We miss you, Frank!

We could all use more Zappa...and more T.P....right now.

John Prine

The world just lost one of the generation's great singer/songwriters. His songs like "Dear Abby" and "Illegal Smile" made us laugh. His songs like "Sam Stone" and "Hello in There" made us cry. In short, his songs made us feel. You can't ask much more of a song or a songwriter.

There's nothing like a little music to help you through the rough times.

Yes...It's April First!

Perhaps Mongo was speaking for us all.

ZZ Top

Just watched the 2019 documentary "ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas" on Netflix. It's a must-see for any fan of the band.

The Importance of Books

"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."  --- Julius H. Marx

Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous.  —  Albert Einstein

"You work your life away and what do they give?
 You're only killing yourself to live."

Words from the song "Killing Yourself to Live" by Black Sabbath. Once one of my favorite bands. Saw them a couple times in the '70s, Their music is a bit overly apocalyptic to me now. But as I look back on all the sleep deprivation I experienced getting up before four in the morning, staying up all night, working twenty-four hour shifts...I can appreciate a bit better what the lyrics mean. It's REALLY good to be retired.

All of Creation

a cosmic game
with rules we can't know
dark energy
dark matter
dark time
dark life
the singularity blew
filled the void
with plasma we can't perceive
reality expands
knowledge grows
thoughts close
mindless animals
skittered across rocks
now become gods
the gods look to the void
reality morphs to dreams

DDS

Advertising (and products) certainly have changed a lot over the years!

Theoretical physicists need love too.

Delicate snowflakes.
Pristine, unique, logical.
Join. Become mountain.

DDS

"The quieter you become, the more you can hear."  --  Ram Dass

I think we can all take a cue from young Weird Al Yankovic. Always take time out to do what you love. Better still, find a way to make a career out of doing what you love.

Happiness is not something you wait for; it's something you decide.

Wouldn't it be refreshing if everyone was compelled to refrain from lying...just for one day?

A couple chicken-killers.

Every now and then, it's just fun to post an interesting picture.

Time...beyond Pink Floyd

"The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion." So said Albert Einstein. Our universe is huge but finite. Some physicists believe that ours is only one of untold multiverses. In other universes, our laws of physics may not apply. For instance, time may run in reverse instead of forward or all of time may be occurring at once or in no particular order...or time may exist in a loop. As my mother used to say, "Think about stuff like that too much and you'll go crazy." But still, it's fascinating to think about. 

In a metal mood...

In 1997, squeaky-clean 50's icon Pat Boone released his foray into hard rock music, "In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy". What started as a joke became a really interesting mix of big band/jazz instrumentation with heavy metal melodies and lyrics. Reactions were immediate. Evangelical Christians were totally pissed at poor Pat and hard rockers dismissed his album as silly. I found the album quite interesting. Not only do I like big band music, I also like being able to understand the words to songs. Pat DEFINITELY enunciates the words better than most singers in metal bands. You might like to check the album out. If you don't want to go out and buy it, you can always check out song snippets on Amazon or I-tunes. Even if the album isn't your cup of tea, it SHOULD make you smile.