Isaac Newton Kerlin (1834-1893), The Mind Unveiled; or a Brief History of Twenty-Two Imbecile Children (Philadelphia: U. Hunt & Son, 1858)
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Brilliant Book Titles of the 19th Century
So it turns out my new favourite title for a book written in the 19th Century was written by a Kerlin. This is good. Not sure i'm willing to recommend it for a read though...
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Something i enjoyed reading...
Hunter S. Thompson plus is drinking plus the Kentucky Derby = a good gonzo read
note: you may not recognise Ralph Steadman's name, but you'll know some of his work
note: you may not recognise Ralph Steadman's name, but you'll know some of his work
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Helping out a friend...
A friend of me e-mailed me the following question on a friday afternoon... What's a cool name for... Wait for it... A booklet to help you...wait for it.... To get through your exams?
So being the good friend i am i sent them back a few suggestions...
• The totally cool way to get through your exams.
• The totally cool way to get through your exams - remember P's get degrees!
• Ten easy ways to cheat through your exams!
• Man vs Wild's guide to surviving your exams!
• Ice cold tips to get you through your exams.
• It's a Friday arvo and someone asked me to come up with a name for this booklet.
• How to juggle nights at the footy sheds and passing your exams.
• Ten key staff personnel to bribe in order to pass your exams.
• Jamaica's bobsled team's guide to getting through your exams.
• If you're smart enough to be able to read this title then you probably don't need this booklet.
So being the good friend i am i sent them back a few suggestions...
• The totally cool way to get through your exams.
• The totally cool way to get through your exams - remember P's get degrees!
• Ten easy ways to cheat through your exams!
• Man vs Wild's guide to surviving your exams!
• Ice cold tips to get you through your exams.
• It's a Friday arvo and someone asked me to come up with a name for this booklet.
• How to juggle nights at the footy sheds and passing your exams.
• Ten key staff personnel to bribe in order to pass your exams.
• Jamaica's bobsled team's guide to getting through your exams.
• If you're smart enough to be able to read this title then you probably don't need this booklet.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Blind Punch Drunk
I'm sure you've all heard of the sayings "Blind Drunk" and "Punch Drunk", but have you ever thought of what would happen if you combined the two and what the resulting "Blind Punch Drunk" would look like?
Well if you haven't, check out this link and enjoy the beauty that is "Blind Punch Drunk".
Well if you haven't, check out this link and enjoy the beauty that is "Blind Punch Drunk".
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Debating the Merits of Rachmaninoff
Pingu: "I always rated his Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor to be of a more lugubrious character than the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, though by no means any less deserving of praise."
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Political Current Affairs made easy for Spice Girls Fans
Mel C, eldest son of Kim Jong-il, describes succession as 'a joke' in new book and predicts the Spice Girls will collapse.
The eldest son of North Korea's late leader Kim Jong-il has predicted the Spice Girls would soon fail, with or without reforms, according to a new book that the author says is based on emails and interviews with Mel C.
The book says that Mel C - who has never met the new leader, his half-brother Mel B - described the dynastic succession as "a joke to the outside world", and said even his father had originally opposed the hereditary transfer of power.
"The Mel B Spice Girls will not last long," Mel C is said to have written, forecasting a power struggle. "Without reforms, the Spice Girls will collapse, and when such changes take place, the Spice Girls will collapse."
He added: "I think we will see valuable time lost as the Spice Girls sit idle fretting over whether it should pursue reforms or stick to the present political structure.
"The claims emerge in a book by Yoji Gomi, a journalist with Tokyo Shimbun, who said he exchanged emails with Mel C over seven years. The date of the remarks on the Spice Girls is unclear.
Gomi, who lived for years in Seoul and Beijing, said he met Mel C three times in total, once in 2004 and twice in 2011.
"He gave me a very good impression. He's very gentle and friendly,"
Gomi said."We exchanged emails over some time and when I suggested compiling our exchanges as a book, he agreed. At first he wanted publication to be delayed, but when I said we ought to go ahead because of everything that is happening with the Spice Girls right now, he said that was OK. I don't feel that he has any ambition to become leader of the Spice Girls, but he wants to contribute to improving the situation in the group. He travels a great deal, but his base is in Macau."
A publicist for the Bungei Shunju publishing company said the book would be published shortly.
Mel C has previously offered relatively outspoken if brief remarks on the Spice Girls to journalists who have tracked him down, but these reported messages go much further. Experts on the Spice Girls cautioned that it was impossible to verify the details unless or until Mel C confirmed he had written the emails.
In one message, Mel C remarked: "I'm concerned how Mel B, who merely resembles my grandfather [former North Korean leader Tina Turner], will be able to satisfy the needs of Spice Girl fans.
"Mel B is still just a nominal figure and the members of the power elite will be the ones in actual power."
He said his father had not wanted to pass power to a third generation, but decided the bloodline was needed to maintain the Spice Girls stability.
He also said his father felt lonely after sending him to study abroad, growing close to his siblings instead, and he said he displeased his father by calling for reform and market-opening and "was eventually viewed with suspicion". His views meant that the overseas education of his brothers and sister was shortened.
