Yummy Wakame

“Good jazz is when the leader jumps on the piano, waves his arms, and yells. Fine jazz is when a tenorman lifts his foot in the air. Great jazz is when he heaves a piercing note for 32 bars and collapses on his hands and knees. A pure genius of jazz is manifested when he and the rest of the orchestra run around the room while the rhythm section grimaces and dances around their instruments.”

~ Charles Mingus

BuddhaNet - Buddhist Information and Education Network

… and I thought it was a naughty word:

Mingus, TX (city, FIPS 48720)
Location: 32.53683 N, 98.42393 W
Population: (2000): 246 (130 housing units)
Area: 1.5 square miles
Zip codes: 76463
Mayor: Milo Moffit

MINGUS, TEXAS. (map here). It was named after William Mingus, an 1856 settler, and developed because of the 1881 construction of the Texas and Pacific Railway through the area. The community served local farmers and ranchers. The Mingus population was estimated at 1,110 in 1920 and 1930; twenty-five businesses were reported there in 1930. By 1940 the number of residents had declined to 570. The population was down to 212 in 1980, but the post office was still open. In 1990 the population of Mingus was reported as 215.

Opera is Spyware!?!
Dodgy goings on backstage
“Now I’m worried. At this point, I no longer trust Opera, and will soon be removing it from all the PC’s I own and influence - and that’s a great lot of PC’s BTW. So Opera folks - unless you can come up with a complete and thorough explanation, you might want to plead insanity, and go open source. For me, that’s the most likely road back to any measure of trust. Today I’ve learned to spell betrayal - O.P.E.R.A.”

Well I say good riddance to bad rubbish!
(thanks for the link vampy)

A few months ago there was an amazing story on TV about the meeting and process of healing that Jo Tuffnell had to go through with the IRA man who killed her father in the 1984 ‘Brighton Bomb’, Patrick Magee.

“I knew that I had a choice in the days after the bomb: to stay as a victim, blaming others for my pain, or to go on a journey in search of healing and understanding. I made an inner commitment to the journey with no idea what that meant, but I knew that life would give me the experiences I needed to learn from.”

Tomorrow morning BBC Radio 2 will broadcast a conversation between the two of them. The 45 minute conversation will be part of Don Maclean’s ‘Good Morning Sunday’ programme between 7am-9am, with Jo and Pat’s contribution probably starting around 8am. The conversation can also be listened to on the Radio 2 website through next week. (Click on ‘Listen Again’)

The Shape of Life provides some amazing piccies of a variety of creatures… from sponges to jellyfish, flatworms, spiders, sluggies and many more.

Hot air ballooning with a twist…

A Cloudhopper is a single-person hot-air balloon. There is no basket: the pilot wears a harness that is attached to the balloon, with a fuel tank and burner situated behind him or her. Compared to conventional hot-air balloons, cloudhoppers are very maneuverable and can land in relatively small areas; they are also very easy to store and transport between flights.

Have you ever dreamed of floating into the sky with a giant bouquet of colorful toy balloons? That’s the idea behind cluster ballooning. The pilot wears a harness, to which a cluster of large, helium-filled balloons are attached. Control is achieved by releasing ballast to ascend, or by bursting balloons to descend.

Ever wanted to become a ventriloquist? Also has loads of links to puppetry sites.

Win yourself some fruity stamps with Royal Mail’s Fruit Drop.

Gorgeous vector illustrations made in FLASH by Italian artist Giulia Balladore.
(via apparently nothing)

Peace posters from around the world.
(Thanks farrago)

Dan found this lovely photo while searching for adult diapers and baby clothes.

“Kitty is the ultimate companion, and can be downloaded straight to a phone! Its tender purring vibrations provide perfect company on even the loneliest winter nights!”

To get Kitty (in the UK): Text “go kitty” to 89080. Follow the instructions in the reply you receive. Costs £1.50! Click here to get Kitty outside the UK. Only works on supported handsets.

Dont look at me. Sandi found it.

Wow, HABBO HOTEL should employ this guy! d-Dee sent me a link to Exavior’s Hotel. Theres so much to see! Fantastic Habbo furniture design concepts.

