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Calvin - 26-3-2013 at 01:21

Quote: Originally posted by BBP  
It seems like I've scored a publication of one of my artworks. :bald:


That's great! Any details?

aquagoat - 26-3-2013 at 13:59

Quote: Originally posted by BBP  
It seems like I've scored a publication of one of my artworks. :bald:
congratulations, Bonny.:bouncy:

BBP - 27-3-2013 at 11:59

Thanks guys!
Of course, I get paid by credit and copy. so... But it's publicity anyway, if the guy spells my name correctly.

Huck_Phlem - 28-3-2013 at 04:20

I bought the double album of Jean Luc Ponty "Canteloupe Island" that has disc one of all Zappa stuff for one Dollar! The Zappa stuff seems to have never been played while his stuff has small crackles in it. (very minor wear)

BBP - 28-3-2013 at 22:42

Ooh I'd love to hear that someday!
Today we went to the Hague again, main target of our visit was a rare documentary on Groenesteijn (a former children's home where the kids were brutally treated), we walked a lot and tried to dodge some major event, a recording of a live musical performance based on the Passion. You know, Easter's rolling up. Today's White Thursday in more ways than 1 since it snowed.

Also found a lovely CD-shop where I managed to score a copy of Ringu, a CD-box of Yma Sumac and something I've been looking for for 10 years: Peter Maxwell Davies - Resurrection.

polydigm - 29-3-2013 at 04:28

I bought that Cantaloupe Island double album back in the late seventies and my copy is still in pretty good nick. Recently I bought a double CD of Ponty's King Kong and Electric Connection bundled together. That King Kong project with Ponty, and hearing what his music could sound like played with musicians like that, must have added significant impetus to the break up of the early Mothers.

punknaynowned - 29-3-2013 at 19:47

that King Kong is really great, I listen to it more than many zappa records. Z did the arrangements so it sounds like a zappa record as well as mostly his songs... the revised music on there I often use as an intro for fz -- it's that good

and I found this today: one of those photo groups with a slider, comparing Paris today and 100 years ago. Neat!
http://www.rue89.com/rue89-culture/2013/03/24/paris-1914-201...

BBP - 31-3-2013 at 18:52

Those photos are wonderful, Punky! Ah, how I miss Paris...

BBP - 2-4-2013 at 12:41

Birthday rolling up... Fell for some April Fools gags yesterday. Didn't pull any today since last year's went a bit awry.

BBP - 6-4-2013 at 19:04

Went to play guide dog. Ate one of these:

aquagoat - 7-4-2013 at 10:15

what's that? seems good.

BBP - 7-4-2013 at 11:13

Traditional Den Bosch pastry: the Bossche Bol. 12 cm diameter, filled with whipped cream, coated with pure chocolate. Impossible to eat without making a mess.

BBP - 10-4-2013 at 11:55

Recent purchase:

polydigm - 11-4-2013 at 09:52

I was woken up at 1:10AM this morning to find some psycho moron had set fire to our front fence. The flames were quite serious and were already spreading to a tree inside the fence and via that it could easily have reached the house. Had my wife not been awake at the time it could easily have been a much worse event, but it was bad enough. My entire family are quite traumatised today. The fire brigade took a long time to get here. Between four of us hurling buckets of water and finally me with a decent hose supplied by a neighbour, we had the fire almost entirely extinguished by the time the fire brigade arrived.

I was totally pumped on adrenaline, in pyjamas and bare feet which are quite sore today, but I could only think of putting the fire out at the time.

BBP - 11-4-2013 at 18:09

How horrible! I hope you are all OK and there's no irreplaceable damage...

polydigm - 12-4-2013 at 05:08

Thanks Bonny, we're all fine and home insurance will pay for a new fence. It was an incredible experience.

punknaynowned - 12-4-2013 at 12:12

sounds like it

polydigm - 13-4-2013 at 05:13

BBP - 13-4-2013 at 12:31

Looks like it too.

KAPTKIRK - 15-4-2013 at 18:50

That'll get your heart pumping fast! I'm so glad no one was injured. Did the fire brigade say it was arson Poly? Unless you have overhead faulty wiring or that's a lightning strike, it looks like an arson job for sure.
Got any mad neighbors or did you made some idiot mad perchance? That looks very suspicious bro'! I took fire science in college and the way that's burning, looks like some kind of incendiary device was used.

