Archive for September, 2011

Too much time in a galaxy far, far away

Saturday, September 24th, 2011

While this artist has way too much time on his/her hands, the concept/image was my laugh of the day. It’s so ridiculous, I had to laugh. Is it a planned project, or does one get out of bed one day and think: today I’ll carve Stars Wars figures into the tips of Crayola crayons? From [...]

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Sahara journey: 25 camels and a map

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

Way back when I first began writing the curious g, I wrote a post about a great book, a travel essay, called Shadows Across the Sahara by John Hare. I happened upon an interview that Mr Hare did with NPR, and some video of his journey. How timely as I’m about to reread the book [...]

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It seemed the logical thing to do at the time*

Saturday, September 10th, 2011

Star date 9.10.11: On September 8, 1966, the first regular episode of Gene Roddenberry’s TV series Star Trek aired, launching one of the greatest sci-fi franchises in TV and film history. For true Trekkies who know most everything about Star Trek, there are few surprises in space.com’s infographic that details the series’ first 45 years. [...]

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Baseball needs a love injection

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

What’s wrong with getting a little emotional? Even though baseball is generally a non-contact sport, it’s still a sport – let them get a little excited, dammit! Put those archaic, gentlemanly rules aside once in a while. After watching the emotionally-charged Yankees at Boston game on Tuesday night, the Yankees’ won 5-2. By game’s end, [...]

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