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This recent comic from Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal is pure gold, and does an excellent job of explaining what the true limitations of science, technology and plain ol’ elbow grease:
Nothing is too hard, many problems are just too fast, but that doesn’t stop us from trying to be faster.
Be sure to read the whole comic.
Found via Liz Lawley.
Yesterday was the start of June Wedding Gridlock, and the Special Lady and I did a wedding double-header: first, my cousin Marty’s wedding to Fiona, followed by the wedding reception for my Crazy Go Nuts University schoolmate Anne to Robin. Congratulations to all, and remember to let our wedding presents age a little and come into their own before drinking them!
Gentlemen: should you decide to wear your skin-tight superhero costume to a wedding like 1960s Batman above — or just a close-fitting suit — remember that it has certain drawbacks:
“Bridesmaid sense…tingling!“
I thought this Twitter conversation should be saved for posterity.
First came this open message to Toronto from Richard “Creative Class” Florida:
Toronto … There is no ducking your head this time, and hoping this crisis will just go away …
— Richard Florida (@Richard_Florida) May 28, 2013
Mark Towhey, the Chief of Staff recently fired by Rob Ford, a former military guy who very likely has a sense of loyalty, even for a commanding officer with whom he disagrees, falls back on this old debating trick:
@richard_florida @marcusbgee Those who can’t, teach.
— towhey (@towhey) May 28, 2013
…and Blair Falconer rises to the occasion and delivers Mr. Towhey’s final indignity (this time, one he earned) of the week:
@towhey @richard_florida @marcusbgee and those that can’t teach the Mayor get fired…
— Blair Falconer (@BlairFalconer66) May 28, 2013
You left yourself open for that one, Mr. Towhey.
Let’s give some credit where credit is due: Towhey does have a comic sense, as shown in this recent tweet:
Good morning 5,520 new Twitter friends. Trust me, I’m not that interesting. You were misled. Have you been reading that paper again?
— towhey (@towhey) June 1, 2013
Screen capture from FOX News, with additional editorial caption by Yours Truly.
“Something going terribly wrong in American society,” says one of the talking heads on FOX News, “and it’s hurting our children.” What is this thing? Women who are breadwinners. In the FOX News (surprise, surprise) video segment below, an panel completely made up of men and none of FOX’s popular women hosts, talk about the horrible apocalypse-causing things that can and will happen if men are not allowed to dominate everything.
The money quote belongs to Erik Erickson, conservative blogger, editor of RedState.com, and guy who is completely unaware of how the insect world works:
“I am so used to liberals telling conservatives that they are anti-science. But I mean this is — liberals who defend this and say it’s not a bad thing are very anti-science. When you look at biology, look at the natural world, the roles of a male and female in society; in other animals the male typically is the dominant role, the female is not antithesis or is not competing; it’s a complementary role. We as people in a smart society have lost the ability to have complementary relationships.”
“Amused and confused by life’s little ironies,
he swallows his bottle of distilled…
…damnation!”
— from Perfect, by The The
One of my favourite albums from the ’80s turns 30 this year: Soul Mining, the debut album by The The, released in September 1983. It’s got a lot of range — from the proto-Nine-Inch-Nails-ish synth-and-drums-heavy track GIANT, to the Smiths-y The Sinking Feeling, the dark and danceable album version of Perfect (the one with more minor chords and a bigger beat), the cheerful-or-mopey This is the Day with its gorgeous lead lines that show how well the accordion can work in pop music…
…and the heart and soul of the album: Uncertain Smile, which concludes with a piano solo that could stand very well as its own piece:
“A broken soul
stares from a pair of watering eyes,
uncertain emotions force an
uncertain smile”
— from Uncertain Smile, by The The
Here’s a high-quality recording of Soul Mining that someone’s posted on YouTube. Listen and enjoy!
Photo by Hibaq G. Click to see the source.