Entries from October 2005 ↓

The Holiday

Halloween is on October 31st, the last day of the Celtic calendar. It was originally a pagan holiday, honoring the dead. Holloween was referred to as All Hallows Eve and dates back to over 2000 years ago. =continued=

Stare at the image. After a while, a waterfall will eventually appear in the background.

“I don’t know, I don’t care, and it doesn’t make any difference.”
– Albert Einstein

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Source: A. Kitaoka

I’ve been searching for the ultimate ride cymbal for a long time. Today I was checking out some guy’s splash cymbals, and he also had a ride cymbal he picked up at NAMM this year on the Vault Tour that he was looking to sell. It’s a 22″ Sabian Vault Artisan Light. He was very emotional about it, claiming it’s the best ride he’s ever heard. After playing the cymbal, I could understand why. I fell in love with it, hashed out the numbers with him, and got it for a steal.

What’s the Vault Tour? I just found out… =continued=

Morning! Afternoon?
Haiku on a Saturday.
A fine thing in life.

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*Fruits of pine trees.

Source: A. Kitaoka

“It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong than to be always right by having no ideas at all.”
– Edward de Bono

One of my favorites. FedEx’s well-known logo has a right-pointing arrow created by the negative space between the E and x. While the arrow becomes quite obvious when pointed out, most people don’t notice it otherwise. An excellent study in subliminal advertising, with the arrow symbolizing forward movement and thinking.

“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.”
– Albert Einstein

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Source: A. Kitaoka

I just learned that the that the voice of the familiar MasterCard “Priceless” campaign belongs to actor Billy Crudup, best known for his roles in “Almost Famous” and “Big Fish”. Trippy. And is it just me, or were this guy and Shawn Green separated at birth?

Over the years the White Sox have become noted for many of their uniform innovations and changes. In 1960, the White Sox became the first team in the major sports to put players’ last names on jerseys. =continued=