Rest in Peace, Manu Dibango (1933 – 2020) Cut down by COVID-19 😥
Author Archives: cougarox the geophotocacher
Pie Town Puzzle
This is one of my geocaches, most of which are “premium member only”, as is this one, to mitigate the muggling problem that public caches have. As such, the content at https://coord.info/GC2DHFK is invisible to most people. I like to avoid trolls. Unless they are a relative of Pratchett’s, or as found in the landscape,Continue reading “Pie Town Puzzle”
The Far Side
Apparently it takes Gary Larson publishing His_Very_Own_Webpage (and my discovering it) to get me to post again. Really must restart, and this is a good one to go with. He and Bill Watterson, with Calvin and Hobbes, are neck and neck for top living cartoonist (I may be missing many). My wife gave me aContinue reading “The Far Side”
Telegraph Road
The song that has launched innumerable #phototunes. Or so it seems to me; I’ve lost count of the times I’ve shared versions this song with a (hopefully) apropos photograph. Some #phototunes are better than others, and some songs require multiple tries… . In this case, I present you with a gift #phototune presented by GregContinue reading “Telegraph Road”
Ligeti: Devil’s Staircase
Random percussionist post. 1 I do love the piano for being the most versatile and tonally rich, rivaling if not surpassing any rocker’s drum kit. Echoes Saliere, haha Anyway, just watch this guy acrobatically get after a rather demanding Ligeti piece, “<i>Devil’s Staircase</i>”. Go for the ffffff, lol
The Ecology
Marvin Gaye at his best; extended Tamla “Soul Purrfection” “45” version
Tecumseh says…
“So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the serviceContinue reading “Tecumseh says…”
Lewis Thomas on Language
“Language is simply alive, like an organism. We all tell each other this, in fact, when we speak of living languages, and I think we mean something more than an abstract metaphor. We mean alive. Words are the cells of language, moving the great body, on legs. Language grows and evolves, leaving fossils behind. TheContinue reading “Lewis Thomas on Language”
Fiery sky
Fire season is back in the Southwest. Between the wildfires and prescribed burns going on this Solstice — Happy Solstice! — there is a lot of smoke in the air. We’re presently getting it from the fires East of Phoenix. On my way home from dog training with Bonnie yesterday, we had to stop andContinue reading “Fiery sky”
Mercy Mercy Me
The inimitable Marvin Gaye, ideal foil to Berry Gordon Good ‘ol Tamla. YT suggested this “Soul Purrfection Version” and it is good…