Cerealism: (1) An art movement in which flakes, O’s, puffs and other crispy shapes are used in collage, painting and other forms of artwork. (2) A brand of breakfast cereal that uses symbols and imagery from surrealistic works of art, like the melted clocks in Salvador Dali’s The Persistence of Memory. (3) A philosophy in which life is likened to packaged Read More …
Lots of sites, like Netflix, try to predict from past behavior and preferences what you might like next. But, frankly, sometimes I’m just sick of the same old stuff and want some surprises. So, Netflix, if you had a “Change Up” or “Change of Pace” button, mining a category or genre I usually avoid, I’d click. Find Read More …
Why don’t people make “snow angels” in sand … on grass … in cornfields? (“I tell you, Marge, some aliens made flattened 40 stalks again last night.”) Make a “crop angel” … turn your body 90 degrees, and repeat — you have a “crop circle.” And what other designs could a sitting or lying person make Read More …
No, can’t say that. (Similarities can always be coincidence, not just the sincerest form of flattery.) But I came across two other “Steal My Ideas” sites. Cool! Steal My Ideas: It’s Like I Rubbed My Brain All Over This Thing: Paul Bertino’s brain rubbings include some evolving Jesus mystery painting (Jesus as the Grim Reaper?), Read More …
Loved the book Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. It explores the mystery of how, sometimes, we just have a deep understanding instantly. In some cases, there’s a wellspring of knowledge and expertise that bubbles up. In others, in chaotic moments of danger, we just know to react. Since reading it, I’ve strived to trust my initial judgments Read More …
Here’s another way to improve boxing. Or at least create a kind of added interest. Four heavy punching bags swing from the ceiling along the ropes. So gotta look out! Don’t backpedal too much! Don’t think you can run and hide! Or WHOOOMP! Down you go. Shudda watched where you wuz going.
SPOILER ALERT, PART 3: As the release of Harry Potter 7 approaches (July 21), I’ve been theorizing about the biggest mystery of the series: How did Harry become “The Boy Who Lived,” not just surviving a killing curse but somehow causing it to rebound against its perpetrator, Lord Voldemort, destroying his body and exiling what was left Read More …
It all begins with this: What does she really love? Example: Her cat. So buy, make or invent something for her cat. Make a kittie photo album. Photoshop it to include all sorts of celebrities, human or cat. Or remove some cat-related annoyance. Like: Clipping its claws. So give her coupons saying you’ll clip Floofoo’s Read More …
Example of contrarian inspiration: Educating people to take insults less seriously. Lesson One: Sticks and Stones Will Break My Bones, But Names Will Never Hurt Me. OK, names can hurt, and reputations matter. So does accuracy. But a world that pretends we’re all wonderful isn’t. Isn’t accurate. Isn’t honest. Isn’t wonderful. We need to learn Read More …
Label reveals: “Energy used to make this product.” If A and B cost the same, would you buy the one that wasted less energy? Side benefit for jingoists: It’s probably the product made abroad that consumed the most energy, because of shipping. So home-made, local products would probably score the best. Of course, cynics might say: Read More …
And I don’t mean throw a fight. Now I’m not taking sides on the whole morality issue of whether pummeling another person senseless is a soul-enchancing sport. But if you want boxing to be more exciting, let’s up the action vs. dodging quotient. Enough of backpedaling ballerina stuff (entertaining only when done by Muhammed Ali did). Read More …
Interesting article recently in the NY Times, called “This Is Your Life (And How You Tell It).” Suggests an approach to straightening out one’s head where you examine the plot you’ve adopted for your life. OK, maybe it’s as simple as “Boy meets smart, kind and sexy girl, boy marries girl, boy and girl have Read More …
SPOILER ALERT: This post continues “What Was Lily Potter’s Trick?” [and is continued in “A Bloody Better Theory“]. Many have speculated that Harry’s scar is the final horcrux, or hidden piece of Lord Voldemort’s soul. How Harry got it, however, remains mysterious. We know from the Dark Lord’s own mouth that he was trying to kill Harry, not create a horcrux: “You all know that Read More …
Here’s another cartoon from years ago. Please credit Peter Mucha, if you use.
Just a thought. The mind has so many things on its mind. Amazing it keeps things sorted and related enough to trick us into thinking life’s not just chaos. So instead of a place like “the conscious mind,” we have mental filters that interfere with some files getting shared. You tell yourself you’re not upset, Read More …