Designated Hitter – Prof
Should be right around 420 on the islands…
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This is somehow poetically apt, almost selbstsatire for Twitter’s impending implosion into irrelevance.
[ Note: this is recent and apparently for real. The ad I mean. Not the content they’re hawking, Carol. ]
Jack Herren Band — Casino
“I have a tiny head!”
If you are thinking about doing something a little gangsta this afternoon—or even if not—have a listen to this before you go, just to sort of loosen up :-)
Well howdeedoodaaday!
Life Is Good In the Greenhouse
A great little ditty from a great little combo from way back when…
Everybody says something, truth lies or both
But dear all your hot air don’t encourage growth
Do you wonder why I look so fresh?
Do you wonder why I look so tall?
Do you wonder why you’ll never ever move me?
Life is good in the greenhouse
Rather be a plant than be your Mickey Mouse
— XTC from Go2, 1978
Quote from Finite and Infinite Games which struck as wisdom and stuck with me since:
To be prepared against surprise is to be trained.
To be prepared for surprise is to be educated.
— James Carse
One of the better know images from one of my favorite artists. When I reflect on the question “Are pictures of words, pictures, or words?” this person’s work is often a part of the context.
Spent the day hanging with ChatGPT; what an amiable, well informed idiot.
Atomic Blonde 2049
Atomic Blonde is a great spy thriller movie. But let’s say Atomic Blonde was a spy thriller franchise, spanning decades, wherein the iconic character was portrayed by Meryl Streep, then Sigourney Weaver, then Charlize Theron, and then, say, Emma Stone. Now suppose NotFlicks decides that they stand to make more money if the lead is black but not too black, white women being sort of out of fashion and all, so Atomic Blonde 18 — Direct to Stream stars Trevor Noah.