Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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WOOF WOOF!
A google search for the “World’s Ugliest Frog” got me something quite unexpected- the above image of Sam, a pedigreed Chinese Crested Hairless and 3 time winner of the “World’s Ugliest Dog” Contest. Two words keep coming to mind…. “JOIN US!”
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“Shine” On, you Crazy Hillbilly!
Don’t let the title fool you, the man pictured at left is not crazy, far from it, and I have no problem with the people of Appalachia (eh-puh-latch-uh). I grew up in Western North Carolina, you see, and it was not uncommon to see people like him on a daily basis. His name, by the…
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“Sam & Max” are Back!
That’s right, they’re back, but who are they? Sam and Max are the creation of Steve Purcell who based them on the childhood drawings of one of his siblings. Sam is an anthropomorphic dog who dresses like a 1950’s gumshoe and Max is his partner, a “hyper-kinetic rabbity thing” or “lagomorph” depending upon whom you…
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I can’t figure out if I should be impressed, or intimidated, or just plain disgusted…
I can’t say I’ve ever been drawn to the allure (can it even be typified as allure?) of the “Cash Money” aesthetic. Personally, there’s nothing about some tough looking mug displaying his/her wealth (or casting the illusion of) in ostentatious amounts for an album cover that makes me curious as to what sort of music…
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Big Fun in Hay-Vanna!
Just got in from Hay-Vanna (Havana, FL) where I spent the majority of this weekend in my studio. Managed a little painting, a little planning, and more than a little relaxing. Labor intensive is the best thing for me to just zone out and ride. Managed to finish another this weekend. Steadily moving forward, rearranged…
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When it’s all worthwhile, Pt. 2.
Close to a year ago, I was commissioned to make a ceramic strawberry pot. It took some doing but I was very pleased with the results. As were my patrons, who had planned all along to use it for a fresh herb planter. Yesterday, they sent me a pic showing off their newly planted and…
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Finally!
Spider-man, Spider-man, Does whatever a spider can, Spins a web, any size, Catches thieves just like flies, Look Out! Here comes the Spider-man! Is he strong? Listen, bud, He’s got radioactive blood. Can he swing from a thread, Take a look overhead, Hey, there! There goes the Spider-man! In the chill of night, At the…
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Oh My Gawd! It’s like it was planned this way!
YASS, YASS, thas rah-yat, ya’ll! Two important dates this weekend, a weekend serendipitously put together for maximum consumption of pop-culture iconography. Friday sees the premier of the film SPIDER-MAN 3, Back in Black, and Saturday is Free Comic Book Day! This is better than Christmas and Kwanzaa put together! So go unto the world ye…
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Just another possible reason to shut off your cellphone!
Had this article forwarded to me today, and if there is even a hint of truth to these claims we are all screwed. That’s right, Jackasses! No more worrying ’bout your precious cost of oil or your war in Iraq, or even who the next god-awful “Amerikan I-dull” will be. We have a problem that…
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Go away for a couple of days and see what happens…
So, took a break, my best friend of the past twenty years, whom I haven’t seen in the last four, came down, so there was lots of cleaning, organizing and prep to take care of..that and our server was down for a couple of days, but in the meantime lots of strange energy in this…
Got any book recommendations?