swimming with a t.v.

my job.

right now i am working at the texas school for the blind and visually impaired as a resident instructor for the summer school session.

yesterday i took the kids on the bus to plucker's in west campus. they ordered "boneless chicken wings," which seemed strange to me.

i ordered waffle fries and had to send them back. they were cold and soggy.

pluckers had 16 television sets, many set to the same channel.

one of my kids, joseph, has shown incredible ability in guitar and has pretty much perfect pitch. yesterday he played "blue moon" about, oh, 25 times. i taught him some "blue notes" he can use to make it a bit more "bluesy."

the day before, we went to highland mall and i walked with joseph.
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my first day on the job, a little while back, i changed a grown man's diapers, bathed him, and wiped his rear. after that, everything is pretty much a piece of cake. especially trips to pluckers

google image search: "links"

no really, i'm not kidding

this is amazing. listen in case you missed it the first time.




springwater!

buffalo springfield, a few years later: stephen stills vs. neil young, circa 1991

oh man. this is wrong in so many ways. it kind of makes me sad for stephen stills. the whole "crowd participation" bit doesn't come off well.
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neil young comes off better, i think. just consider their on-stage accoutrements: cheesy rugs and some fake plants (stills) vs. 2-story fender bassman amps (young) ?

some priceless crowd shots too, on both the clips.

the stephen stills clip kind of makes me never want to be filmed again doing anything, ever ever ever.

comment on the music industry

we went through such hell trying to get the record company to lower the price of our records... still $18.99 in most places. and now one cent on ebay. beyond surreal.

i wonder how all these big companies will shake down over the next few years.

awesome

this song and video blow my mind.

NASA PHOTO COLLAGE OF THE MILKY WAY

ABOUT THIS PHOTO COLLAGE:

The Spitzer Space Telescope's encompasing infrared view of the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy is hard to appreciate in just one picture. In fact, more than 800,000 frames of data from Spitzer's cameras have now been pieced together in an enormous mosaic of the galactic plane - the most detailed infrared picture of our galaxy ever made. The small portion seen here spans nearly 8 degrees, roughly the apparent width of your fist held at arms length, across the galaxy's center. The full mosaic is 120 degrees wide.

MORE AT THE ASTRONOMY PICTURE OF THE DAY

changarro

Oh, a collage I made got sold on this sweet cart that Sam rolled around called the Changarro. read his post(s) about the changarro here.

whoa

jordan belson = amazing
read about him
here
here
or here

mexico camping / writing trip

some photos from my trip:




click here
for the whole set.

i was not stoned when i made this post (pretty cool album cover / NORML)

cut-up from a contact sheet

click for a close-up

cut-up from a contact sheet

gone camping in northern mexico

bye bye

ROBERT FRIPP

THIS IS A GREAT CLIP WITH FRIPP USING HIS FRIPPERTRONICS SYSTEM AND GIVING SOME FANTASTIC INSIGHTS.

TO DO LIST, 4/8/2008

1) Sit on my ass
2) Check email 10 times
3) Cook some food, don't do dishes
4) Drink 10 espressos
5) Smoke some pot
6) Worry about what a waste my life has become
7) Flex arms in front of mirror
8) Listen to the Grateful Dead
9) Quote-along with "Blade Runner"
10) Plan an elaborate concept album I will never record
11) Dump out my "change cup;" search for nickels and dimes; use money for a slur-pee
12) Check email again
13) Write a to-do list
14) Throw all my dirty clothes into a single pile on the ground
15) Think about all the stuff I could be doing
16) Potato chips

"SUCCESS" MAGAZINE

THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME HEADLINES / ARTICLE TITLES I WROTE DOWN FROM THE LATEST ISSUE OF "SUCCESS MAGAZINE:

"INSTANT INCOME"
"WHEN TO BUY AN OFFICE CONDO"
"FINDING E-FULFILLMENT IN LIFE"
"WE DO THE WORK SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO"
"TEXT MESSAGE SUCCESS"
"CLICK N BUILD"
"TURN YOUR WEBSITE INTO CASH"
"SUPERSIZE YOUR START-UP"
"THE 7 WEALTH SECRETS OF THE RAINFOREST"
"YOUR ONLINE SOURCE FOR SUCCESS"

THE FOLLOWING ARE TITLES OF ARTICLES DISCUSSING CHARITABLE GIVING:
"COMPANIES THAT CONTRIBUTE ARE FINDING THAT GIVING PAYS OFF"
"GIVE IT TO GET IT"
"OFFERING UP YOUR GOODS, SERVICES, AND MONEY CAN PROPEL YOUR BUSINESS TO A NEW PLACE, ONE THAT'S A LITTLE LESS LONELY AND A LOT MORE PROFITABLE"

THE BORDER FENCE

Can we all just chime in now and agree this fuking border fence in the Rio Grande Valley is an idea far beyond bad ?

Hmmm... let's think of all the great walls in history and how well they fared.

If we can be honest and just admit the real goal of the fence is to get somebody re-elected,,,, then perhaps this construction boondoggle could be construed as "successful."

Read this if you want to know what I'm ranting about :

A National Treasure That May End Up Without a Country

some thoughts on departures

it's been really crazy ever since i left texas. just driving, driving, more driving, beer, women, 100 foot trees, snow-capped mountains, cold breezes, incessant rain, rare shine, scalding coffee, parties where i know nobody, random sadness, random elation, relentless rejection, days without showers, holes developing in my jeans, angry rednecks, plaid clad lumberjacks, lost toothbrushes, elvis presley on the radio, a meatball stain on my t-shirt, thrift store hunting for cold weather gear, 6 days without changing socks, cheese and bread for every meal, fresh apples from roadside fruit stands, being scared of strange noises, marveling at snow covered mountains, sacred time with my girlfriend, long talks about being scared or alone or the future, marveling at the fresh air and clean sky and stars and everything just flying by- days, hours, towns, miles.