A maze within a maze within a photograph

Wow. If you have the time, read this:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jan/15/korea.photography?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487

Every revelation of a facet of life in N Korea strikes sparks of fear in my heart that one day others will not only wish to emulate that country's leaders, but successfully DO SO. Yow.

As a citizen of the world, there is not much other than instant annihilation that is quite so repugnant to me.

I'd love to see the book, though, in order to see the sheer, steely face of maximum repression...and still be safely a half world away.

Scraping two photos together...

I just went through the several years of this blog and refreshed the photo entries. (You don't think *I* really took all those photos, did you?)
It wasn't a long and completely arduous task, since it gave me a chance to once more mull over what I've written. This post today is just a reminder that there is more to the blog than what you're reading this minute. If you have some spare time, please go back and re-read all that amuse or edify your consciousness. You be the judge.

Comments still encouraged.

Huzzah! Comics from the Web, specifically tailored for daily read for ME! I figured out how to get beyond the recent merge of my favorite comics site (Comics.com) with GoComics.com. I lost all my RSS feeds, which had given me daily strips not carried in my local paper. Now they are back and arranged in any order I want with ability to read 6-10 days of back strips, should I fail to catch them daily.

If you need any help doing this, drop me a line and we can probably work it out. All you need is a browser for your computer and a free subscription to Google and GoComics.com!

Comments welcomed.

The power of one

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If you only had ONE word to share with the world, what word would that be?
Imagine taking your moment of universal fame and blurting that word to a worldwide audience, some of whom might actually take it in.
Imagine what they would do with it.
Would it change their lives?
If not, then how many words WOULD it take to change ONE person's life?

Would TWO?

Comments welcomed.
[also, see
http://atthewindow.blogspot.com/2011/07/one.html
http://rtmulcahy.wordpress.com/2010/09/]

An Assortment of Sentiment: Dang Me

There I was, just sitting here in my daily currents and undercurrents of life...then I got around to really paying more attention to a recent email from ole ham radio & college buddy, Bill Byrom of Irving, TX. In the email, he threw out a couple of links that made my hair (and my backbone) just stand up straight, wake up from daily life and decide that there might be more out there than meets the ear. Check it out.

Quoting:
was listening to Undercurrents on the local KXT public FM station and heard the Buddy Miller band version of the old Roger Miller (unrelated, as far as I know) song Dang Me. Listen to these versions:

• Roger Miller (who wrote Dang Me) on Hee Haw. It started out as a comedic country song.
• The Majestic Silver Strings (featuring Marc Anthony Thompson on vocals) live -- isn't this a great blues version! That's Buddy Miller with Bill Frisell, Marc Ribot and Greg Leisz.
• Buddy Miller (featuring Chocolate Genius - Marc Anthony Thompson) -- The studio version I heard on Undercurrents.
  

Comments welcomed...

Buggin' the 21st Century

A friend sent a link to this blog post today. It was written by a fellow who uses one of my favorite tools: A semi-automatic key or bug. That is what the manufacturer of them, Vibroplex, calls these wonders of very old technology. I won't stand in the way of the nicely written blog post. Enjoy!

Comments welcomed.

Science Fiction on the Web: Pioneer One

A friend just told me today about an exciting series on the Web: Pioneer One. Here is what I know about it so far. You can watch it via YouTube.

About Pioneer One
http://www.pioneerone.tv/about/
Pioneer One Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoYnnsiicwE
Wikipedia article
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_One
Pioneer One Episode 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68RD46kl8ng
Episode 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG-iLENGDrk
Episode 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32YBygD3_iM
Episode 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbThDmSGCNM