America's oldest artifact.

They found a tool upwards of 14,000 years old. 

It was out in a cave in Oregon, which doesn't surprise me because it seems the west would have been populated first. I think the Chinese were here in the Americas long before anyone realizes. Take Peru for instance. The word Peru has no meaning in Spanish. Or any other native language in South America. But it means white mist in Chinese. Go figure. 

World Series Haiku

Cliff Lee throwin darts
Chase Utley swinging hot bats
Philly wins game one

Swamp Thing, revisited.

So I was chillin the other night and found that on the Reelz channel they were running the 1982 Wes Craven thriller, Swamp Thing. Now I remember this movie in the same vein as Tron, which is undergoing a makeover and will be out soon as Tron Legacy, but that is another story all together. Swamp Thing was one of the first movies my parents let me go see on my own. That was a good thing cause my pops could not sit still for a flick and mom only ever saw ET at the boxoffice. Plus being a kid that lived out in the freakin sticks, I had to twist arms to get to a good movie. So there I was all these years later watching this film again and I could not get over the campy feel of the whole thing. I generally liked it, but damn we are a far cry from 1982. This movie could use an overhaul. Why not? It could be remade with a really good costume for Swampy other than that rubber suit he was stuck with. Kind of reminds me of the creature from the black lagoon. Or those 50's flicks like The Day The Earth Stood Still. Now that we are all on edge about saving the environment, why not bring back a superhero like Swamp Thing that was the original earth saving super hero? And lets get a better monster to fight at the end of the flick. That furry pig thing was pretty lame on one hand, but then again it added to that campy feel that oozed off the screen on me. Come on Hollywood , git er done.

Muppet Metal. Need I say more?

Big effing sharks downunder.

This is why Dogfish Head kicks so much ass.

Being a bit of a historian myself, I love it when you can touch the past, let alone drink it. I have always enjoyed the Dogfish Head brand. My wife and I are particularly fond of the 60 minute I.P.A. What can I say. Plus its a backyard brewer since we live right here. I have heard of Dr. Pat's adventures trying to recreate the ancient brews. This article is a great catch up on where he has been and what his research and friendship with the guys at Dogfish Head have wrought. Big ups and thanks. You guys make guys like me cry.

Fall Haiku

dank grey rainy clouds.
pseudo nor'easter comes in.
oh the days of sun!

Poe getting props.

Baltimore is doing a service to EAP buy marking his 200th birthday anny by putting him in the ground again. This time with all the pomp and circumstance that you could want. Pretty cool. And they are keepin it real. Click the title to go to article.

Love it.

If you have a cat, you gotta love it.

Vegetarian Spiders RULE!!!!

Up close, this thing is UGLY! But the fact it is the only vegetarian spider out there, its pretty damn cool. Click on title for link. Pretty damn interesting. Just when you thought you knew everything there was to know about spiderisms.

Shroud of Turin...pretty fake relic made for the $$$$.

Yeah sure, some of you don't want to believe the carbon dating methods that set the record straight, so this cat went a bit farther and reproduced the shroud with some back in the day methods. Title will take you to original article. Nuff said.

Fall Haiku

the wind bites at me
animals frantically search
for that perfect nut

Don't forget Miles Davis.

He passed away this day in 91 at the age of 65. Click on the title of this post to go to a page you can listen to Kind of Blue at. Enjoy.

James Bond meets Wolverine

Must research this further. What ever Craig said was funny.

Fantabulous Book Shelves.

These are some of the coolest book shelves I have seen in a while. Simple, dual purpose, and e-freakin-fective.

How can you have a sense of history at 27?

So as many of you may already know, The Boss turned 60 yesterday. Probably didn't get much play with all the buzz about this perverted fucked up slice of Americana. Whenever there is an event that happens, in this case Bruce turning 60, I always try to reflect a bit about what that means to me. See, Bruce Springsteen is woven into the fabric of my life like Prince, Madonna, The Rolling Stones, or Star Wars. He is a big piece of the pop cult. Last night I had a big order in the kitchen, so as I was about to get down to business, I tossed in Born in the USA. Some of you may not remember this and that cool and all, but still you should check out this album. It came from 1984. Many of you don't understand the importance of 1984, but that is a another story all together. And why would you, at 27 where is your sense of history? Anyway I digress, when I was growing up, in 84 I was 12-13. Tweeny years before anyone knew what to call you. I grew up in the sticks. We got bad radio reception and worse tv reception. That's right, I am talking reception. So in 84, Bruce broke big on the radio and it became a heavy dose of what I was listening to. The problem was I didn't fit, or Bruce didn't fit. I found it hard to relate to life as Bruce sang. I saw it all around me, the declining jobs, the girl that left, the construction job that you should have, the dog you just lost...sounds a lot like a country song doesn't it? Anyway last night as I was belting out 5 lbs. of my kick ass red skinned potato salad, I realized I was ten years to early for Bruce's music. Those girls that Bruce sang about were not about me. I quickly found my niche in punk/alterna-girl nation. So in my retrospect, somewhere around cutting up the onions, I realized that The Boss should have slotted in nicely around 27 for me. Maybe 25. Thats when all that depressing stuff was going on. But its all good. It's nice to have that introspect after getting a few decades under my belt.

The other thing I noticed about Bruce, specifically is how much some of his songs remind me of Buddy Holly and the 50's rock. There has been a lot of hype that Bruce is my generations version of Dylan. I can understand that, but I don't think you can compare the two. Rock is rock, folk is folk.

Never before see by your eyes! For real!

This ugly mug was found off the Brazilian coast. No scales, no classification, 88 pounds and 6 feet long. UGLY. And with sharp teeth. Man ugly with sharp teeth is no way to go through life.