Igor Melnikov

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I can see the artist.

From the great art magazine High Fructose.  More pics on the High Fructose site.

A conservative I can agree with.

From the popular conservative blogger Charles Johnson of "Little Green Footballs" comes this piece on what it wrong with the right. 

Why I Parted Ways With The Right

Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 6:49:45 pm PST

1. Support for fascists, both in America (see: Pat Buchanan, Robert Stacy McCain, etc.) and in Europe (see: Vlaams Belang, BNP, SIOE, Pat Buchanan, etc.)
2. Support for bigotry, hatred, and white supremacism (see: Pat Buchanan, Ann Coulter, Robert Stacy McCain, Lew Rockwell, etc.)
3. Support for throwing women back into the Dark Ages, and general religious fanaticism (see: Operation Rescue, anti-abortion groups, James Dobson, Pat Robertson, Tony Perkins, the entire religious right, etc.)
4. Support for anti-science bad craziness (see: creationism, climate change denialism, Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann, James Inhofe, etc.)
5. Support for homophobic bigotry (see: Sarah Palin, Dobson, the entire religious right, etc.)
6. Support for anti-government lunacy (see: tea parties, militias, Fox News, Glenn Beck, etc.)
7. Support for conspiracy theories and hate speech (see: Alex Jones, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Birthers, creationists, climate deniers, etc.)
8. A right-wing blogosphere that is almost universally dominated by raging hate speech (see: Hot Air, Free Republic, Ace of Spades, etc.)
9. Anti-Islamic bigotry that goes far beyond simply criticizing radical Islam, into support for fascism, violence, and genocide (see: Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer, etc.)
10. Hatred for President Obama that goes far beyond simply criticizing his policies, into racism, hate speech, and bizarre conspiracy theories (see: witch doctor pictures, tea parties, Birthers, Michelle Malkin, Fox News, World Net Daily, Newsmax, and every other right wing source)
And much, much more. The American right wing has gone off the rails, into the bushes, and off the cliff.
I won’t be going over the cliff with them.

Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona couch

Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona couch

A link to this version of the couch

11-19-09 dirt road ride

The white lines with red dots (in the lower left corner on the first pic) is the route I took. 

I left work a couple of hours early yesterday to ride some dirt/gravel roads and crushed limestone like trails by my house.  Ever since getting my cyclocross bike I have been looking for quiet country dirt roads and am pleasantly surprised to find this one so close to my house.  Thank you google earth.   I didn't see pavement or a car until the very end of my hour long ride.  I did however see 6 big turkeys fly higher and longer than I have ever seen turkeys fly.  They must have flown at least 50 feet high and a hundred meters long up into some trees.  Lesson of the day is that country roads are steep hilly roads compared to near by paved examples.  I need lower gears or a lower body weight. 

From the shop of Keith Anderson.  

Egon Schiele, Four Trees (1917)

From Ecovelo

A couple of unrelated pics from Ecovelo.

A photo from a flickr artist named slight clutter

From Dues Ex Machina

They also make bicycles

They don't make them like they used too

 Thanks to Heath for the blog post idea. 

1978 Lamborghini Countach LP400S
325 hp @7500 rpm
0-60 5.9 secounds
0-1/4 mile 14.6 seconds
0-100 14.4 seconds

2009 Hyundai Genesis 4 door sedan
375 hp at 6500rpm
0-60 5.9 seconds
1/4 mile 14.0 seconds at 103mph

Good homework

I can't think of a good title

The top photo is from Jose Luis Rodriguez.  The ant one is from Andras Meszaros.  I discovered both on this site that has a few more great wild life pics.  

A couple of images I liked while searching for Halloween costume ideas

I am suddenly wishing I had a dog.

Antarctica is big