“Visualizing The Beatles: A Complete Graphic History of the World’s Favorite Band,” is written/designed by the duo of John Pring and Rob Thomas; copyright is 2018. I’m covering page 51-150 today. Visually-oriented individuals like myself will find it compelling. These 100 pages have welcomed the pattern but still are throwing new things in along the…
What do you see? #11 — Jill and the Beanstalk
It took Princess Jill years on her quest to find a crone who had magic beans that could grow a stalk up to the predatory giant ogre’s, Hairy Vineswine’s, castle in the sky. She was going to go home to her kingdom for a farewell visit before planting the beans, but time was a-wasting. The…
#FF — Oasis
PHOTO PROMPT © C.E. Ayr Oasis Each morning she slathered on a pharmaceutical witches brew and stepped into The Salton Sea. Most Bombay Beach RV dwellers scuttled to their metal pods in the heat. Attenuated to the stench and light as lithium, she floated with the gulls, cushioned by tilapia springs. She could see Salvation…
dVerse — elemental — (Li) Lithium
Looking at the periodic table, Li (Lithium) jumped out at me, so here goes a poem about it. (Li) Lithium A metal of mettle, many extremes, Maybe why an egghead decided to feed me to those with extremes? Fifty years later, they’re at stage one of understanding the why or why not of my managing…
Visualizing The Beatles – Part 1
I read about “Visualizing The Beatles: A Complete Graphic History of the World’s Favorite Band” on another blog (sorry, can’t remember which one) and was blessed because the local district library had it. I’m about 50 pages in and have to say that I love the visual format of the book. For visually-oriented individuals like…
Movies, Movies, Movies! #19 – January 7, 2020
Rodents of Unusual Size (2018) (documentary) Starring: large “cast” of real people but main focus is on the family of Thomas Gonzales Directors: Chris Metzler, Jeff Springer, Quinn Costello, who came to my attention as directors of “Plagues and Pleasures of The Salton Sea” which I saw at a local film festival then bought. Synopsis:…
Glossary for a New Political Age, by Janet Periat
photo of Janet Periat by Robert Barbutti Read in the January 2020 issue of Funny Times and too important to not share. Glossary for a New Political Age by Janet Periat WARNING: This glossary may be offensive to everyone. The definition and meaning of our modern vocabulary shifts on a moment-by-moment basis. For your information…
