Every great and deep difficulty bears in itself its own solution.
It
forces us to change our thinking in order to find it.
Niels Bohr
February 1, 2013
January 28, 2013
themes thou lovest best
A Clear Midnight
THIS is thy hour O Soul, thy free flight into the wordless,
Away from books, away from art, the day erased, the lesson done,
Thee fully forth emerging, silent, gazing, pondering
the themes thou lovest best.
Night, sleep, and the stars.
Walt Whitman
January 27, 2013
when life gives you nothing but cattails . . .
. . . be especially grateful for CS6
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| you have to be willing to get happy about nothing -andy warhol |
pablo neruda
Puedo escribir los versos más tristes esta noche.
Escribir, por ejemplo : 'La noche está estrellada,
y tiritan, azules, los astros, a lo lejos'.
El viento de la noche gira en el cielo y canta.
Puedo escribir los versos más tristes esta noche.
Yo la quise, y a veces ella también me quiso.
En las noches como ésta la tuve entre mis brazos.
La besé tantas veces bajo el cielo infinito.
Ella me quiso, a veces yo también la quería.
Cómo no haber amado sus grandes ojos fijos.
Puedo escribir los versos más tristes esta noche.
Pensar que no la tengo. Sentir que la he perdido.
Oir la noche immensa, más inmensa sin ella.
Y el verso cae al alma como al pasto el rocío.
Qué importa que mi amor no pudiera guardarla.
La noche está estrellada y ella no está conmigo.
Eso es todo. A lo lejos alguien canta. A lo lejos.
Mi alma no se contenta con haberla perdido.
Como para acercarla mi mirada la busca.
Mi corazón la busca, y ella no está conmigo.
La misma noche que hace blanquear los mismos arboles.
Nosotros, los de entonces, ya no somos los mismos.
Ya no la quiero, es cierto pero cuánto la quise.
Mi voz buscaba el viento para tocar su oído.
De otro. Será de otro. Como antes de mis besos.
Su voz, su cuerpo claro. Sus ojos infinitos.
Ya no la quiero, es cierto, pero tal vez la quiero.
Es tan corto al amor, y es tan largo el olvido.
Porque en noches como ésta la tuve entre mis brazos,
mi alma no se contenta con haberla perdido.
Aunque ésta sea el último dolor que ella me causa,
y éstos sean los últimos versos que yo le escribo
January 20, 2013
January 18, 2013
January 15, 2013
lesson from the navajo
the first spontaneous laugh was an occasion for much celebration and a time when many navajos held naming ceremonies for their young, according to hampton sides in blood and thunder.
January 14, 2013
January 13, 2013
January 12, 2013
January 8, 2013
watch your thoughts . . .
. . . because the thought creates the thinker
http://www.jkrishnamurti.org/krishnamurti-teachings/view-daily-quote/20121015.php?t=Awareness
so....when you are thoughtless, do you cease to exist?
so....when you are thoughtless, do you cease to exist?
January 7, 2013
nyctinasty
botanical term for the movement of leaves and petals in response to darkness
(thank you smithsonian magazine, oct 2012 issue, pg 88)
January 6, 2013
hdr
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| sf from south beach apartment rooftop in dec 2012 |
here are some "smashing" examples: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/03/10/35-fantastic-hdr-pictures
May 26, 2012
Data mining, text mining, topic modeling
From today's NY Times - http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/29/of-monsters-men-and-topic-modeling/
"Topic modeling is a probabilistic, statistical method that can uncover themes and categories in amounts of text so large that they cannot be read by any individual human being." Applying topic modeling techniques to newspaper articles published from 1861 through 1864 in the Richmond Daily Dispatch, a study undertaken by the DIgital Scholarship Lab at the University of Richmond shows a close association between anti-northern diatribes and patriotism and poetry articles.
"We see the steady rise of patriotic poetry and vitriolic attacks during the secession crisis and the early months of the war. Later we see the sharp jump following the implementation of the draft in April 1862. And we see the last gasp of Confederate patriotism and nationalism at the very end of the war, as Southerners made one final attempt to rally the troops and salvage their cause."
"Topic modeling is a probabilistic, statistical method that can uncover themes and categories in amounts of text so large that they cannot be read by any individual human being." Applying topic modeling techniques to newspaper articles published from 1861 through 1864 in the Richmond Daily Dispatch, a study undertaken by the DIgital Scholarship Lab at the University of Richmond shows a close association between anti-northern diatribes and patriotism and poetry articles.
"We see the steady rise of patriotic poetry and vitriolic attacks during the secession crisis and the early months of the war. Later we see the sharp jump following the implementation of the draft in April 1862. And we see the last gasp of Confederate patriotism and nationalism at the very end of the war, as Southerners made one final attempt to rally the troops and salvage their cause."
What a way to celebrate the 4th of July
Sonya Thomas - Women's Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest - 40 hot dogs (with buns) in 10 minutes (7/4/11) [second place was far off the pace - only 28 dogs and buns]
Inspired by that impressive feat (and my own, in comparison paltry, but trying to set an individual record, eating) I decided to look into other world class eaters ....
Sonya Thomas again!! - Armour Vienna Sausage - 8.31 lbs sausage in 10 minutes (5/28/05)
Joey Chestnut - Asparagus - 9 lbs, 5.2 oz deep fried asparagus spears in 10 minutes (4/16/11)
Don Lerman - Baked beans - 6 lbs in 1 minute, 48 seconds
Dominic Cardo - Beef tongue - 3 lbs, 3 oz pickled beef tongue in 12 minutes
Don Lerman again!! - Butter - 7 quarter pound sticks, salted butter in 5 minutes
Sonya Thomas again!!!!! - Cheesecake - 11 lbs in 9 minutes (9/26/04)
Takeru Kobayashi - Cow brains - 17.7 lbs (or 57 cow's brains) in 15 minutes
All this and more at http://www.ifoce.com/records.php (Major League Eating), with photos of many of the champions at http://www.ifoce.com/rankings.php
Inspired by that impressive feat (and my own, in comparison paltry, but trying to set an individual record, eating) I decided to look into other world class eaters ....
Sonya Thomas again!! - Armour Vienna Sausage - 8.31 lbs sausage in 10 minutes (5/28/05)
Joey Chestnut - Asparagus - 9 lbs, 5.2 oz deep fried asparagus spears in 10 minutes (4/16/11)
Don Lerman - Baked beans - 6 lbs in 1 minute, 48 seconds
Dominic Cardo - Beef tongue - 3 lbs, 3 oz pickled beef tongue in 12 minutes
Don Lerman again!! - Butter - 7 quarter pound sticks, salted butter in 5 minutes
Sonya Thomas again!!!!! - Cheesecake - 11 lbs in 9 minutes (9/26/04)
Takeru Kobayashi - Cow brains - 17.7 lbs (or 57 cow's brains) in 15 minutes
All this and more at http://www.ifoce.com/records.php (Major League Eating), with photos of many of the champions at http://www.ifoce.com/rankings.php
December 24, 2011
more ho-ing, less eating
. . . no gluwein, no egg nog, no fudge (insert all chocolates here), no dressing, no bread, no grazing, no desserts, no sweet potatoes with dessert toppings
. . . no weight gain to bitch about next week & beyond
December 22, 2011
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