... but I’ve been a fan of Ry Cooder's since before I knew who Ry Cooder was. How else to explain that Love in Vain is my second favourite song on Let it Bleed. Likewise Sister Morphine on Sticky Fingers, except that it is No. 3. and so on and so on.

And of course, all geeks everywhere kn...

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For a Very Big Cheese in the world of web design and CSS, Dunstan Orchard is clearly not in the least bit insecure. His Flickr photostream of Things I Found While Tidying Up is a wonderful glimpse into his life.¹ I'd considered something similar while moving here, but didn't in the end have time...

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Further to my totally awesome and extended post on Monday, and further proof that I'm an idle so and so, I just direct you to Neddie's amanuensis. Of course, he writes a lot less purty than the Nedster, but who can quarrel with:

You drown in a sea of Rank Bullshit. It shrieks at you every da...

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I’ve been enjoying The Human Flower Project ¹ for a couple of weeks now with its eclectic mix of news from the intersection of flowers and culture. When I was a very early visitor, however, Julie posted a thought on “geraniums” that prompted me to get on my hobby horse and ride off in all direcc...

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Maybe the reason humans act so dumb isn’t because of their intellectual frame of reference, or their clan structure, or because they lack historical awareness. Maybe people act dumb because a lot of them are dumb -- dumb as turnips. So stupid they have trouble each morning remembering that their s...

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