02008-11-13 | Bicycle, Music, Uncategorized
No, this is not about poisoned apples…
I would like to write an ode to apples, but how could I top Pablo Neruda’s ODA A LA MANZANA (Ode to the Apple) from 1956. What a perfect Autumn fruit! Braeburns, Fujis, Honey Crisps… I could go on. An apple a day etc.
Rode about 12 miles this morning. Rode into town to pick up meds for my dog, then to Counter Culture for breakfast with my favorite bass player. Two more stops along the way and grocery shopping… When one bikes one is a Mensch and I find that people react different to bicycle traffic. Pedestrians smile, other bikers wave, even people in cars sometimes roll down their window and smile. A bicyclist is part of the world, not riding around in an “armored car”, seperated and protected from life, listening to loud music or hiding behind tinted windows… You know what I mean? Santa Fe was not known for being particularly bike-friendly in the past, but – knock wood – I have had only good experiences.
Need more juice for your iPhone? I am looking into this and this option.
Looking for a gift for the holidays?
This is a great idea. And here are two more:
Travertine’s Shea Hand and Nail Cream rocks. Great gift for dry Winter skin. No Parabens!!
Or how about something from Pangea Organics. I use all of their their face-products and the best part is that they are perfect for traveling. The bottles lock up and never open in transit. No parabens, all organic and recyclable glass bottles.
Oh, and we will soon release “Miranda”, Stevo’s first album, wonderfully remastered by Jon Gagan (((if you are working on an album you owe it to your music to contact Jon about mastering your recording!))). “Miranda” contains the music from Steve Stephen PLUS two additional previously unreleased tracks. Stevo also created a new sequence which has a great flow, and I just told him this morning that it feels like a whole new album. We will add “Miranda” to the LL soon, maybe even this week. Other digital download retailers should have the album in a few weeks. We have no plans to manufacture CDs.
02008-11-12 | Uncategorized
Nice O.
From this Ping Mag article.
Photos of the Field of Light installation in Cornwall, England.
Remember the Nirvana baby from the Nevermind album?
The Nirvana baby, now 17, recreates iconic ‘Nevermind’ photo | PopWatch Blog | EW.com
The baby is now a SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD man. Digest that fact with your morning cup o’ joe (or prune juice, as it were).
That’s not difficult for me. Twenty years ago next February Jon and I recorded Barcelona Nights.
And regarding whales and the Navy’s sonar:
U.S. top court rules for Navy in whales-sonar case | Science | Reuters
The U.S. Navy can conduct sonar training exercises off the southern California coast without restrictions designed to protect whales, dolphins and other marine mammals, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday in a defeat for environmentalists.
In the most significant environmental case of its new term and its first ruling of the term, the high court threw out a federal judge’s injunction that had required the Navy to take precautions during submarine-hunting exercises.
I think that is sad news. Will dead whales wash up on California’s shores?
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02008-11-12 | Art, Photos
Andreas Gursky exhibition, New York – Art – Wallpaper.com – International Design Interiors Fashion Travel
While art cannot be fairly judged on the basis of commercial standing alone, it’s difficult not to be captivated by a photograph with a $3.34 million price tag. Andreas Gursky’s ’99 Cent II Diptychon’ – a two-part, digitally-altered image depicting crammed supermarket aisles – set the record at Sotheby’s in February, 2007, for the highest price ever paid at auction for a single photograph. It was the third from the series of six identical prints to fetch above $2 million.
It’s always a question of timing. Would it fetch that much this year, now?
Gursky at the Matthew Marks Gallery in Manhattan.
02008-11-12 | Uncategorized
Identifying People By Odor As Effective As Fingerprinting
A study has found that everybody has a unique body odor, like their fingerprints, that could be used as an unique identifier. The study showed that a persons unique odor stayed the same even if they varied their diet with strong smelling foods such as garlic and spices. “These findings indicate that biologically-based odorprints, like fingerprints, could be a reliable way to identify individuals,” said Monell chemist Jae Kwak.
(Via Slashdot)
And while finger-print ID requires touch and a retina-scan requires a person to stand still, scent-ID would require neither – assuming that each person carries a cloud of odor with them. I wonder how much info is contained in the scent. Weight, health, sex?
02008-11-12 | Uncategorized
Watch the re-designed ottmarliebert.com homepage decay in about 9 minutes.
Or find the Easter Egg that speeds up the process.
Haven’t found it? OK, I’ll tell you. Click on the horizontal bar of the L in the OL logo at the top – right where the L and O intersect. Find it?
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