Where did the 80's pop group Duran Duran get their name? From Barbarella! That's right, the 1968 film whose tagline was "watch Barbarella do her thing" starred Jane Fonda as the title character. She is a space traveler and representative of the United Earth government sent to find scientist Durand Durand, played by Irish actor Milo O'Shea who has created a weapon that could destroy humanity.
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Seen while out and about:
A clever caution cone.
Behind C's office at Bessey Hall-an eastern grey squirrel. You don't see many of these.
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The Yellow Spring Road in Hirokawa, Japan.
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Earlier this month, a pod of orcas sink yacht near the Strait of Gilbralter. Dozens of attacks in the past 5 years. Researchers do not know why the pod is targeting boats, but they have theorized that the behavior is a form of play for the curious apex predators.
The incident has produced a bunch of memes:
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Deck Buddha
Buddy doing solo deck yoga:
C and Buddy doing deck yoga together:
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Ad for clothes with Indian motifs turned up on my FB feed. Here's a pair of shorts that potentially get you trouble due to the placement of Mr. Elephant's trunk.
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Wrinkled eggs might be caused by stress in hens, mainly due to overcrowding. It might also be a sign the flock has infectious bronchitis, or the hen has a defective shell gland.
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Two new terms I had never heard of:
Fernweh-nostalgia for a place you've never been to.
Anemoia-nostalgia for a time you've never known.
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While I was planting, I noticed a hornet's nest being built under my deck eaves near the slider. This is a very bad place for us to have to contend with angry, stinging insects so I brought it down with a long pole. The paper-like building material is a mixture of chewed bits of wood (I have a lot of mulch) and saliva. It was in early days of construction.
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A memory of my youth:
In 1973, across the street from The Omega Hotel where I lived with a bunch of lads when I left home, was a courtyard with rentals on two sides. In one the interior apartments lived my LCC printmaking instructor and his wife and child. The street side house had apartments on ground and second level. On top lived a fellow artist four years to my senior named Court. One of his favorite ways of meeting girls was to sit in coffee bars while drawing in a sketch book. He had a porch out front with chairs that was accessed by stepping out a window. We'd hang out there on warm nights well after midnight, get high, sip Southern Comfort and shoot the shit. Music would waft out from inside.
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Prefacing an hours-long vid of sea turtles was an ad for for a new ultra-violent game called Ghost of Tsushima where a samurai seeks revenge on the Mongol Hordes invading Japan back in the late 1200's. It offered a Japanese language option for those wishing deeper realism.
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Speaking of someone consumed with vengence:
With the Roach cult, what's gonna be the kool-aid as things fall apart?
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This is a fake story:
A bat-shit crazy Texas congressman, who was a storm-chasing addict, had an epiphany and created the tagline: Another threat to our Southern borders identified! OMFG!
The culprit: warm, moist Gulf air (more Mexican problems!) that is sucked northward by the cold air Lows that swing down from the Rockies. This clash is causing all the serious storm and tornado devastation to our heartland! Something must be done to protect our citizens!
I bet one could sell this bullshit to the idiots who eat up anything tossed to them on truth social.
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Fun vids:
A dog discovering ice:
A mystery spiral seen in Alaskan skies:
Bobbin lace making:
The Kailasa temple located in Magarasgtra, India. The presenter is an evangelist for the idea of alien artifacts present all over the planet. Fascinating-how was this done?
Hilarious Aldi ad about those bastards at other stores who constantly raise meat prices while providing service with a smile:
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