It is funny how things turn out. A post about a message that I wasn't acceptable to a guy because I was older was syndicated by BlogHer. If you haven't already you should check out the 30 minute movie by Spike Jonze that he did for Absolute Vodka. The movie was shot in Eagle Rock which is in the northeastern section of Los Angeles with known landmarks between the Eagle Rock Plaza and Pasadena. I liked it because in our rush to become cyborgs there is still a spark of need and for touch.If robots and automatons can find love maybe there is hope...
Monday, March 29, 2010
Saturday, March 27, 2010
I'm starting research on a new post. Conceptually it is about seeking alternatives to traditional education that enable more people to educate themselves. I'm thinking adult people at the moment but I will look at anything for anybody at the moment. Which generates all kinds of questions as to what does an education mean? Do we mean training? Do we mean a certain level of intellectual or cultural literacy? Or is this more that just a verification path that quantifies a certain amount of knowledge that has been sucked up and waiting for the right...
Friday, March 26, 2010
Shoes are off. Spaghetti is moving from a solid form to something more playable. Found cheese in the what passes for a refrigerator. I'm giving thanks that I wasn't one of the people that got a pink slip this week. That would be made redundant for my UK peeps. Nothing is over; don't believe the recovery hype. Do not switch to grasshopper mode just yet. Contingency living planning is in full effect. You might want to dig out that emergency kit and re-stock too. Politically, folks is acting ape shiz crazy. People need to chill, that caffeine in the...
Sunday, March 21, 2010
I really don't want an iPhone, iTouch or that other thing. I don't need it. But this, this app for the iPhone had me teetering. Wavering with gadget lust.EveryDay Looper - Les Ramens -Uploaded by eulgadjo. - See the latest featured music videos.It really helps that I'm taking my time deciding on a smart phone. Cuz if I was a person of impulse I'd be running to the Apple store on the other side of town. The photo, recording and other applications are much more of interest to me than the dang iPhone. If I could get and iPhone without a phone contract...
Saturday, March 20, 2010
This is the last day of my 51st year. It was a rough week of marking this transition. I kept looking at things I lacked instead of what I have - a tendency that most humans possess in abundance. Once I re-focused my thinking it got better.You know, just me typing that I will be 52 years old will cost me potential jobs, friends, lovers and people willing to talk to me. I'm finding that is happening more and more. That does make me sad.Really if age is one of your prime criteria to ignore a person then I didn't need to talk to you anyway.When I wake...
The California African American Museum is having a free workshop on March 27, 2010 for kids, parents, childless people, individuals, frustrated cubical bunnies and those that need to do something creative and don't know where to start.The photo on the left is an example of the style of Mr. Scott and what folks could do at the workshop which is free and open to the public. The California African American Museum is located at 600 State Drive, Exposition...
Friday, March 19, 2010
I miss Music television. I miss the days when you could see little operettas of pop and rock songs. Dancers had work and got to keep most of their clothes on. Sometimes the music videos were a little too high concept or were attached to a project that just didn't work out.In 1994 there was a movie version of The Shadow. I did go see the movie when it came out. I don't think it was a box office success in the way that Hollywood wanted it to be.Wait, let me check. According to IMDB it cost $40 million to make and raked in $32,055,248 in U.S. movies...
Thursday, March 18, 2010
My post on Women, Stop Saying You Hate Math is up on BlogHer. I usually have more research than I need so let me add a few more math goodies that will aid in the math reclamation project.This is a cute visual dictionary of math terms for kids and people who use to be one. A Math Dictionary for Kids You can see what an angle of 23 degrees looks like and help feed a pelican. This site was created by Jenny Eather.This one might be good for the wee ones....
Saturday, March 13, 2010
I was opening my e-mail. There it was, three more gentlemen that I should check out. I have debated dumping my account. Most of the guys are fine, normal people. Very active. Never knew so many over 40 men like to run marathons and walk on the beach. I don't marathon. I have no beach to walk on. Anyway, I go check out the fellas that were sent to me as eligible candidates. I see this at the bottom of one of the potential matches:Mind you, I didn't...
Friday, March 12, 2010
Gil Scott-Heron is a brilliant, complex and flawed man. I do not mean disrespect when I say flawed. To survive your demons and create again is a joyous event. This makes him flawed and an example of a perfect human being. I learned long ago not to put people on a pedestal. It is a good way to get my feelings hurt.I want to pay tribute to his work and his talent. A bunch of us are in front of our monitors tearing up happy because he working on new material and is starting a tour.On my desk I have the album, Winter in America. No fooling, Strata-East...
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
One of the reasons I have pulled away from traditional broadcast media is that it no longer makes an effort to engage or inspire my mind or spirit. I’m not a rampant intellectual who disdains all forms of entertainment. Let me camp out on a few episodes of Red Dwarf and I’m happy.But something has been lost. The willingness to tell stories or ideas that are not mentally freeze dried for consumption is slipping away. I started transitioning to public...
Monday, March 8, 2010
You don't have to be African American to visit the California African American Museum. In fact, if you are not African American I definitely think you should go for a visit. If you are African American and haven't been what the heck are you waiting for, an invitation?Ok. I invite you to visit the museum. It is free, by the way.There are a bunch of events that folks should know about so here is a quick run down:Harlem of the West - Jazz, Bebop and Beatnik An Idea Called Tomorrow - 1 , a collaboration with the Skirball Museum - according to the web...
I don't know about you but it does seem that the stupid, the half-thinking all talking segment of the population has taken command of the public spotlight.I'm not against a little focus on human stupidity because it can keep you from doing something equally as stupid. But stupid is being raised up as an art form or a way of life.I should define the level of stupid I'm referring to:stupid - lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuitystupidity - a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience Noooo! We can't afford to continue being...
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Mr. Ron Banks of The Dramatics has made his transition. Blessings to his spirit and his family. In tribute this is a version of a song the group recorded called, In The Rain.I got soaking wet yesterday and I'm going to take another involuntary bath in a bit. I'm living in Soaksville. I have a philosophy about getting caught in a rainstorm and being soaked.Here it is. There is nothing I can do about it. I accept it and hopefully it is the worse part of my day. This is because when I lived in colder places getting caught in a rain storm when it was...
Friday, March 5, 2010
I have a need to let the Funk flag fly high this week. This is another group I have loved but have never seen perform until now. With much love and affection for those of us that were ready to beam aboard the Mothership 30 years ago, this is The Undisputed Truth. I am going to take myself off the grid. Very long week at the Salt Mine. Nothing bad happened it just that it was a long time between Monday and Friday. I need a road trip or something. I need to re-invent myself yet again.I have been traveling through this excellent web site about creativity....
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