The Simpsons and Philosophy

The D’oh! of Homer

(Plus, this is a great site to shop for kid’s books)

Here’s a great site for identifying and learning. South Texas Butterfly Pictures and Profiles

I’ve bought and sold studio gear out of the Pro Audio Martketplace newsletter for 10 years and it’s predecessor for 10 years before that. I got this surprising email from them today. “FREE FOR ALL! We’ve changed our format…browsing the ads is now free for everyone! Subscriptions are no longer required, and advertising is only a small fee of $3 per classified ad.” http://www.proaudiomarketplace.com

There’s a nice segment on teardrop trailers. TRV :: Episode :: RV Crazy!

But most people think of “Crusty” the clown from the Simpsons. New Upstart Search Engine called Clusty.

This isn’t a political statement, it’s just funny. When I first saw it, it took a second to figure out what was making my brain itch. With any luck, this will be the last odd balloon picture of the month.

Enter to Win a…

” OfficeDepot.com has the Maxtor 60GB Hard Drive, 7200 RPM at $43.97 - $25 rebate (Exp. 10/2) = $18. Search for 923511. Select in-store pickup to see the price.”

CNN.com - Huge asteroid to fly past Earth - Sep 28, 2004

The yard’s full of them. I was trying to get the camera’s macro zoom working right and thought this one came out really nice. I’m determined to learn more of the camera’s features.

Jimmie dug some of these out, I think to show Hillary. I think this one is really artistic and she said I could post it.

$500,000 grants

Out of the blue

No application process

No strings attached

The MacArthur Fellows Program

Any way they can. Green Day Offers New Option To File-Sharing Fans

I just liked this picture.

Anne McCue

meeting Lucky this weekend, Glenn and Kim’s new drummer. He has an art truck.

So to cheer you up from those Monday blues here’s “The Joke of the Week”

Moses and Jesus were in a threesome playing golf one day. Moses pulled up to the tee and drove a long one. The ball landed in the fairway, but rolled directly toward a water hazard. Quickly Moses raised his club, the water parted and it rolled to the other side, safe and sound.
Next, Jesus strolled up to the tee and hit a nice long one directly toward the same water hazard. It landed right in the center of the pond and kind of hovered over the water. Jesus casually walked out on the pond and chipped the ball onto the green.
The third guy got up and randomly whacked the ball. It headed out over the fence and into oncoming traffic on a nearby street. It bounced off a truck and hit a nearby tree. From there, it bounced onto the roof of a shack close by and rolled down into the gutter, down the drain spout, out onto the fairway and straight toward the aforementioned pond. On the way to the pond, the ball hit a stone and bounced out over the water onto a lily pad, where it rested quietly. Suddenly a very large bullfrog jumped up on a lily pad and snatched the ball into his mouth. Just then, an eagle swooped down and grabbed the frog and flew away. As they passed over the green, the frog squealed with fright and dropped the ball, which bounced right into the cup for a hole in one.

Moses turned to Jesus and said, “I hate playing with your Dad.”

Anywhere Books

I really like discontinued the Queen Bee guitar straps - they’re made of really soft, flexible vinyl - but you probably need a heavy duty sewing machine to sew vinyl.

Sparkle Craft also makes pretty kewl guitar straps. She’s in Austin, part of the Austin Craft Mafia.

My favorite is Sublime Stitching. Her patterns are so cool, they make me want to learn to embroider. And I’d love to comission her to embroider an album cover - here’s her custom embroidery site.

…has a new album.

kaseychambers.com

Branson to Launch Space Tourism in 2007

‘ Conan O’Brien to replace him.
I like Conan - good for him. He’s much funnier than Letterman, I think.

AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION AWARD WINNERS

Winners of the 2004 Americana Music Association Awards announced Friday night:

1. Album of the Year: Loretta Lynn, “Van Lear Rose”

2. Artist of the Year: Loretta Lynn

3. Song of the Year: “Fate’s Right Hand,” Rodney Crowell

4. Instrumentalist of the Year: Will Kimbrough

5. New/Emerging Artist of the Year: Mindy Smith

6. Lifetime Achievement-Executive: Jack Emerson

7. Lifetime Achievement-Performer: Chris Hillman

8. Lifetime Achievement-Songwriter: Cowboy Jack Clement

9. Presidents Award: The Carter Family

10. Spirit of Americana Free Speech Award: Steve Earle

Here’s some of the photos we took at the fair, as promised. We’re trying to get back into the groove of taking photos. These are the odder ones, a combo of Taylor taking art shots and me trying to pose the family. It was all really low light and this camera really can’t do it but it leads to a cool look some times. Where ever you see something that looks like the moon, it is. And we’re fascinated with those giant spotlights. We met the owner, they were salvaged from the California coast where they were built to comb the skies for enemy planes during WWII. And, I loved the booth here called “Make A Hit Record”. You would’ve thought I’d have stood there all night handing the guy money, throwing balls and not figuring out how it’s rigged. But then there’s all day for that.

Wikis are a new way to share knowledge online. Visit the Wikipedia for a good example.