An accidentally blank instant photograph makes the connection between the emptiness of contemporary middle age and the nihilism of youth 30 years ago. The stray hair and the scanner artefacts remind of us the imperfections that become more apparent with age, while the emptiness of the frame and the shiny texture lets us reflect on the invisibility of the middle aged in modern society.
The latticed surround adds a twist that hints the artist may not be entirely serious 🙂
Nothing like it, apparently
Will the last person to get their news from TV turn the set when they’re done?
As of we needed more evidence that people are finding other ways to get their news: http://twitter.com/GregMitch/status/2538595035
Smart answer to a stupid question
An excellent response to questions from ill-informed and unthinking physicians:
My doctor asked me if I would like to have a government employee decide
my health issues. I said “No. I would rather have a retired nurse tell
you my private insurance company won’t pay for a procedure you believe I
must have.”
That shut him up.
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The annotated original
I have a few more functions like this I could come up with.
if laundry_is_overflowing {
empty_it_into_basket();
take_clothes_to_washing_machine();
run_washing_machine(clothes);
}
if finished_with_book {
shelve(book);
}
if only the processing units involved were as easily directed . . .
if only
A penny for each time someone read this would be useful. 47 reads just today . . .
?
quote of the day
[I]f you set out to raise children, that’s exactly what you end up with — children in adult bodies, with the judgment and mental capacity of elementary-school kids. The goal should be to raise functional adults who will be capable of taking care of themselves when you’re no longer available to do it for them.
Maybe this is what Warhol meant when he said “Since people are going to be living longer and getting older, they’ll just have to learn how to be babies longer.”
This glimpse into the soul of today’s GOP brought to you by Twitter + Tourettes
As Faulkner said, “The past is never dead. It isn’t even past.”
I JUST HEARD THAT OBAMA IS GOING TO IMPOSE A 40% TAX ON ASPIRIN BECAUSE IT’S WHITE AND IT WORKS.
the quotable me
When the day comes that Kodak has to open a ranch to get enough gelatin to make film, I’ll stop using it.