer
rats.

But wait (I sez)... .... CENTURIES? Not in the "West". How about
India... the Temple Rats... but they were not "bred to be tame", they
just happen to live in the temple.

She is "building a story".

I see so much news which is just story building... and they're not
worthy stories... they're just filling time. Making up an interesting
story. Taking a small grain of something & making it into a story.

History Channel does this too... it's entertainment, not history.

Friday, January 19, 2007

Nice background music :: Exotica, Lounge, Space Age Bachelor Pad, Bossa, Bollywood, Bubblegum, Soft-Psych, Go-Go, Latin Jazz..

http://www.luxuriamusic.com/

really "neo-lounge" almost elevator, but it varies.

pretty good.

You call it Country, I call it Bad Rock 'n Roll

Listening to the Whip http://wwhp.com this morning.

That's what was just playing. I remember Don saying "that's not
country". Well he of course was right. BUT... wwhp plays everything.
Real country, fake country, western, country-western, just plain rock
& roll. etc. "Both kinds of music: country AND western"

Having fun.

Cleaning house with "mom"

Now we're taking a break.

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Saw the Bald Eagles Again

The bald eagles were out by Hild Road again today. Working on that
dead deer. Must be a bad time for them.

Had a closer look at the one that does not have the white head... it
must be a female or a young one.

I suppose that with the power of the internet, I could surely get an
answer to that. :-)

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Wednesday, January 10, 2007

My fave radio station...

http://wwhp.com/
Playing the best in blues, bluegrass, alternative and traditional country, rock, gospel and American Roots music
Now with much better quality streaming than a couple years ago. I've been there. Met their chief engineer. Interesting place.

Petraeus’ Riddle: “Tell Me How This Ends”

http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/01/10/tell-me-how-this-ends/

Sadly. Or worse.

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Momofuku Ando: Mr. Noodle - New York Times

The inventor of ramen noodles dies at 96:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/09/opinion/09tue3.html?

ex=1325998800&en=5e351e668da0b093&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

maybe that link will work.

Sunday, January 07, 2007

Magic vs Magick

Sherry....

Sometime we might discuss what that's all about.

Doesn't have to do with "definitions" as far as I'm concerned.

Saturday, January 06, 2007

StepMania Dance - Stomping on colored lights?

I read a comment recently which dismissed playing DDR/StepMania/ITG as not dancing at all, but rather "stomping on colored lights"!

It can be done that way,  & I'm sure that for a lot of the people playing these games it is the way.

But one of the points of these games is you can play it any way you want.

You can "stomp" or you can dance... it's your decision.


Thursday, January 04, 2007

Devious Rabbit Tricks Bush Into Signing Gun Ban | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

for example of what real news is like, go here:

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/57118

(fun)

p.s.
The Onion doesn't claim to be the World's most reliable news source,
that honor is reserved for http://weeklyworldnews.com

Radio News | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

http://www.theonion.com/content/radionews

I've subscribed to this on my Yahoo home page... it lists short audio
clips "newscasts" which are dumb but humorous.

Jeff

Fiction writing... Real Art Won't Match Your Sofa

http://brni.livejournal.com/189447.html

an interesting article about:

> Real Art Doesn't Match Your Sofa
> or: The Trouble with Genre
> or: Damn the Rules, You Play All 12 Notes in Your Solo Anyway

a lot of interesting comments too. Can conclude in different ways.

Jeff

Monday, January 01, 2007

Happy New Year!

Well... made it through another year.

Now to get started actually doing something.

Crazy Old Man's aerobics, dance, writing, organizing.

Fitness first... with that the other follows.

Thanks to all the people who have supported us through the year.

Wishing you all a Happy New Year!

- Jeff

Sunday, December 31, 2006

BIAM January 2007 Goals - Jeff

1. get my manila dreams organized. Reward: The Sonoma Diet (used
from Amazon)

2. get the old original dream journal transcribed. Reward: Dance in
a Circle... Wave Arms in Air.

I know this isn't much in the writerly fashion, but it's what I got.

Jeff aka MagicDrum

Saturday, December 30, 2006

Life Is Not Worth Living Movies

I first decided I could leave movies when I wanted to and not feel obligated in any way long ago. Short list... Clockwork Orange, Brazil, Chinatown... probably some others. If I feel like I'm being abused, I leave. It's my life, I don't have to sit there and let some director/writer throw crap at me. I never told people about this until one of our sales engineers told me he walked out on a movie (this would have been 1974, 75 or 76)... said he didn't have to let "Life Is Not Worth Living" movies mess with him. He said there had been a whole swath of them. We had a qood discussion... and I was glad to know I wasn't alone. I have since gotten much better at spotting these movies before I actually pay to watch them. Part of my "You Are What You Eat" philosophy.