Nice pix of Paris punk, I enjoyed the one from yesteryear coupled with the one from today. Things change yet stay the same.

Did you eat the that whole thing Bonny? It looks very rich and filling, I think I'd have a hard time swallowing all that before I felt too full.

[Edited on 10/10/10 by KAPTKIRK]

BBP - 16-4-2013 at 08:43

I ate the whole thing,yes. It's too good!

KAPTKIRK - 16-4-2013 at 08:49

Wow! That's way too rich for me, but I'm glad you enjoyed it! It's good to treat yourself to a treat once in awhile.

BBP - 16-4-2013 at 12:05

If you don't eat much the rest of the day, you'll eat it! Besides, a good deal of it will end up on the table anyway. :)

It's DED's birthday! Happy birthday DED!!

punknaynowned - 16-4-2013 at 14:49

HB EP!

I finally got Finer Moments. I like it. It's a great 'missing links' type release, connecting things that weren't previously linked

KAPTKIRK - 16-4-2013 at 17:49

Happy Birthday DED! Many more!

Punk, where do you think Finer Moments fits in? After ML'71 or after LG or UM? I know I'll get it anyway, just wondering if it overlaps songs too? From what I've read on Zappa.com it's from the Flo and Eddie era. That sounds about right, without looking at FZ's catalog release dates.

polydigm - 17-4-2013 at 02:38

There were two fires going at the same time. The one in the picture is to the right of the middle gate you can see on the left of the picture. The other one was just as fearsome at the other end of the left section of the fence on the other side of the middle gate. There's little doubt that it was deliberate.

It's a brush fence and apparently they are a common target for thrill seekers because they do unfortunately burn really well. I'l be looking at getting it sprayed with some kind of fire retardant after it gets repaired.

KAPTKIRK - 17-4-2013 at 03:56

I'm just glad that no one was injured during what must have been a harrowing time, to say the least. But the picture of you running between two fires in shorts or what not and then getting the hose going must have been a sight to see! Your a hero, you saved the castle, that's what counts, eh?
I hope they find the person(s) that did this quickly. It doesn't make for much sport and they're sure to do it again until caught.
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aquagoat - 17-4-2013 at 16:57

happy birthday, Ded. :bouncy:

BBP - 19-4-2013 at 08:15

Kinda sad that the Texas explosion and the Boston events draw away attention from this report.

KAPTKIRK - 19-4-2013 at 08:28

They caught a suspect, big shoot out around Bats area. MIT officer killed. Breaking news.... What report Bonny?

DED - 19-4-2013 at 09:02

Thank you all for the Bday wishes, wasn't checking messages for days. Was so occupied with eating from my one of my presents. (Laurierdrop) Liquorice. At this very moment we are watching CNN but it is all a bit confusing when you see the same naked guy over and over. When they are the bombers you can say, police and FBI did a hell of a job.

BBP - 19-4-2013 at 09:21

Kirky: links here only show underline if you move the mouse cursor over it. If you move your cursor on "this report", you'll see it links to the report in question.

KAPTKIRK - 19-4-2013 at 09:44

Quote: Originally posted by BBP  
Kirky: links here only show underline if you move the mouse cursor over it. If you move your cursor on "this report", you'll see it links to the report in question.

Good to know, thanks Bonny. As Shakespear said ,"Please forgive it me, for I am slow of learning." The Lion sez to Pyrimus in A MSNDream.

I was aware the report was being put together just not when they were gonna release it and it looks like it did get buried at the back of this news cycle. Thanks. I voted to close Gitmo and that isn't happening fast enough for me or anyone! All our "detainees" are going to be tortured, they know this and now there's a hunger strike going on there. I think it's in it's 20th day.

polydigm - 19-4-2013 at 23:27

Hope you had a good one DED. And Bonny, I had been intending to wish you a good one as well - not sure how I forgot. The big three-oh!! How does it feel?

BBP - 20-4-2013 at 11:44

Not much different than 29, really.

aquagoat - 21-4-2013 at 06:58

Quote: Originally posted by BBP  
Kinda sad that the Texas explosion and the Boston events draw away attention from this report.
as usual, unfortunately.

BBP - 21-4-2013 at 20:35

True. But we know.
Dutch news has moved on to the song about the abdication and crowning of the new king. John Ewbank delivered such a monstrosity, after two days he was forced to repeal it. It's awful. The song, I mean.

polydigm - 22-4-2013 at 10:13

Said goodbye to my Mum's house today - very sad ...

