Thursday, February 3, 2011

Kung Hei Fat Choi! Xin Nian Kuai Le!

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In English, that is equivalent to "Happy New Year!" Image courtesy of www.koreanpress.com. Today is the first day of the Chin...
Wednesday, February 2, 2011

The Rodent Arises...

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Punxsutawney Phil from Gobbler's Knob. Image courtesy of Groundhog Org . Today is Groundhog Day.  It is customary in the U.S. to wa...
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

When the Saint comes beboppin' in...

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John Coltrane Image courtesy of www.flickr.com "My goal is to live the truly religious life, and express it in my music. If you l...
Monday, January 31, 2011

Bibliokleptomania

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This book advocates rebelling against authority, and  has been referred to as reflecting the "yippie zeitgeist". Biblioklept...
Friday, January 28, 2011

Ophiuchus and Cetus, Too

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An anatomical man showing which sign of the zodiac corresponds to each part of the body.  15th century. The Musée Condé, Chantilly, Fra...
Thursday, January 27, 2011

Something Cheesy...

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"A meal without some cheese is like a beautiful women with only one eye." Brillat-Savarin The moon IS made of cheese! Cheese ...
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

We're Not in Kansas Anymore

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"Touched by His Noodly Appendage" by Niklas Jansson, August 2005. A parody of Michelangelo's "Creation of Adam", ...
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

"Tremble and Obey"

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Portrait of the Qianlong Emperor (1711 - 1799) on a silk scroll in court dress by an anonymous artist.   Image courtesy of the Palace Mu...