Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Monday, August 17, 2015
Was William Shakespeare high when he wrote his plays?
By Jack Brummet, Lit Ed.
From The Telegraph, August 9, 2015:
"South African scientists have discovered that 400-year-old tobacco pipes excavated from the garden of William Shakespeare contained cannabis, suggesting the playwright might have written some of his famous works while high.
"Residue from early 17th century clay pipes found in the playwright’s garden, and elsewhere in Stratford-Upon-Avon, were analysed in Pretoria using a sophisticated technique called gas chromatography mass spectrometry, the Independent reports.
"Of the 24 fragments of pipe loaned from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust to University of the Witwatersrand, cannabis was found in eight samples, four of which came from Shakespeare's property."
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"In Sonnet 76, Shakespeare writes about “invention in a noted weed", which could be interpreted to mean that Shakespeare was willing to use weed, or cannabis, while he was writing."
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Sunday, August 16, 2015
Saturday, August 15, 2015
Сибирский костюм для охоты на медведя, 1800 год
This is from a Russian Facebook friend. I don't know what it says, but I love the image.
"Сибирский костюм для охоты на медведя, 1800 год"
According to Steve, in the comments, the translation is: "It says "Siberian costume/outfit for bear
hunting".
"Сибирский костюм для охоты на медведя, 1800 год"
According to Steve, in the comments, the translation is: "It says "Siberian costume/outfit for bear
hunting".
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At Dirty Dick's
By Jack Brummet
Dean Ericksen sent me this great found photo. It chimed. I remembered WH Auden's poem Master and Bosun's Song (which Francis used to often read and became one of the maybe ten poems I can recite from heart). I don't know the provenance of Dirty Dick's, but Auden wrote:
"At Dirty Dick's and Sloppy Joe's
We drank our liquor straight.
Some went upstairs with Marjorie
And some, alas, with Kate..."
We drank our liquor straight.
Some went upstairs with Marjorie
And some, alas, with Kate..."
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Friday, August 14, 2015
Thursday, August 13, 2015
The face of Matilda, the sleeping bigfoot
This footage, released by Adrian Erickson, purportedly shows a sasquatch in the woods. She looks very peaceful. People who have seen the whole 5 minute clip says the Bigfoot has a "black tongue".
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Australian artist Stelarc's arm ear
By Jack Brummet, Appendages Ed.
The Australian artist Stelarc has grown an ear on his arm. He first got the idea back in 1996, but took a while to find doctors w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶a̶d̶v̶e̶n̶t̶u̶r̶o̶u̶s̶ ̶i̶n̶s̶u̶r̶a̶n̶c̶e̶ ̶c̶a̶r̶r̶i̶e̶r̶s̶ w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶a̶ ̶s̶i̶c̶k̶ ̶s̶e̶n̶s̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶h̶u̶m̶o̶r̶ willing to do the work. The ear looks pretty much like an ear now. Stelars plans to insert a microphone into the arm ear, and connect the microphone to the internet, so that people around the world can hear through his arm ear.
He said, "People's reactions range from bemusement to bewilderment to curiosity, but you don't really expect people to understand the art component of all of this."
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Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Monday, August 10, 2015
Free public artesian well water in Lynnwood, Washington
By Jack Brummet, Hydration Ed.
One of the last Artesian wells in Washington State is not too far from Seattle. You can go there 24/7 and fill up containers. There may be a wait, even late at night.
Directions: 2331 164th St. SW, Lynnwood Take I-5 exit 183 and go right on 164th 3-4/10 of a mile to the bottom of the hill and you will see cars on the north side. GPS: 47.850159, -122.265591.
"This is fresh flowing water right out of the ground. No treatment and that's what they want," said Arden Blackledge, General Manager of the Alderwood Water District, which monitors and tests the water monthly.
According to the Alderwood Water and Wastewater District:
"This well, known as Well No. 5, or the 164th Street Artesian Well, is in excess of 400 feet in depth and is cased to approximately 120 feet. The well flows at about 10 gallons per minute.
"The source of water at the well is an underground aquifer (a water-bearing layer of permeable rock, sand or gravel). The well taps the Intercity Aquifer at approximately 200 feet.
"Alderwood Water & Wastewater District maintains this flowing artesian well as a community source of water for those who prefer untreated water."
From a Yelp comment: "This is some of the best tasting water I have ever had. Makes FIJI WATER taste like sewage!"
One of the last Artesian wells in Washington State is not too far from Seattle. You can go there 24/7 and fill up containers. There may be a wait, even late at night.
Directions: 2331 164th St. SW, Lynnwood Take I-5 exit 183 and go right on 164th 3-4/10 of a mile to the bottom of the hill and you will see cars on the north side. GPS: 47.850159, -122.265591.
"This is fresh flowing water right out of the ground. No treatment and that's what they want," said Arden Blackledge, General Manager of the Alderwood Water District, which monitors and tests the water monthly.
According to the Alderwood Water and Wastewater District:
"This well, known as Well No. 5, or the 164th Street Artesian Well, is in excess of 400 feet in depth and is cased to approximately 120 feet. The well flows at about 10 gallons per minute.
"The source of water at the well is an underground aquifer (a water-bearing layer of permeable rock, sand or gravel). The well taps the Intercity Aquifer at approximately 200 feet.
"Alderwood Water & Wastewater District maintains this flowing artesian well as a community source of water for those who prefer untreated water."
From a Yelp comment: "This is some of the best tasting water I have ever had. Makes FIJI WATER taste like sewage!"
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Sunday, August 09, 2015
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