BBP - 22-4-2013 at 19:55

Sorry to hear that, Poly. Have a hug!

BBP - 22-4-2013 at 22:24

Went to the zoo with my sister to see the baby polar bears.

KAPTKIRK - 23-4-2013 at 03:57

Quote: Originally posted by BBP  
Went to the zoo with my sister to see the baby polar bears.

Wow, that's neat! I count four Polar bears, how many are in there?

polydigm - 23-4-2013 at 09:45

Thanks Bonny. I saw her today and her current medication is having some very bad mental side effects, much like a very bad acid trip, which I'm going to have to complain about to her specialist tomorrow.

BBP - 23-4-2013 at 22:22

Oh your poor mother! I hope the specialist can do something about that!

There's 3 polar bears in that pic, Kirk, a mum and two cubs in the enclosure. The enclosure next to it has two other polar bears.

KAPTKIRK - 24-4-2013 at 07:08

I guess the one Polar Bear in back is playing with a rock then. Whoopsy! My bad,......darn Polar Bear rocks!

It's gotta be tough Poly. I was the last one that my Pop recognized before a heart attack killed him six months onto a "home". Dementia and Alzheimer's are terrible diseases for the kids of the patients/parents to have to witness as their Moms & Dads grow old and feeble way too soon before they're eye's. Damn shame man. May peace be with you & yours at this hard time bro'.

polydigm - 25-4-2013 at 07:16

Thanks Kirk. They've taken her off the medication. The specialist said it may be a progressive disease but major changes in a week just don't happen. This confirmation of my own opinion is important because the nurse I spoke to at the home seemed to imply that it was due to her illness. Various other comments have showed me that they don't pay very close attention to any one resident in that place, which is bit of a worry. It's called care ...

Anyway, my Mum is 86, so at least she didn't get it when she was younger, but it's still breaking my heart seeing her like this. I'm fairly sure this latest thing is due to the medication, so we'll see over the next week if she improves.

KAPTKIRK - 25-4-2013 at 08:53

Each case is different and your moms sounds like the meds were the cause this time. As I remember she was diagnosed as having the beginning stages of Alzhiemers/Dementia just a few months back, am I right about that? Pops started to go at 85 and passed when he was 87, still remembering me. I was really thankful for that. It's those little things that make our dads and moms unique to us.
I'm sorry your going through such troubling times Poly.

BBP - 26-4-2013 at 12:43

Hang in there Poly! I hope she'll be allright...

Caputh - 28-4-2013 at 17:08

Quote: Originally posted by polydigm  
Thanks Kirk. They've taken her off the medication. The specialist said it may be a progressive disease but major changes in a week just don't happen. This confirmation of my own opinion is important because the nurse I spoke to at the home seemed to imply that it was due to her illness. Various other comments have showed me that they don't pay very close attention to any one resident in that place, which is bit of a worry. It's called care ...

Anyway, my Mum is 86, so at least she didn't get it when she was younger, but it's still breaking my heart seeing her like this. I'm fairly sure this latest thing is due to the medication, so we'll see over the next week if she improves.


Question (as well as my sympathy) - is she taking different kinds of medication? Just asking, as my Dad was convinced two months ago that he was about to die and was in a very poor way. They took him off a few of his meds (he has Parkinson's and was on about 28 different types of pill) and hey presto - he's back to mowing lawn again. The problem was compounded (I think) by having more than one doctor prescribing the meds.
Anyway, I sincerely hope she feels a bit better soon...

polydigm - 29-4-2013 at 00:35

Thanks Caputh. It's only one type of medication, the other stuff she has been taking for a while is just for her blood pressure. The specialist was purposefully not dealing with her other symptoms, the primary one being depression, because she didn't want the attribution of the outcomes to be confused. Now that my Mum's been taken off the Alzheimer's meds I'm going to insist that they deal with the depression symptoms as soon as possible.

polydigm - 30-4-2013 at 00:27

Saw my Mum last night and there is a noticeable improvement. Now I have to get onto hassling her specialist.

BBP - 30-4-2013 at 10:59

Aw that's great!

Last Sunday DED and I went to the comic book museum in Groningen.

The Martini tower.

