5 July 2012
Tad’s Mood Today
He’s a maniac.
APOD: 2012 July 3 – In the Shadow of Saturns Rings
apod.nasa.gov
Yes! Fear us! Fear our fat, fat power!
4 July 2012
Tad’s Mood Today
Here in California we’re still in the last hour of Independence Day, which means I still have time to share this holiday-appropriate picture of Teddy Roosevelt machinegunning Bigfoot. America — @#$% YEAH
We are lucky enough to own this. We consider ourselves custodians. And it’s all true! Jack was the best.
Good piece on the HB and why it matters. Thanks Deb, Bruce, and others for passing this around.
Hello, Higgs Boson: Why the Discovery Is Such a Big Deal
www.slate.com
Happy 4th! Remember, America is the greatest or we’ll punch you! Yeah!
(Actually, I’m pretty fond of my country, all in all. Go us!)
3 July 2012
Tad’s Mood Today
I would have considered this one of the greatest comic book covers of all time anyway, but as a writer prone to deadline frenzies, I find it even more satisfying.
A million monkeys typing for a million years couldn’t get me caught up.
2 July 2012
Tad’s Mood Today
It would be nice if we could put some of that Robert-Ardrey “killer ape” crap to bed. (It’s also the foundation for a lot of authoritarian twaddle.) As usual, the truth is much more complicated and much more interesting.
Science overturns view of humans as naturally ‘nasty’
phys.org
1 July 2012
Tad’s Mood Today
I can’t believe I actually just wasted five minutes of my life arguing that Obama probably isn’t a Marxist. It’s like talking to breakfast cereal.
“WHY is Obama a Marxist?”
“Snap. Crackle. Pop!”
“But those aren’t reasons.”
“Pop. Snap. Crackle. And so are you.”
30 June 2012
Tad’s Mood Today
One never knows about other people’s marriages, but I have a strange feeling Katie Holmes is going to be enjoying her life a lot more in the next couple of years.
It’s a useful reminder of technology’s sway over our lives that when my internet connection and computer are balky, like today, I keep wanting to punch reality in the face.
I think I’d like to be writer in residence in a quiet bar with good food. Like as an actual job. I’d just sit there and be the quiet background noise as I typed out people’s short requests for disquisitions or stories on various themes. Every now and then I’d lean into the mike and call out dedications.
“This story about one of my animals, but written in the style of Chuck Palahniuk, goes out to Mindy and Karl. Thanks, guys. Yeah, just tuck it right in the jar, there.”
I’m in a quiet, calm late night mood again tonight, at least in terms of the music I feel like listening to (and sharing.)
Gonna Take A Miracle – Laura Nyro and Labelle HD
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29 June 2012
Tad’s Mood Today
All that you’re loved
Is all that you own.
– Tom Waits, “Take It With Me”
So long as we’re in this particular (very nice) groove…voilá.
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Raising Sand Live Jools Holland 2008
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Just had a sudden urge to hear this song, thought I’d share it with you.
Alison Krauss – Down To The River To Pray
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28 June 2012
Tad’s Mood Today
NBA draft tonight. I’m all excited. I almost like the draft better than the actual season, for some reason. I guess because it’s all about possibility.