These photographs might have been taken by The Little Prince.
Year: 2006
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Hand Shadows
And to remove the sour taste of the last book, here’s something a little more innocent – the online version of Henry Bursill’s Hand Shadows, first published in 1858. -
Jaw-Dropping
I’ve mentioned the Online Books Page before. Then, it was in the context of a Lucky Dip – you never quite knew what you were going to come up with. Well, of course, sometimes you reach in and pull out something that is not pleasant at all. Today, for example, I felt as though I’d reached in and pulled out a large steaming turd. The library index contains a reference to a book published in 1907: Robert W. Shufeldt’s The Negro, A Menace To American Civilization. Jaw-dropping racism that quite takes the breath away. The book has been collected online in a web site that seems to have other, er, interesting treatises. Enter at your own risk. -
Beware The Path…
Henry Lizardlover must take care. He walks the same path that Louis Wain has trod. That way lies madness. In the meantime, the rest of us can go WTF?(hat tip, again, to Improbable Research) -
Late Summer
We’re on the point of tumbling into Autumn. The garden still has plenty of flowers, but this week the field of maize next to the house was cleared, and leaves are beginning to fall…
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Triple Sunrise
A striking photo illustrating the natural phenomena of sundogs and a sun pillar.(hat tip to Neatorama) -
The Blaschka Conference
I’ve mentioned the amazing glass models of the father and son team of Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka before. Apparently, today is the start of the first-ever international conference devoted to their work. I’m glad to see that there is growing interest in the Blaschkas’ work. The models are heart-stoppingly beautiful.(hat tip to the Proceedings of the Athanasius Kircher Society) -
Illogical
Idle Words submits the evidence that, next to governments and religions, airline checkins are one of the great bastions of illogical thinking. -
No Free Passes
This man Keith Olbermann is a magnificent orator speaking words of truth. Pity that his fellow countrymen seem incapable of waking up to it. -
Evolutionary Design
Interesting little video about the use of computers to provide evolutionary design alternatives in, for example, drug design or civil engineering. -
Undertaking Betty
I’d not heard of this film before, but it looks to be the sort of offbeat humour that appeals to me, and with a good cast (Brenda Blethyn, Alfred Molina and Christopher Walken). It appears to be a little difficult to get hold of (Amazon in the UK doesn’t have it), but fortunately Bol.com here in The Netherlands has it in stock. -
How Logical Are You?
You Are Incredibly Logical 
Move over Spock – you’re the new master of logic
You think rationally, clearly, and quickly.
A seasoned problem solver, your mind is like a computer!(hat tip to Terrance)
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Still Here…
Alex, over at the Museum of Hoaxes, wonders whether the Netherlands has disappeared as a result of a nuclear explosion. I am glad to report that we’re all still here… -
Sweet…
…that’s this photo of David Birch – a most unusual Carnival Queen. Good luck to him. Also, there’s this rather nice story in The Guardian about it. -
Putting The Boot In
Sometimes, I think that Mr. Duck can be unnecessarily cruel. My imagination is working overtime about the fallout from this one. -
Fun With Figures
Not Saussure reminds us that statistics have a habit of turning around and biting those who wield them.
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