Yesterday I went to the second-hand shop again. One unusual thing they were selling was an actual tombstone, that had the name of Kees de Jong (and the dates) inscribed, for 125 euros.
As I wanted to go home, I found my front tire had gone completely flat, so I got to drag it home, took two hours.

polydigm - 1-5-2013 at 07:06

Interesting picture but why the big focus on the lights in the foreground obscuring the tower?

BBP - 1-5-2013 at 21:49

The lantern is very nice, too, and this makes for a more interesting photo than just the tower.

BBP - 4-5-2013 at 20:57

Getting the hang of animation...

polydigm - 6-5-2013 at 10:54

Jesus, that's an oldie. Are you being served? Interesting manoeuvre.

BBP - 6-5-2013 at 14:52

I still love it! It's a dangerous manouvre though: used to try it myself but it would hurt my knee.

KAPTKIRK - 6-5-2013 at 18:34

So that's what restless leg syndrome looks like! Ha, ha! I here tonic water with quinine helps that condition.

BBP - 6-5-2013 at 22:18

Here's another one I made...


[Edited on 6-5-13 by BBP]

[Edited on 7-5-13 by BBP]

BBP - 9-5-2013 at 11:23

So... Assumption's day today...

KAPTKIRK - 9-5-2013 at 19:34

...so don't assume anything today! :)

BBP - 11-5-2013 at 10:36

Not much happening here, besides a vicious storm. And two boys have gone missing: their father was found after having committed suicide. Large groups of civilians have helped out searching for them.

KAPTKIRK - 11-5-2013 at 20:02

That's terrible, how old are the boys? No foul play?

Sunny and hot here. The Whole Earth Festival is today and tonight, culminating musically with Canned Heat and Barry Melton and The Fish tonight on the quad at the UCD campus. It should be fun and I've always liked Canned Heat. Henry Vestine is playing with them. He's an MOI alumni I haven't seen before without FZ.

BBP - 11-5-2013 at 21:19

The boys are Julian (7) and Ruben (9). Still no sign of them.

polydigm - 12-5-2013 at 05:01

Like Kirk said, don't assume anything ... :shocked:

BBP - 12-5-2013 at 17:12

Yeah, the poor lads... their mother must be in a right state.
Spent a lot of time gardening recently, since March was so cold the strawberries have only just got in bloom.

BBP - 16-5-2013 at 10:27

Am totally worn out today, been walking too much. Dad is on his way to visit my great aunt, who's 94 and in hospital with pneumonia.

polydigm - 18-5-2013 at 04:18

Pneumonia and old age are not a good combination at all. My condolences to you and DED.

My Mum got suddenly very sick on Friday a week ago and ended up in hospital. After suffering badly for two days they finally decided to do a cat scan and discovered a hernia. It's possible she'd had it undiagnosed for a long time and the problems it's caused with her digestion could be part of the reason for her previous mental deterioration. Last Sunday she had major surgery which went much better than expected, but her body and brain had taken quite a pounding and her progress has been quite slow. I've just seen her today and she was quite coherent and significantly improved. The doctors are very happy with the outcome so far and she may be back in the care home by the end of the week. So it was bad news initially, but it could well turn into relatively good news, as it explains a few things that were getting her down quite a lot.

punknaynowned - 19-5-2013 at 00:10

on the mend is good, eh?
make sure to get your questions out as she gains some strength and may not mind talking as time grows short for all of us...
another thing that ended up being fortuitous for us as adult children was a few recordings I made of mom remembering things in her life.
Things that she felt were important only to her, in her life, turns out, influenced her way of seeing things and in turn, affected us whether we knew it or not. In hind sight her views, almost subconscious thoughts to her, has meant a lot to us, now.

polydigm - 19-5-2013 at 02:26

Cheers Ned. My Mum had been writing down a bunch of biographical stuff for some time before she got sick - it's certainly good to have it now.

BBP - 19-5-2013 at 11:35

That's great to hear that she's on the mend!

My great aunt of 94, a former nun, has just been released to recover in the same nursing home where her sister lives. She still lives by herself officially.
Unfortunately, her equally sweet sister has recently been hospitalized with a broken shoulder.

BBP - 19-5-2013 at 20:39

Two corpses have been found in Cothen, not far from where teams have searched for the lads. It's not certain whether these are the missing boys yet, but most media are putting two and two together.

polydigm - 21-5-2013 at 14:58

Life sucks and then you die. Do we have anything cheery to say lately?



