It doesn't matter if they're big Hollywood movie stars or just every-day Joes and Jills, this fire thing out there is just friggin' insane to even comprehend. It brings to mind - somewhat - images and memories of the last great war. The 'raging' nature of it smacks just slightly of what we did to Dresden towards the end of WWII, and aerial photos of the fire-ravaged areas do look a bit like similar shots I've seen of Hiroshima back in the day. Truly frightening shit.
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'Experts' (there's a job to apply for - mescaline expert) warned last week of a shortage of peyote, a sacred cactus used by Native Americans in religious rituals, which produces the hallucinogenic drug and only grows in limited range across south-western US and northern Mexico. They blame a psychedelic renaissance taking off in wealthy western societies, as well as overharvesting and land development.
I would imagine it can't be that difficult to figure out how to grow them themselves, but who am I to say, right?
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It is that time of year here in North Central Floridia that the temperature hovers briefly (actually for about a month or so) around the high 30's at night. All things considered, we really can't bitch that much...
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In March 1964, the rock journalist Al Aronowitz awoke to find Bob Dylan asleep on his sofa and the lyrics to Mr Tambourine Man crumpled up in garbage.
The 22-year-old Dylan had spent the night writing and rewriting his new song on a portable typewriter at Aronowitz’s home in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, before chucking away the early drafts and stretching out on his friend’s couch.
Now, Dylan’s stained, crumpled and partially torn lyrics – which Aronowitz rescued from his trash can that morning and passed on to his children when he died in 2005 – could fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars when they are sold at auction. The auction house has officially estimated the lyrics will sell for $400,000 to $600,000.
Also on sale are 50 other items from Aronowitz’s personal archive, including an early oil painting by Dylan from 1968 (valued at $200,000 to $300,000), a 1963 handbill from Dylan’s first major headline performance, at Town Hall in New York City, and vintage photos.
... Hollywood A-listers battled to get rooms at one of the most exclusive hotels in Los Angeles after fleeing the wildfires. Stars were among those jostling for beds at the Hotel Bel-Air, where luxury rooms cost up to $15,000 a night.
Think about that number. WTF could make a bedroom cost that much?
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As I said last night with that other editorial cartoon, anybody who tries to make any kinda political shit out of a tragedy this unbelievable oughta have their gonads roasted. Juss' sayin', there's a difference between fixing a fucked-up system and laying blame for political gain...
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Here's a great idea for a gift that's both
truly unique and very attractive...
It's only $ 35.00 - and it comes to you with free shipping!
Valentines Day isn't that far away, ya know...
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AI still can't get the hands/fingers right:
ReplyDeletethe length of the proximal phalanx doesn't appear to be proportional to the size of the hand