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The Conversation

Fleeceman — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:57:30 +0000

Super: (over black) The Conversation EXT. DAY — STEARNS WHARF

Probably not mind-controlled, nor communing with dinosaurs, but most possibly nutty.

An overcast day, mostly still with just a hint of onshore breeze. The tide is high and a south swell buffets the pilings. The sound is like small marbles rolling along a glass-bottomed box. From nowhere, a . . . → Read More: The Conversation

Cambodian Reptile Cow

Fleeceman — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:40:36 +0000

Helga loves you.

GMCs (genetically modified creatures) are less known than GMOs, but are quietly becoming a reality.

You may recall a news feed blurb a few whiles back, which claimed that a calf born with snakelike skin died only three days after birth. The death was apparently due to lack of mother’s milk, not because it . . . → Read More: Cambodian Reptile Cow

Bananas

Fleeceman — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 06:14:53 +0000

The book that says it all, or at least what has been said before.

I must warn you to beware when a guitar-playing Jesus shows up at your “office” and asks if things are great. (And yes, he says it like that.)

He then sets a book down on your desk. It is self-published and entitled “Pay . . . → Read More: Bananas

The BBQ Puker

Fleeceman — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:08:00 +0000

In the foothills northeast of Santa Barbara sits a posh, gated community, where if you happen to be working within, you must first sign a contract, the small print of which states you must not even look at the pool once you’re on the property you’ve been assigned to. Dogs aren’t even allowed in your vehicle, . . . → Read More: The BBQ Puker

What’s On TV?

Fleeceman — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:32:24 +0000

There’s usually a time to turn off the cable TV, and that’s when you turn it on.

TALKING HEADS. No, not the band. With basic cable especially, nothing is ever on. Sure, you’ve got the golf channel, constantly cycling reruns of great shots at The Masters, where putt after putt wanders across the green and woh!, into . . . → Read More: What’s On TV?

Dangerous Music

Fleeceman — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:37:45 +0000

Itunes recently promoted some Library of Congress podcasts, one of which was about composing with the Devil.

Apparently, a musical interval called the tritone consists of starting on C then jumping up to F sharp, which is somehow tied to physics (and our brain). If you have a string for each note, the ratio of those strings . . . → Read More: Dangerous Music

Estrogen

Fleeceman — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:15:05 +0000

It has long been known in the scientific world that frogs are the harbingers of doom.

I watched a frogumentary the other night on Hulu, where one group of scientists were taking some of the remaining amphibians from one area and—by helicopter—relocating them in hopes that they’d propagate in the new area.

That’s one hell of an expensive . . . → Read More: Estrogen

The Telethon

Fleeceman — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:09:58 +0000

I recently attended a telethon, and there’s a reason that ends in a “thon.” All you have to do is replace “tele” with “mara” and you get an idea as to the fun to be had while attending a 12-hour telethon.

Who watches these things?

My point here is not to dis the impact of . . . → Read More: The Telethon

Rich Kids with Tight Pants

Fleeceman — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:50:40 +0000

I think this might be Julia Stiles. She can be frigid any time she wants.

Sheltered rich kids have such a dazed look about them: as if the real world is a little too bright for their delicate sensibilities.

They get their first job and they show up wearing slacks that are a tad too . . . → Read More: Rich Kids with Tight Pants

Stupider than Most

Fleeceman — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:11:21 +0000

The intelligence level of truck-ball owners is roughly equivalent to the ability of the collected carbonation in a can of Budweiser to do math.

I was working today, conversing with my coworker about many things that most likely changed the world in some corner of the universe.

One subject that continuously comes up when working with . . . → Read More: Stupider than Most