For example, my Mum's back in her room at the care home. Sounds like good news? No, I'm going to be finding a way to sue the hospital. I'll give the details later when I've recovered enough from being totally flabbergasted at just how shit some people can be.

BBP - 21-5-2013 at 16:01

Cheery? I do my best.. it's been very depressing, thousands of volunteers on the lookout for two boys, finding that their father strangled them with tie down straps and hid them in a drain, but sometimes I really need to focus on those things in life that make me smile and forget about horrible stuff that I cannot change. I spotted a lapwing, a pheasant, a cuckoo and a peregrine falcon today. And the clematis is in bloom and smells so lovely.

polydigm - 24-5-2013 at 07:26

I know you do your best Bonny, it's appreciated.

My rant about suing the hospital has finally calmed down. Basically, with very little effort to contact me, they dumped her back in the care home without letting me know. Firstly, they didn't look after her very well, then they may have caused new health issues that weren't there before and finally they couldn't get rid of her quick enough.

She seems to be in better spirits now and her outlook is somewhat positive but it will be a very slow process, and it remains to be seen if we did the right thing allowing the surgery. One thing's for sure, she won't be having any more ever again.

BBP - 24-5-2013 at 11:57

Let's hope she doesn't need any more then. Don't let her break ankles or other joints!

Side note: Belgian researchers have introduced a class of elderly people to tai-chi. The elderly that did that, fell much less often and improved walking skills compared to the ones that didn't do tai-chi.

polydigm - 25-5-2013 at 17:13

Exercise is vital, especially when you get old but it's harder to do.

BBP - 26-5-2013 at 14:58

Oh dear, and it was never even easy for me...

Anyway Dad and I went to the flea market. He bought a small reel-to-reel he's very happy with, bought me a Mozart symphony box and I bought two Mozart statuettes (I collect those, got 7 of them now and they all look so different!) and some knitting magazines at a snip. We also had icecream, the guy selling liked me and gave me an extra ball of ice. :)

KAPTKIRK - 28-5-2013 at 00:46

That's terrible about the boys Bonny and I'm sad to hear how badly your Mom was treated Poly. One thing is sure Bonny's right about Tai-Chi. It really helps the mind and body's coordination and isn't a stressful exercise at all. Quite the opposite in fact, I find it really relaxing, almost in a flowing meditative state. Real relaxing for the mind and body. (yes I do other things than smoke pot!) ;)

Yesterday was the first time I've froze in front of a camera! Now I know what all my friends meant by "you feel like a deer in front of oncoming headlights, only you can't move or yell". It was only in one scene and the rest went smoothly, but for me I was humiliated! I don't :swear: up! It makes people wait and get agitated, you lose your light and you don't get your shot. I wasn't quit that bad and made up for it in the end , but jeez, now I know that feeling. It's like a panic attack or something. I don't know. Everyone on this shoot had something else going on and no one felt right. So it was an off kilter day for all. Well if it don't look perfect, we'll do it again and I'll nail it the first time! Bet on it! ;)
It's Memorial Day in the states, so today I went over to Dixon where we have a big veterans cemetery and paid my respects. A couple of guys I new at school are there from the Viet Nam war debacle. I got a lot of strange looks with my freak flag flyin', but I figure that's what they died for. So we can all be free in our own way. Some of the Iraqi and Afghan soldiers and vets got it but those old farts from WWII still are tuff nuts to crack. But once they like you, they'll never waiver like fair weather friends do.......
That's all from California for today. Y'all have a great week!

[Edited on 10/10/10 by KAPTKIRK]

BBP - 29-5-2013 at 12:09

I will! My sister's come to stay over! Yesterday I even got the garden chairs out, but unfortunately it's singin' in the rain weather again here.

KAPTKIRK - 30-5-2013 at 01:54

So you almost had a Garden Party with your sis, that sounds real nice. I would have thought you'd like the rain Bonny, or do you like it from an inside view better?!? LoL It plays havoc on me hair! ;)

BBP - 30-5-2013 at 11:48

I love the rain! If you live in a country like Netherlands or Britain, loving the rain is one of the most useful things you need to learn.