Monday, December 25, 2006

Christmas 2006: Pirates & Nursing Homes

Judy said... "Best Christmas in years, and it was in a nursing home."
So true.

from

http://filkertom-itom.blogspot.com/2006/12/021-pirate-christmas.html


aka http://tomsmithonline.com

The Song: http://www.tomsmithonline.com/freestuff/oddio/iT021_192.mp3


The Pirate Christmas... Lyrics.... pasted below!

A Pirate Christmas
Words © 2006 by Tom Smith
Music by Diverse Hands
Released under a Creative Commons Noncommercial ShareAlike License


We three kings of orient ARRR...

Swab the decks w' boughs of holly
fa la la la la, la la la la
Hoist the Roger if it's jolly
fa la la la la, la la la la
Don we now our pirate trappings,
Fa la la, la la la, la la la
Caught me peg leg in these wrappings
fa la la la la, la la la la

From the portside to the starboard
And from transom to bow
We are covered with invading bivalves

They latched on when we were harbored,
And nobody knows how
To remove them and get the ship clear.

Barnacles, barnacles,
Give me a friggin' damn crowbar
barnacles, barnacles,
Soon they will eat this whole bay.

Said the lookout to the bosun's mate,
Do you hear what I hear?
(Do you ARRR what I ARRR!)

(a cappella)
O Cannonball, O Cannonball
I'll shoot you through the stockade wall

All I want fer christmas is me two front teeth,
Me two front teeth, me two front teeth....

My cap'n told me,
Ba-rum pa pum pum
ARRR, RUM!
RUM!
I'm tryin' ta SING!
We LIKES rum!

Ye better watch out, ye better not cry,
Get the rum out, I'm tellin' you why,
Cap'n Jack is comin' ta town
He walks with a list, talks a good game,
Blade, kiss or fist, it's always the same,
Cap'n Jack is comin' ta town.

He seizes any treasure
The rum and wenches too,
He knows if you've been bad or good
(Cap'n Jack voice) And either one will do!

Don't follow his lead, it's gonna get grim,
The only survivor likely is him,
Cap'n Jack is comin' ta town.

Christmas, christmas time is here,
Time fer loot and wine and beer,
Santa, bring your big ol' bag,
We want treasure, we want swag
Want a map from some old book,
Me I want a brand new hook
We can hardly stand the wait
Please christmas don't be late.

I saw the cap'n kissing santy claus
Down below the bulwark late last night
... Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Arrr! The herald angels sing,
Here's a letter from the king

Up in the crows nest, it's my watch,
Keeping warm with rum and scotch,
Icy winds and freezing sleet,
Too darn slippery to keep my feet
Yo ho ho, who wouldn't goOOOOOOO....

Silent night, holy night,
Shush the cat, douse the light
Round the back, the door isn't locked
Grab their stuff, we'll go get it hocked
Sleep in heavenly peace,
The constables' palms have been greased.

All right, ye swabs! Big finish!

Dashing through the snow
Is somethin' we ain't done,
Because we never go
Away from tropic sun,
Keep yer cold and ice,
We think it's kinda dumb
We've got our Christmas paradise
With beaches, girls and rum!
ARRR!
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to sail the Caribbean today-ay!
Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas on the sea,
Yo ho ho, yo ho ho, a Santa's life for me!
Yo ho ho, yo ho ho, a Santa's life for me!

posted by filkertom @ 11:19 PM

Thursday, November 11, 2004

as you can see when I said I was "back", it wasn't for long. but I'm back now. And I'm doing a lot of non computerish sorts of things... like this...

Monday, October 14, 2002

BY THE WAY... I'm back!!!!... It's been a long time.

The Garden Gate: Gardening in Illinois A unique resource for gardeners in East Central Illinois, Gardening in Illinois provides horticultural information for our area, as well as information about area organizations and interesting places to visit.

Garden Gate may be a repeat, but still worthy for Illinoisans after all these years.

Tuesday, March 27, 2001

Ceramic Infrared Heaters

CERAMIC INFRA_RED heaters for "home" use.