Poem [Ensign]

Fifth Philosopher's Song
A million million spermatozoa All of them alive;
Out of their cataclysm but one poor Noah Dare hope to survive.

And among that billion minus one
Might have chanced to beShakespeare, another Newton, a new Donne--
But the One was Me.

Shame to have ousted your betters thus,
Taking ark while the others remained outside!
Better for all of us, froward Homunculus,
If you'd quietly died!

’Aldous Huxley (1920)

Word [Ensign]

scintillating
adj 1: brilliantly clever; "scintillating wit"; "a play full of scintillating dialogue" 2: marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "sparkling conversation"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders" [syn: bubbling, effervescent, sparkling, sparkly] 3: having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term" [syn: aglitter(p), coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, glittery, scintillant, sparkling(a), sparkly]

Word [Ensign]

Actually, two words:

pro·te·an (adj.)
Readily taking on varied shapes, forms, or meanings.

dint (n.)
Force or effort; power: succeeded by dint of hard work.
A dent.

tr.v. dint·ed, dint·ing, dints
To put a dent in.
To impress or drive in forcibly.

CD [Ensign]

Now that is has officially been delivered by UPS to an end-user consumer it is for real. Ben's album is the real thing now. And I am proud very proud very proud of my friend Ben for producing Love Tractor's newest album Black Hole.



The album is excellent. It's a cohesive project that is a seamless jouney from track to track through a deep resevoir of sounds, shifting through many moods. There is depth to each track. At times haunting. At times springy. Always a driving thread of energy and weight. The tracks have a very dense, layered sound. A complex and interesting soundscape. A ride. A trip through the depths of a black hole.

This is Love Tractor's latest album since 2001's The Sky at Night. And prior to that it had been 12 years between projects. Love Tractor is from Athens, GA at a time in antiquity when the town ruled the college music scene and birthed bands like REM and the B-52's. Today Love Tractor's Mike Richmond and producer Ben Holst are the force behind Black Hole. Along with the release of the album, Love Tractor most recently played at Austin's South by Southwest festival. They haven't toured in 16 years. But they are back.

Get yourself a copy of Black Hole at Barnes & Noble now >>



NOTE: These doof pictures are testament to how happy and excited I am to now own this album.

Song [Ensign]

Some people are suckers for Elvis movies. Some people love Elvis' interpretation of the traditional kiddy song Old MacDonald in Double Trouble

Elvis' Old MacDonald
Old macdonald had a farm, ee-i-ee-i-o
And on that farm he had some chicks, ee-i-ee-i-o
With a cluck, cluck here, a cluck, cluck there
Loud as they could be
And when those chicks got out of line Chicken fricasse
With a cluck, cluck here, a cluck, cluck there
Loud as they could be
And when those chicks got out of line Chicken fricasse

Well, old macdonald had a farm, ee-i-ee-i-o
And on that farm he had some cows, ee-i-ee-i-o
With a moo, moo here, a moo, moo there
Cattle everywhere
And when those cows got out of line Hamburger, medium rare
With a moo, moo here, a moo, moo there
Cattle everywhereAnd when those cows got out of line Hamburger, medium rare

Ohh, well, old macdonald had a farm, ee-i-ee-i-o
And on that farm he had some pigs, ee-i-ee-i-o
With an oink, oink here, an oink, oink there
Pigs everywhere in sight
And when those pigs got out of line Pork and beans at night
With an oink, oink here, an oink, oink there
Pigs everywhere in sight
And when those pigs got out of line Pork and beans at night

Well i'm goona have a farm one day, ee-i-e-i-o
And i'll do things mcdonalds way, ee-i-e-i-o
With a cluck, cluck here, a cluck, cluck there
A moo, moo here, a moo, moo there
An oink, oink here, an oink, oink there
And i can promise youIf those animals ever get out of line
We'll have a mulligan stew
How about you?

Beverage [Ensign]

Super Rooster Booster is now available in 16oz cans. And I am quite sure that it is a souped up formula from the old 8 ouncer. Among its ingredients is L-Carnitine. You wanna know what L-Carn is good for, check out the Top 10 Reasons to Take Carnitine and Acetyl-L-Carnitine

On the street >>
Booster=to inhale cocaine
Rooster=crack

check out some more interesting street terms.

Kitchen Item [Anonymous]

DEEP FRYER

Having your own deep fat fryer is awesome. Just look at that name, it starts with "deep fat." I don't even know what "deep fat" means, but when it comes to food, you know it can only be good. No more baked-ass cheese sticks for me! (Plus I can finally put my family's long-lost deep-fried cany-bar recipe to good use.)

Kitchen Item [Anonymous]

CROCK POT

I love the crock pot. Throw in some meat, some spices, some veggies, turn it on, leave for eight hours, BAM ya got dinner.

NOTE: do not leave pork carnitas cooking for 10 hours or they will dry out and burn up!