Went into town yesterday. Wanted to go to the museum of modern art here and buy a Picasso postcard, but they are closed for renovation so I hit the town. Went to the comic book store and bought a book called The Art Of Howl's Moving Castle. It's so beautiful!

aquagoat - 30-5-2013 at 20:41

When you work outdoors, as I do, you tend to not really appreciate the rain at its fair value.

BBP - 30-5-2013 at 22:12

Well, when I had a newspaper round any rain, even a minute shower of tiny droplets was too much: newspapers don't like that at all. Nor did I: simply because you cool down too much.

polydigm - 1-6-2013 at 07:55

I prefer living in a climate with a lot of rain than one that makes you feel like you are are living in the ultraviolet equivalent of a microwave oven. It's raining here today and when I went out into the garden earlier and got a nice little breath of European nostalgia.

I'd like to maintain that dreamy note, but after my regular check up the other day I've been told I need major surgery, sooner rather than later, to finish off what they started in 2010. In a significant percentage of cases it's not required, but I've rolled the dice again and lost. The plus side is that if the surgeons don't have a bad day at the office I'm going to end up even healthier and happier than I am now. That doesn't stop me being petrified of going back into the "Big Room" again. The down side is that I don't need yet another interruption to my course.

Saw my Mum yesterday and she was a little improved. Who knows, within a month we may be having her around for dinner again at our place.

KAPTKIRK - 1-6-2013 at 11:49

More later Poly, I got a 7:30 call tomorrow. Glad moms doing better, and worried about you bro'!

BBP - 1-6-2013 at 12:25

Oh dear, poor Poly! Hang in there!

My sister's come down with asthma, and there's a good chance that I have problems as well. She just had medication and wanted to put it to the test yesterday, by running a lap around the nearby park.
That was something we'd have to do back when we went to elementary school, on warm days we'd have PE there and we'd have to warm up by running a lap first. Neither my sister nor I were able to run very long distances.

Anyway, my sister ran one, then I ran one without medication. Since I'm a wee bit more ardent about continuing to run although my lungs won't let me, I made it without pausing. Sis then gave me some of her lung-widening stuff in such a way I couldn't refuse. I've been feeling absolutely horrible ever since I had that: sore throat, chest and lungs.

polydigm - 3-6-2013 at 10:17

Don't mess with steroids unless you absolutely have to Bonny. One of my main medications back before my surgery was steroids and they play havoc with everything, but especially your mental state. I'm so glad they're not a major part of my life any more.

BBP - 3-6-2013 at 18:21

Ooh I doubt they were steroids. At any rate I'm not much of a medicine taker anyway. Aspirin would make me feel worse rather than better so I haven't touched that stuff in years, and as soon as I got home with my broken ankle, I quit the pain killers for that.

KAPTKIRK - 4-6-2013 at 08:10

Listening to Fleetwood Mac's, Then Play On. What a great album this is! After only hearing a "cut" song here and there over the years I love it! Acoustic pickin' and outright rock! Peter Green with Jeremy Spencer and Danny Kirwen, it's just...perfect. AND I'm a sucker for electric Chicago blues anyway and this is that and that English tribute that's s so honest and simple and acoustic too.
I gave a listen to the new old Exile On Main Street today too. Great rock album that at the time nobody knew or would say how good it really was. Sorta' the Hot Rats for the Stones,,,imho. {-

BBP - 5-6-2013 at 18:07

I've got some soft toy sewing kits that date back to the 80s. Just found them back and am putting one of them together. And now my lungs, clothes and carpet are filled with white plush.

polydigm - 7-6-2013 at 09:30

Those asthma puffers usually have some kind of steroid in them - I've come across minor athletes who have gotten addicted to the stuff.

KAPTKIRK - 7-6-2013 at 09:59

Some of those old 'Vicks' inhalers had speed in the wicks inside of them. I think the FDA made them take it out though. Amphedamine is used as a cough surpressent/dietary aid and is found in a lot of everyday "health" products over here.

BBP - 7-6-2013 at 20:22

Whoa! :shock: That's creepy!

Yesterday my father and I went to The Hague again, to visit our great aunts: the one who's 92 had pneumonia last month and is recovering at a home, and her sister who's 88 recently fell and broke her collar bone doesn't live far away. It was great to see they were doing well!

We also went to the antique market at Lange Voorhout, to the sculpture exhibition there, and to the Escher exhibition at one of the royal palaces. When he saw one of his Italian woodcuts, Dad remarked: "Hey, the Twin Towers!"