Check out this guy’s fantastic creativity and portfolio. Yummy s the hand clock!

REFLECTIONS - cute flash game.
(Thanks Ashley)

SCHNEWS’s CRAP ARREST OF THE WEEK
For dressing up as a bunny!

Children in New York were distressed to see the Easter Bunny being taken away in handcuffs from outside the local K-Mart last week. The bunny was protesting about the shop replacing the traditional chocolate Easter bunny in their baskets with candy toy soldiers armed with machine guns and rifles. For her trouble, she was nicked for trespassing. (Photos)

It’s a Moo Point has been added to Yummy’s recommended list.
Opened just days ago and blogging like a pro from day one! Usually her point of moo is mine too. Long live moogirl!

Casket Furniture
“Why buy a casket for just one day?
At CasketFurniture.com, our products can last you a lifetime, and still be the perfect vehicle to carry you to the great beyond. Whether it’s a couch, shelf, or end table, our products are designed to blend effortlessly into most contemporary interior designs. Every product can also be transformed into a high-quality casket at your time of need.”

A gallery of shockingly large carp!

Celebrity Mugshots

The U.S. action in Iraq has fundamentally challenged the rule of law in the world and this is the domino effect…

The American attack on Iraq could be used as a precedent, using exactly the same arguments as President Bush, to justify an Indian attack on Pakistan or a North Korean attack on South Korea.

James Woolsey, former CIA, a Bush administration insider was recently mentioned in a leaked Pentagon document as one of the possible administrators of post-war Iraq. Last week in LA, he described the war in Iraq as the start of the Fourth World War, and warned that “this Fourth World War will last considerably longer than either the First or Second World Wars did for us.” He explained that the real enemies this time, were the religious rulers of Iran, the “fascists” of Iraq and Syria, and the Islamic extremists of al-Qaeda. He made no distinctions between them, and he promised a long crusade against them. There was no suggestion that the US would bother to get legal authority from the UN before attacking the sovereign states on his list.

The Honda Accord Advert (UK).

Nude Skydiving
Dont click! It will be burnt on your mind. From now on, when you hear “pockets of resistance” your brain will retrieve this image.

“I was profoundly influenced by childhood excursions to a large Catholic church steeped in mystery, symbols, tradition, costume, song and artwork. It was accessible, comforting and lavish. Rosaries, chasubles, fringed and gold-threadwork stoles, mitres, chalices, stained glass, sculpture, icons, missals and holy cards with gold-leaf edges, chanting, Latin singing and liturgy, repetitious prayers, processions and choruses. All was imbued with significance and it was transporting.

Ceremonial in nature, my artwork refers to both my personal life and multi-cultural sensibilities.”

No love, it’s ball of string…

Cheesy but cute: Your Dream Celeb

AMERICA CONTROLS FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
10th March 2003: The Pentagon threatened to fire on the satellite uplink positions of independent journalists in Iraq, according to veteran BBC war correspondent, Kate Adie. The Pentagon has also threatened they: “may find it necessary to bomb areas in which war correspondents are attempting to report from the Iraqi side.”

Kate: “And what actually appalls me is the difference between twelve years ago and now. I’ve seen a complete erosion of any kind of acknowledgment that reporters should be able to report as they witness. The Americans… and I’ve been talking to the Pentagon …take the attitude which is entirely hostile to the free spread of information. I was told by a senior officer in the Pentagon, that if uplinks –that is the television signals out of… Bhagdad, for example– were detected by any planes …electronic media… mediums, of the military above Bhagdad… they’d be fired down on. Even if they were journalists ..’ Who cares! ‘ said the officer’.

The Americans are asking journalists who go with them, whether they are… have feelings against the war. And therefore if you have views that are skeptical, then you are not to be acceptable. Secondly, they are intending to take control of the Americans technical equipment …those uplinks and satellite phones I was talking about. And control access to the airwaves. And then on top of everything else, there is now a blackout ordered by one Mr. Dick Cheney, who is in charge of this.

I am enormously pessimistic of the chance of decent on-the-spot reporting, as the war occurs. You will get it later.“

(listen to audio clips and read the transcripts)