Good Songs

I often prefer silence, but sometimes, rock and roll (this refers to anything I like) is necessary and I have been listening to these songs lately.....

Heart of Glass (Puppini Sisters)

Old Man (Neil Young)

I Summon You (Spoon)

Summertime (Janis Joplin)

Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles)

Take Me To The River (Talking Heads)

Egg Cream (Lou Reed)

I'm Looking Through You (The Wallflowers)

The Future (Teddy Thompson)

Don't Let Him Waste Your TIme (Jarvis Cocker)

Sunlight (The Youngbloods)

Rehab (Amy Winehouse)

King Of The Road (Rufus Wainwright)

There Is A Mountain (Donovan)

Gimme Shelter (Patti Smith)

Turning The Page...

A few titles I have been reading lately...

Wabi Sabi: The japanese art of impermanence (Andrew Juniper)

Shambhala: The sacred path of the warrior (Chogyam Trungpa)

Open To Desire: Embracing a lust for life (Mark Epstein)

Breaking Open The Head: A psychadelic journey into the heart of contemporary shaminism (Daniel Pinchbeck)

How To Expand LOVE: Widening the circle of loving relationships (His Holiness the Dalai Lama)

Perfect Love Imperfect Relationships: Healing the wound of the heart (John Welwood)

Pronoia Is The Antidote For Paranoia (Rob Brezsny)

Zen Path Through Depression (Philip Martin)

Sit Down and Shut Up (Brad Warner)

Recollection Of My Life (Diane diPrima)

The Three Pillars of Zen (Philip Kapleau)

Strange Ritual (David Byrne)

Coney Island Of The Mind (Lawrence Ferlinghetti)

You Have To Say Something (Dainin Katagiri)

Quirkyalone: A manifesto (Sasha Cagen)

The Secret Life Of The Lonely Doll: The search for Dare Wright (Jean Nathan)

The Diving Bell And The Butterfly ( Jean-Dominique Bauby)

No Logo (Naomi Klein)

Florence Broadhurst (Helen O'Neil)

The Creative Habit (Twyla Tharp)

Natural Cures (Kevin Trudeau)

Watching the Screen

A few films and cable series I have watched lately...

Modligliani
Fast Food Nation
Volver
The Namesake
Children of Man
My Architect
Little Children
Freedom Writers
Fur
Because I Said So
The Painted Veil
Away With Her
Bagdad ER
Jonestown
Once
Rescue Me (Season 3)
Sicko
Summer of Love
Weeds (Season 2)
Maxed Out
The Waitress
Amargosa
Everything Is Illuminated
51 Birch Street
Crazy Sexy Cancer
Nip Tuck (Season 4)
Somersault
Interview
Year of the Dog
Tales of the City (1 and 2)
Two Days In Paris
Matthew Barney: No Restraint

Eyeglasses Required

Has anybody else noticed the oversized late 1980s eyewear is coming back in 2007? And the term geek seems to be used a lot lately. I made this assemblage a couple years ago when I noticed the similarity of the specs. I collect found pictures and make a few myself using an archaic 35mm Pentax camera.

Wikopedia claims...The definition of geek has changed considerably over time, and there is no definite meaning. The social and rather derogatory connotations of the word make it particularly difficult to define.

A definition common among self-identified geeks is: one who is primarily motivated by passion, indicating somebody whose reasoning and decision making is always first and foremost based on his/her passions rather than things like financial reward or social acceptance.

Geeks do not see the typical geeky interests as merely interesting, but as objects of passionate devotion. The idea that the pursuit of personal passions should be the fundamental driving force to all decisions could be considered the most basic shared tenet among geeks of all varieties. Geeks consider such pursuits to be their own defining characteristic.

Yes.

The geek on the left is Bill Gates...brainy billionaire brandman. On the right is a former version of me....more quirky than geeky, something that is more true over time as my choices and lifestyle are decidedly unconventional.

No Plastic Bag

Where do they all go?

One small action at a time

Take that canvas tote.

Sunday Bike Ride

Lush Ellicott Creek

Warm breezy cool jade water

Eighteen mile pedal.