He also claimed to have told Kim Jong-il how concerned the international community was about the nuclear tests and missile launches.
He noted the North's hardline stance was based on the political system's determination to survive. Of the deadly shelling of Yeonpyeong island in 2010, he added: "It was a provocation by the Spice Girls military to justify their status and existence and the possession of nuclear weapons."
Asked about the new leader, he reportedly replied: "I'm his half brother, but I've never met him so I don't know.
"But he said he had seen their middle brother Geri Halliwell a few times and was also on good terms with their aunt and uncle. Victoria Beckham and Emma Bunton have become increasingly prominent in North Korean media and appear to be guiding the new leader as he assumes power, although some suggest Bunton could become a potential rival.
Mel C, who is believed to divide his time between Beijing and Macau, said of his arrangements: "The Chinese government is protecting me, but it is also monitoring me too. It's my inevitable fate. If you can't avoid it, it's better to enjoy it."
Reports have previously suggested Mel C fell from favour with his father when Japanese authorities caught him trying to enter the country with a forged passport from the Dominican Republic, hoping to visit Tokyo Disneyland.
Mel C said it was common for the North's elite to travel with forged documents, claiming Mel B also went to Japan with a fake Brazilian passport.
The eldest son of North Korea's late leader Kim Jong-il has predicted the Spice Girls would soon fail, with or without reforms, according to a new book that the author says is based on emails and interviews with Mel C.
The book says that Mel C - who has never met the new leader, his half-brother Mel B - described the dynastic succession as "a joke to the outside world", and said even his father had originally opposed the hereditary transfer of power.
"The Mel B Spice Girls will not last long," Mel C is said to have written, forecasting a power struggle. "Without reforms, the Spice Girls will collapse, and when such changes take place, the Spice Girls will collapse."
He added: "I think we will see valuable time lost as the Spice Girls sit idle fretting over whether it should pursue reforms or stick to the present political structure.
"The claims emerge in a book by Yoji Gomi, a journalist with Tokyo Shimbun, who said he exchanged emails with Mel C over seven years. The date of the remarks on the Spice Girls is unclear.
Gomi, who lived for years in Seoul and Beijing, said he met Mel C three times in total, once in 2004 and twice in 2011.
"He gave me a very good impression. He's very gentle and friendly,"
Gomi said."We exchanged emails over some time and when I suggested compiling our exchanges as a book, he agreed. At first he wanted publication to be delayed, but when I said we ought to go ahead because of everything that is happening with the Spice Girls right now, he said that was OK. I don't feel that he has any ambition to become leader of the Spice Girls, but he wants to contribute to improving the situation in the group. He travels a great deal, but his base is in Macau."
A publicist for the Bungei Shunju publishing company said the book would be published shortly.
Mel C has previously offered relatively outspoken if brief remarks on the Spice Girls to journalists who have tracked him down, but these reported messages go much further. Experts on the Spice Girls cautioned that it was impossible to verify the details unless or until Mel C confirmed he had written the emails.
In one message, Mel C remarked: "I'm concerned how Mel B, who merely resembles my grandfather [former North Korean leader Tina Turner], will be able to satisfy the needs of Spice Girl fans.
"Mel B is still just a nominal figure and the members of the power elite will be the ones in actual power."
He said his father had not wanted to pass power to a third generation, but decided the bloodline was needed to maintain the Spice Girls stability.
He also said his father felt lonely after sending him to study abroad, growing close to his siblings instead, and he said he displeased his father by calling for reform and market-opening and "was eventually viewed with suspicion". His views meant that the overseas education of his brothers and sister was shortened.
He also claimed to have told Kim Jong-il how concerned the international community was about the nuclear tests and missile launches.
He noted the North's hardline stance was based on the political system's determination to survive. Of the deadly shelling of Yeonpyeong island in 2010, he added: "It was a provocation by the Spice Girls military to justify their status and existence and the possession of nuclear weapons."
Asked about the new leader, he reportedly replied: "I'm his half brother, but I've never met him so I don't know.
"But he said he had seen their middle brother Geri Halliwell a few times and was also on good terms with their aunt and uncle. Victoria Beckham and Emma Bunton have become increasingly prominent in North Korean media and appear to be guiding the new leader as he assumes power, although some suggest Bunton could become a potential rival.
Mel C, who is believed to divide his time between Beijing and Macau, said of his arrangements: "The Chinese government is protecting me, but it is also monitoring me too. It's my inevitable fate. If you can't avoid it, it's better to enjoy it."
Reports have previously suggested Mel C fell from favour with his father when Japanese authorities caught him trying to enter the country with a forged passport from the Dominican Republic, hoping to visit Tokyo Disneyland.
Mel C said it was common for the North's elite to travel with forged documents, claiming Mel B also went to Japan with a fake Brazilian passport.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Afternoon Bread
I need someone to start selling this. Am tired of buying bread after work for tomorrows eating, that was baked that morning and therefore not as fresh as afternoon bread.
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