Emma Goldman quote

"The most violent element in society is ignorance."

Emma Goldman

Lambrusco

Excellent article:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/lambrusco-has-outgrown-the-discotheque/Content?oid=2337102

Sleepy Man Banjo Boys

This will brighten anyone's day:

http://www.ted.com/talks/sleepy_man_banjo_boys_bluegrass_virtuosity_from_new_jersey.html?source=facebook#.UdcgCg1jiJd.facebook

Future Pioneer

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future. The past is closed and limited; the future is open and free.

Flaubert

"Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work"

Gustave Flaubert

The Clown

The Clown

by Bryan Stillman

 

I put on my Clown Makeup.

I went out the front door.

I strolled down the street towards the Fillmore.

When I reached La Boulange, I went in

And ordered a pain au chocolate and café au lait.

That was the beginning.

My mouth was red and brown and frothy.

From there I went to Los Angeles, Seattle,

Boulder, Dallas, Chicago, New Orleans,

New York and Boston.

In each city I rented a hotel room.

Each day I would put on my Clown makeup

And spend a couple of hours just walking,

Speaking to no one.

Finally, after rehearsal was over,

I went to Paris.

That song you can't get out of your head...

I've heard this song twice in the past two days and it's driving me crazy so I did a spot of research:

The origins of this song are obscure. The earliest extant record is a version noted in Anne Gilchrist's Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society (1937), learnt from her Welsh nurse in the 1870s under the title "Jack Jintle" with the lyrics:

 

My name is Jack Jintle, the eldest but one,

And I can play nick-nack upon my own thumb.

With my nick-nack and pad-lock and sing a fine song,

And all the fine ladies come dancing along.

My name is Jack Jintle, the eldest but two,

And I can play nick-nack upon my own shoe.

With my nick-nack, etc.

 

The more familiar version goes like this:

This old man, he played one,

 He played knick-knack on my thumb;

 With a knick-knack paddywhack,

 Give the dog a bone,

 This old man came rolling home.

 

 This old man, he played two,

 He played knick-knack on my shoe;

 With a knick-knack paddywhack,

 Give the dog a bone,

 This old man came rolling home.

 

 This old man, he played three,

 He played knick-knack on my knee;

 With a knick-knack paddywhack,

 Give the dog a bone,

 This old man came rolling home.

 

 This old man, he played four,

 He played knick-knack on my door;

 With a knick-knack paddywhack,

 Give the dog a bone,

 This old man came rolling home.

Newly Released Studies beg the question: How soon before they're shot down?

http://www.smh.com.au/world/fish-oil-supplements-increase-prostate-cancer-risk-says-study-20130711-2pt23.html

http://www.nst.com.my/latest/omega-3-acids-linked-to-child-allergies-prostate-risk-1.317553

Chronic Cardio?

Longer, faster, harder = Chronic Cardio Exercise. Is it good for you? Does training and running a marathon improve your fitness at the expense of your heart? There's a lot of conflicting opinions but I trust this source: he's a former runner, and he lives his business everyday:

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-evidence-continues-to-mount-against-chronic-cardio/#more-37262

Muses...

...come in all different shapes and sizes.

Kafka

Franz Kafka wrote, "It isn't necessary that you leave home. Sit at your desk and listen. Don't even listen, just wait. Don't wait, be still and alone. The whole world will offer itself to you."

Written a century before the Internet.

Big Fish

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/0703/200-year-old-rockfish-caught-off-Alaska-coast?nav=696471-csm_article-mostViewed

Breakfast at Wimbledon

Sabine Lisicki vs Marion Bartoli

Interesting matchup as neither are even in the top 10.

Lisicki is the power player, Bartoli the scrapper.

Bartoli's been in a major final at Wimbledon six years ago.

Lisicki hasn't.

Bartoli hasn't lost a set yet.

Lisicki beat Serena Williams, the #1 player and heavy favorite.

Summer Berries

Poland succeeds at Wimbledon

On Wednesday at Wimbledon, two Polish men were playing each other to become the first from their country to make it to the semifinals of this famed tournament.
Jerzy Janowicz, 22, ended up beating Lukasz Kubot, 31, in straight sets, but it was what happened afterwards that was the most impressive.

Janowicz collapsed after winning match point, and while the moment took him over, Kubot walked over to Janowicz's side of the court to embrace him and congratulate him.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqyk1_fMD0s&feature=player_embedded

Wimbledon Ladies Semi's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE1AH9qBjP8&feature=em-lbcastemail

Swiss Writer Alain de Botton

In response to a question about whether he felt "pulled" to be a writer, de Botton responded:

"So I think where people tend to end up results from a combination of encouragement, accident, and lucky break, etc. etc. Like many others, my career happened like it did because certain doors opened and certain doors closed. You know, at a certain point I thought it would be great to make film documentaries. Well, in fact, I found that to be incredibly hard and very expensive to do and I didn’t really have the courage to keep battling away at that. In another age, I might have been an academic in a university, if the university system had been different. So it’s all about trying to find the best fit between your talents and what the world can offer at that point in time."

The Struggle

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/5-things-i-still-struggle-with/#more-41458

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