Maine Unemployment Rate
You can see in the graphic below that our rate is not too bad since Albany County WY has one of the lowest rates in the nation. In sharp contrast to Baraga County MI which is extraordinarily high!
In your wildest dreams
n the summer of 1986 I was attending summer rec at Hall-Dale: it was my first year in the program. I was ten and the 80′s music scene was in full swing. One of my favorite bands at the time were The Moody Blues
Massive Land Slide Caught in Malaysia
Here’s the thing. I consider myself a bit of a risk-taker in many things. Trying to be freelance as a living would be one of them. But here this guy actually appears to be standing practically on top of a massive landslide next to the ocean! Perhaps this isn’t his first massive landslide and he’s [...]
Falling Objects Synchronized to Produce Rhythm
This is a film called Gravité by Montréal based artist Renaud Hallée. He uses some video editing techniques to loop each of the objects. It’s really quite hypnotizing!
The Power of Books
THE POWER OF BOOKS 1 Originally uploaded by amfortas62 This is a great series of digital manipulations. I like the one with tentacles a lot, but the one with butterflies is rather disarming next to the one with blood splattering everywhere. Nice!
Video: That Standing Cat
This one was worth mentioning. See this cat named Rocky standing on a sofa to watch the birds outside is both amazing and creepy (kind of like some of Celine Dion’s songs).
My New Favorite Film: Kick-Ass
Not suitable for kids!? Awesome … I am not a film critic, and I’m certainly no writer — but I am a big fan of Mark Millar‘s work. Not since The Matrix have I been this excited to see a film. It’s gritty, colorful, and filled with bad language and insane kill sequences. This film [...]
It could happen
There could very possibly be a day when the useful, relevant and constantly updated site The Valley Voice that I created with my good friend George might one day have as many fans on Facebook as Shouting at Inanimate Objects has. That right, there is a fan page for this and I actually clicked on it too. [...]
While digging through some old journals …
While digging through some old journals I opened one right to this quote I had scribbled down: “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” — Howard Thurman I appreciate that way of thinking very much!
Survey Says …
Bogus. It was shocking to hear from someone that Facebook might charge for their service. As it turns out Snopes wisked away my fears as they always tend to do. Facebook will not be charging for their service. *Phew*