The power of words

Something to enjoy and think about...

Hamba gahle Lex

Another great blogger has passed, condolences to his loved ones, may his memory be treasured.
Lex's blog Neptunus Lex  was always one I admired as he could put into words many of us were not capable to do. Plus his knowledge on aviation matters was unsurpassed.

Miss L is a kitten magnet!

The latest is the little Tux Female, came out of the shrubbery last week at our complex pool, no one has claimed her yet, a sweet little cat with a kinked tail, hence her name XinXi = Kinky. Looking for a home as she brings up the feline count to 5!
The handsome ginger brute is Einstein, who is growing to become a very likeable cat, except for his penchant to keep jumping the gate!

My daughter now thinks she is a kitten magnet. 
"Psychologists now recognize that the need in some people to have a dozen cats is really a sublimated desire to have two dozen cats." Robert Brault

Seriously cool yet hillariously brilliant!

The new music video from OK Go, made in partnership with Chevrolet. OK Go set up over 1000 instruments over two miles of desert outside Los Angeles. A Chevy Sonic was outfitted with retractable pneumatic arms designed to play the instruments, and the band recorded this version of Needing/Getting, singing as they played the instrument array with the car. The video took 4 months of preparation and 4 days of shooting and recording. There are no ringers or stand-ins; Damian took stunt driving lessons. Each piano had the lowest octaves tuned to the same note so that they'd play the right note no matter where they were struck. For more information and to download the studio version of the song for free, visit http://www.LetsDoThis.com/stunts and http://www.okgo.net. Many thanks to Chevy for believing in and supporting such an insane and ambitious project, and to Gretsch for providing the guitars and amps. 

Director: Brian L. Perkins & Damian Kulash, Jr. 

Director of Photography: Yon Thomas 

Editor: Doug Walker 

Producer: Luke Ricci

I love it! Must have been the greatest fun to do this too!

"All music is beautiful." Billy Strayhorn

Snowing on the Sahara!

Algeria actually... the last recorded snow was in February 18, 1979 and that was the first time in Algeria's history!

 

Makes me doubt the warming alarmists, Europe and many other northern parts are experiencing record lows, again... Snow in Spain and Rome and now the Sahara! Makes one think... 

Enjoy the song. Angun-Snow on the Sahara  

Songwriters: BENZI, ERIC FERNAND/MATHESON, NIKKI 

Only tell me that you still want me here 

When you wander off out there 

To those hills of dust and hard winds that blow 

In that dry white ocean alone Lost out in the desert 

you are lost out in the desert 

But to stand with you in a ring of fire 

I'll forget the days gone by 

I'll protect your body and guard your soul 

From mirages in your sight Lost out in the desert 

If your hopes scatter like the dust across your track 

I'll be the moon that shines on your path 

The sun may blind our eyes, I'll pray the skies above 

for snow to fall on the Sahara 

If that's the only place where you can leave your doubts 

I'll hold you up and be your way out

And if we burn away, 

I'll pray the skies above for snow to fall on the Sahara 

Just a wish and I will cover your shoulders 

With veils of silk and gold 

When the shadows come and darken your heart 

Leaving you with regrets so cold 

Lost out in the desert 

If your hopes scatter like the dust across your track 

I'll be the moon that shines on your path 

The sun may blind our eyes, I'll pray the skies above 

for snow to fall on the Sahara 

 If that's the only place where you can leave your doubts 

I'll hold you up and be your way out 

And if we burn away, I'll pray the skies above 

for snow to fall on the Sahara 

"Each snowflake in an avalanche pleads not guilty." Stanislaw J. Lec (1909 - 1966)

When the world falls apart...

When the world falls apart,
I will hold you in my arms like a friend!
Great song with a lot of meaning, especially when we have a friend like Jesus! I know it is not a gospel song as such but when I heard it for the first time and then found the lyrics it was another of those songs with hidden meaning. Thank you Jeffrey Sutorius, aka Dash Berlinfor making great Dance music that still has meaning.


When the world falls apart,
I will hold you in my arms like a friend!

When the worlds unkind,
I will make you smile,
I will stay right by your side until the end!

Through the dark of night,
When no hopes in sight
When the walls start closing in,
I'll be your friend!

When the world falls apart,
If you should ever feel so broken that you can't go on,
When your world falls apart,
I will hold you in my arms like a friend.

Until the end...


When the world falls apart,
If you should ever feel so broken that you can't go on,
When your world falls apart,
I will hold you in my arms like a friend.

Till the end x 4

When the world makes you cry,
I will make you smile,
I will stay right by your side until the end!


Through the dark of night,
When no hopes inside
When the walls start closing in,
I'll be your friend!


If the world falls apart,
I will hold you in my arms like a friend!

Till the end...x 2
 "A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. That is what "World Falls Apart" is about. Being a real friend to someone."
 Dash Berlin on Facebook

Meet Einstein

Hey... you are big Amber!

Now where you going Amber?

I'm small and cute!

Einstein was the only survivor of three kitties found in a box last Saturday by L on her way to visit her cousins... How anyone can do this is quite beyond my comprehension!
Now L has a new kitty to raise again, she has a knack with them I must say.

He is a clever little chap hence the name. Amber and Duchess have accepted him rather quickly, Myoo is spitting mad it seems.

"The smallest feline is a masterpiece." -- Leonardo da Vinci

I am protesting...

Today is Black Tuesday. I am dressed in black to protest the proposed bill.
"The National Press Club (NPC) has asked people opposed to the bill to wear black clothing or a black ribbon or armband to express their opposition to the bill."

Censorship reflects society's lack of confidence in itself.  It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime.  ~Potter Stewart

Bad Juju

Actually bad Jello! This was found yesterday in our communal fridge! Scary stuff I tell you!

My suggestion was we send it to Microbiology for analysis to see if there was some new species!
Sharing a fridge at work can be hazardous to one's health it seems!

“What To Do When You Encounter Jell-O: 

1. Never let it see you're afraid. Jell-O loves this. 

2. Smile. Say you are a friend, you come in peace. 

3. Reason with it. 

4. Offer it a gift. 

5. Find out what it wants. 

6. Let it see you have no weapons. 

7. If it continues to jiggle menacingly, Stab it to death with a kitchen knife and throw it in the sink.” 

3rd Rock from the Sun: The Official Report on Earth by High Commander Dick Solomon!

Awesome...

flying Jetman!

Yves Rossy has achieved his dream of human powered flight and this was one of his best ones.

He has done pioneering work and the technology he applies is just mind boggling, from cutting edge composites for the wing to ultra lightweight turbine engines for thrust and the control systems. Truly a modern marvel of technology and mind.

Once again proving that nothing is impossible once you set your mind to the task. Although one wold think he has nerves of steel this is what he said the day before when he called off the flight...

"I have a knot in my body, sorry for that. I’m human."