Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Sunday, July 23, 2006
calvin thomas ...
... is an artist who lives in canyon de chelly, arizona ... actually in the canyon itself
we met him on a frosty spring morning, just after he'd climbed up a narrow path among the sheer cliffs
this piece of sandstone from the valley floor is painted with an unusual restrained palette, compared to most of the touristy stuff sold at the canyon's edge
calvin thomas himself was a very quiet person
we liked him very much
we met him on a frosty spring morning, just after he'd climbed up a narrow path among the sheer cliffs
this piece of sandstone from the valley floor is painted with an unusual restrained palette, compared to most of the touristy stuff sold at the canyon's edge
calvin thomas himself was a very quiet person
we liked him very much
Saturday, July 22, 2006
principles and cigarette packets
it would be interesting know if there are any british politicians who might essay a list of their guiding principles on the back of a cigarette packet
over to you, "yo blair"
over to you, "yo blair"
Friday, July 21, 2006
sylvia's rose
i stopped to smell this rose in eccles road, battersea, this afternoon
my mother planted the same sort around nineteen-sixty
then the scent reminded me of apples
now it reminds me of her
my mother planted the same sort around nineteen-sixty
then the scent reminded me of apples
now it reminds me of her
the aeronautickle bovine ...
is actually the eye-catching part of a sales display besides the old A23 outside Hickstead near Burgess Hill
it is not a publicity still shot for the re-make of reach for the sky
it is not a publicity still shot for the re-make of reach for the sky
Thursday, July 20, 2006
be certain of nothing ...
... for nothing is certain, said bertrand russell, philosopher and mathematician
i sympathise with his idealistic view, but those of us who are less privileged must be more pragmatic
i'm pragmatically interested in the way that sod's law seems to be subservient to the law of averages
for instance, I reckon ...
The Law Of Averages Is A Controlling Factor In Any Calculation That Conjectures Upon The Frequency Of Occurrences In Sod’s Law. I’ve Said Before That Sod’s Law Is Both Universal And Particular, Universal Because It Can Happen Anywhere, Particular Because It Always Happens To Me. Example: Any Worker Who Must Get Up In The Night Will Want To Dress In Darkness To Avoid Disturbing The Composure And Repose Of The Loved One. The Law Of Averages Predicts That Once In A While, Whilst Putting On One’s Trousers In The Dark, The Seam Of The Crotch Will Neatly Fit Into The Gap Between The Big Toe And The Second Toe, And Inevitably, The Dresser Will Topple Sideways Onto The Bed, Thus Banishing All Sleep From The House.
Perhaps Russell had a tight-rope walker's balance & poise ... i don't.
i sympathise with his idealistic view, but those of us who are less privileged must be more pragmatic
i'm pragmatically interested in the way that sod's law seems to be subservient to the law of averages
for instance, I reckon ...
The Law Of Averages Is A Controlling Factor In Any Calculation That Conjectures Upon The Frequency Of Occurrences In Sod’s Law. I’ve Said Before That Sod’s Law Is Both Universal And Particular, Universal Because It Can Happen Anywhere, Particular Because It Always Happens To Me. Example: Any Worker Who Must Get Up In The Night Will Want To Dress In Darkness To Avoid Disturbing The Composure And Repose Of The Loved One. The Law Of Averages Predicts That Once In A While, Whilst Putting On One’s Trousers In The Dark, The Seam Of The Crotch Will Neatly Fit Into The Gap Between The Big Toe And The Second Toe, And Inevitably, The Dresser Will Topple Sideways Onto The Bed, Thus Banishing All Sleep From The House.
Perhaps Russell had a tight-rope walker's balance & poise ... i don't.
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
i just had to do a u-turn to picture this ...
the extra-ingenious bit is the edge between the blue and white which seems ( very approximately ) to follow the map of the south coast
Sunday, July 16, 2006
Saturday, July 15, 2006
the venetian problem ... a modest proposal
on the one hand, you have lot of sinking islands
on the other, you have the italian concrete producers and the murano glass makers
my solution is to concrete in the lagoon and the waterways,
and then cover it all in beautiful glass from murano to imitate the water
this should keep everyone busy for the next fifty years
no doubt they're designing a stained glass window glorifying my image at this very moment
q.e.d.
bastille day
and another thing ...
as we were flying back from venice across france towards the ruddiest afterglow of a long slow sunset, nebulous puffs of colour and glitter seven miles below us told us that the french had begun their celebrations of bastille day
as we were flying back from venice across france towards the ruddiest afterglow of a long slow sunset, nebulous puffs of colour and glitter seven miles below us told us that the french had begun their celebrations of bastille day
peggy guggenheim
the photo was taken by david seymour of magnum
there are some fantastically good things in her museum
there are some fantastically good things in her museum
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