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Huckleberry imitates a contemplative kitty. This only works with a still camera. Fact is, he put the me into meow.
Or maybe it's birds. But don't Mistress Bagheera put the purr into purrty?
Welcome to visitors from The Friday Ark and Carnival of the Cats.
This article from Technology Review discusses a device marketed by Northstar Neuroscience that uses electric stimulation of the cerebral cortex to "enhance the brain's natural neuroplasty"—the ability of the brain to "reorganize" itself to effect repairs.
I used to work in an extended care facility, where, among other patients, we had many stroke victims who were re-learning to speak, use utensils, and perform other tasks they hadn't even thought about since childhood. It was obviously a long, hard slog, and frustrating as all get-out. Anything that can hasten that will be a mitzvah.
Myrna Blyth has a sweet reminiscence of the Beatles on the occasion of Sir Paul's 64th birthday.
Thanks to John Marks.
Love,
Remember when we first met — standing at the bar, admiring the jukebox's warm glow? How I somehow got around to telling you about that $90,000 turntable? It almost seems silly now. The small talk of first meetings often does, I suppose, seem silly. But not ours. Nothing "silly" about it. And nothing small. I don't know what made me think I should mention it — this silly turntable — but, a day later, you'd call and leave a message saying you'd like to hear more. "Fascinating," was the word you used.
Remember when we first met — standing at the bar, admiring the jukebox's warm glow? How I somehow got around to telling you about that $90,000 turntable? It almost seems silly now. The small talk of first meetings often does, I suppose, seem silly. But not ours. Nothing "silly" about it. And nothing small. I don't know what made me think I should mention it — this silly turntable — but, a day later, you'd call and leave a message saying you'd like to hear more. "Fascinating," was the word you used.
Fascinating. Fascinating. Fascinating. I replayed the message a…
Trying to convince your friends you're a time traveler? Folllow these, ahem, timely tips.
Belt buckle? Jimminy Christmas, Sweet Couture is selling cassette tape belt buckles. It's $10 for a "We pick," $15 for your favorite brand. They don't offer my fave, the TDK-MAXG, however—which is a shame, because $15 wouldn't be an unreasonable price for one of those bad boys.
Via WMFU's Beware of the Blog.
It's Johnny's birthday
It's Johnny's birthday
And we would like to wish him all the very best
It's Johnny's birthday
It's Johnny's birthday
And it's so nice to have you back to be our guest.
George Harrison: All Things Must Pass
It's Johnny's birthday
And we would like to wish him all the very best
It's Johnny's birthday
It's Johnny's birthday
And it's so nice to have you back to be our guest.
George Harrison: All Things Must Pass
Interestingly enough, this essay is by a woman. Sheesh, obviously only a guy would be qualified to handle this question. No, wait a minute, I 'm a guy and even I know better than to try to answer that one.
When we were enthusing about Dr. John and the Lower 911's concert at HE2006, John Atkinson exclaimed, "I can't believe he played a tango!"
Knowing my Mac Rebennack trivia, I riposted, "Oh yeah, that was "Litanie Des Saintes" by Louis Moreau Gottschalk." To which John said to me, as have oh so many others over the years, "Huh?"
Gottschalk was, at one time, "the most famous musician in the Western Hemisphere"—"the Chopin of the Creoles." This book review from The New York Sun has catapulted Notes of a Pianist onto my must-read list. And, if you've never heard it, order my favorite—and…