Powers Road Field of Flowers
A field of wild flowers is splendid. It encourages my innermost. If uncultivated soil can support such magnificence how much more encouraged I should be by him who cultivates my heart? Matthew 6:28-34
Field of Wild Flowers by Powers Road
Gogebic County, MI
Notes: 8 images stitched and cropped.
Star Wars Subway Car?! Call Me Luke!
Lucky thing I wasn’t there because I’d have rescued Leia. Of course, if I did that I’d rather be Han Solo because… well, yeah.
All I’ve seen on the subway is a violinist and some awesome break dancers.
Review of ‘Pioneer One’ BitTorrent Movie
According to my personal rating standards sci-fi movies either fall into one of three categories, great, horrible, and fancy eye candy that flopped. Hollywood has a subtle way of transforming potentially great sci-fi into sub-standard, watered down sci-fi in an attempt to make it appeal to the masses. Sub-standard and watered down how? Take your pick; cookie cutter plots, stereotypical characters, old stories with new technology mixed in, predictable endings, etc.
I find myself lowering standards on some sci-fi so it will fall into the great category just because it is unique. Other movies that have great production and effects but are mutilated by the Hollywood syndrome and generally get put in the ‘fancy eye candy that flopped’ category because it’s worth watching even though the story is disappointing. If you don’t like sci-fi then your standards are probably high and everything that a I would bend the rules on you may put into the horrible category.
Hungry for some new and original sci-fi I watched the Pioneer One pilot episode that was featured on a recent Slashdot posting. Once the preconception of it being a low budget film was overcome I was surprised at the story and professional content. The story is original and sets the stage for a drama that is realistic and can incorporate some fascinating sci-fi themes. I’ve seen my share of horrible sci-fi movies but the pilot episode of Pioneer One easily falls into my great category despite being low budget.
Download the pilot via BitTorrent for free and decide for yourself. More download options and movie information is available on the VODO Pioneer One site. Well worth checking out if you like sci-fi.
I’ve already donated to the project, what about you? Do you think it’s worth $5 to see the story unfold?
Just Like Riding a Bike…
… you may never forget how but your muscles may remind you how out of shape you are.
It is the first evening of vacation. The wind is acceptable and the sun is fading. Part of me wants to find all the parts to the windsurfer and get out on the lake for a ride. The other part of me tries to speak some sense into my brain, “You’re tired, it’s going to be aggravating to scrounging for the parts and then assembling them amongst the biting flies will be torture, why don’t you wait?” Considering all of the pro’s and then the con’s I decide to assemble the board, despite the pile of gear, biting flies, and a couple “ufff, forgot how bulky this was to carry” phrases.
Enduring the effort and fly bites was worthwhile just to have such a great picture taken to commemorate such a wonderful first evening out on the lake. Perhaps even better is I managed to sail BACK to shore :)
As the blog title goes, I didn’t forget how to windsurf but my body sure reminded me of all the muscles I hadn’t used in the last year. On the bright side, I slept like a rock that night.
The New York Times Is Bad Medicine
In my opinion there aren’t many people who would argue that laughter isn’t good medicine. Experience has shown that people often use laughter to try and soften an uncomfortable situation. When the dust settles after a bad situation or a stupid mistake, there is nothing like a good laugh to heal a broken spirit. If you happen to be blessed with a well rounded sense of humor you probably find the comics in the Sunday paper to be of exceptional importance.
How can a world renown paper like the New York Times not have a comics section?
My observation and opinion of the Times may be frivolous but a thoughtful and humorous comic can shed more light on the world better than any well written piece of dry reporting ever could.