Can't say I blame him...

KAPTKIRK - 7-6-2013 at 22:28

I hope I'm that sprite when I'm 90+ or so! They sound very nice. Got any pix of your aunts you can share Bonny? Speaking of pix, <segues smoothly into picture resembling towers> That's what I thought when I saw that picture. Almost as if it were taken from the back and side in an old neighborhood. Your fathers spot on. Shots of those two big sticks are one of the most reproduced pictures ever.

Oh no! Breaking news....another multi-shooting...this time at Santa Monica College. It's happening right now. One of my girlfriends used to live close to the school when she was younger. We'd drive by the college every time we went to her mothers too. Terrible news and tragedy.....I hate this! All these bonker-nuts, young guys with access to guns, bombs and lots of ammo taking aim at schools/crowds, in a bid for political attention, religious redemption or personnel problems. In a lot of these cases, the parent never "thought" it would get this bad. Then they should pay more attention and take away the guns and ammo if they're not sure. You don't let babies play with guns, why would you let a sick teen/young adult have one then? Argghhhh!!!

KAPTKIRK - 8-6-2013 at 09:52

I'm bummed, no shoot for me this week. It should wrap soon, and I'm ready for my last 2 scenes. The 2 scenes I'm in and there's always a few "pick-up shots" to be shot and this should be the last 2 weeks of filming...then wtf who cares? On to the next project. I just need a real Iranian first.... and then there's squirrel fishing season coming up too. Busy as a Bonny Bee, I be! Wouldn't you like to be a Bonny Bee too! LoL ! (Not a bad idea for a cartoon either-sorry I couldn't think of a duck instead) Btw, how's Timmy doin? Is Mr.Curry gonna be alright Bonny? I've heard nothing over here. You?

Hey Poly and Aquagoat and Punk and our host. How you guys and gals doin', eh? I heard a slow version of Pojama People that I dig better than the original. It's really cool and only on youtube. Sorry I don't have a link, I'm trying to find it again but Yahoo is "working on this problem" at this moment.. Bet you I find it first! ;)

BBP - 8-6-2013 at 10:15

It was kind of hard to find news from my Dutch sources about the Santa Monica shooting. Guess five deaths in an American shooting is normal. Good thing you have no shoot this week, Kirk. [/bad joke mode]
Not sure how Tim is doing, there has been no official report on him since his voice acting agent said he was recovering very well last month.

punknaynowned - 10-6-2013 at 21:40

there's a few of those slow versions of PoJama People from the late '74 band. Very different tempo, maybe under-rehearsed, complete with Frank making his funny comments.

Shootings are not common but more numerous. There are so many news stories of all kinds, it does not surprise me if some don't make it to the news over there. I wish there were more news stories here about what happens over there. I have to tune into eyewitness accounts online of the protests in Turkey, for example, to get a sense of what's happening there. I am grateful there are citizens standing up and reporting what they see since the dominant media chooses not to, there. For example, there were many here, in the ramp up to the Iraq war, who, outraged, stood up and marched and acted etc. and reported what was happening since the dominant media was not doing so. It will be interesting to see people ditch their verizon contracts, for example. Or not. For many people they alrerady assume the GOV knows all, thru things like facebook. Or knew in 2006 when it was discovered that AT&T had allowed the Bush Admin to sieze it's records. So many people just don't talk about stuff.

The gun nuts have gotten quiet since the drone program has been 'mainstream exposed'. If news of the laser-guided gun makes it to the mainstream, you will hear less about the advocacy of personal hardware. Then the gun-control legislation can be rolled out as folks will realize there is no point in carrying a piece in town, as law enforcement will have the technology. A bad side-effect, is already the proliferation of tasers by law enforcement, which also kill people without due process.

but I'm okay :lol:

polydigm - 11-6-2013 at 04:24

Exams approaching ... very stressed ...

The good news is that my Mum is making very good progress. She's back on her legs, with some assistance, but getting around a lot more and the dark clouds appear to have passed, she's a lot more chatty.

BBP - 11-6-2013 at 10:42

That's great Poly,I hope the progress keeps up and your exams go well!
Will be going into town today, looking for mint-green wool. Colours and fashion, I'll never understand it.

polydigm - 12-6-2013 at 11:10

Given that there there are several different types of mint, what does mint green mean?
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