Monday, December 5, 2011

Abandoned Shoes

A mysterious thing . . .

Sunday, December 4, 2011

10 Suggestions for Murakami's next novel

To 1 his own

Bury My Heart at Wounded 2

Don’t Let The 3 Go Down on Me

4 Wore a Yellow Dress

5!

Go for B6

7 and you will find

Onni Loves 8

I heard The Wild Dove 9

10?

 

Saturday, December 3, 2011

CPT's Vacation Story

This is not my story to tell . . . but since it is unlikely I will be able to throw a party and invite CPT to tell her story, I will tell it, after all . . .

CPT is from Malaysia. She went back home couple of months ago for her brother’s wedding. Then, she took her Mom on a kind of safari in Borneo, to a Jungle Resort, where you stay out in this giant treehouse out in the Rain Forest, very nice she assures me . . . they were out in the jungle with a tour guide and a Japanese couple, out on foot from the boat which had carried them up river, when she heard the Japanese couple excitedly vocalizing loudly . . . yelling in fear, you might say . . . so CPT told her mom, “we should go back to the boat”.

Then suddenly the Japanese woman of the couple broke into the clearing in a run, huffing frantically, and right behind her was an elephant, ears flapping aggressively, so CPT turnt and ran too . . . reached the boat first – with the elephant trumpeting angrily behind them – and decided on the spur of the moment to jump into the boat, so as not to delay the Japanese couple . . . she didn’t want them to get trampled while she climbed into the boat . . .

The boat had two levels, her mom was already in the boat, up by the bow, on the lower level, and CPT jumped from the bank down to the upper level of the boat, then planned to jump again to the lower level, leaving time & room for the Japanese couple to climb in . . . the elephant, meanwhile, is trumpeting and tramping around the dock, making sure they didn’t come back – protecting her infant dumbo, if you see how I mean: the Japanese couple had accidentally gotten to close to the dumbo, so the mother charged. . . they all tho’t they were gonna die, that the elephant would kill them . . . and wouldn’t anyone? . . . 8^D . . .

CPT’s mom is yelling at her to be more careful, not so reckless, not so hasty . . . she hadn’t seen anything, didn’t realize the elephantine danger . . . Meanwhile, CPT is hurt. When she jumped to the first level, her flip-flops broke and she lost her footing and fell down onto the lower level, scraping her leg terribly – bleeding . . . no sympathy there . . .

She went to some shaman, healer her mother knew who used ancient oriental medicine (that apparently involves hands, but no actual touching), and he promised her leg would heal next day . . . CPT remains unconvinced . . . the Japanese woman, turns out, was a nurse, and she gave CPT a plaster she feels was more effective . . . but that’s CPT, one foot in Borneo, the other in Prague . . . 8^D . . .

Yeh, but then CPT said, “That elephant was as big as me!” . . . what? Wait a minute, What? Was it a baby? No it was protecting a baby . . . huh?

“it was some kinda of small elephant,” said CPT, “not as big as Indian or African . . . . a pigmy? Elephant”

“Oh, Oh, Oh!” gee, that kinda changes the story some . . . I mean, if you say you are chased by a pygmy elephant, then it just doesn’t convey the same level of OMG, you have to admit . . . 8^D . . . still . . . you still would run for your life, wouldn’t you?


Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Syposium

Something I think has not benefited from evolution overtime, to now, an acid-coffee marathon in hard plastic chairs . . .
8^D

Berlin Apartment

We thought this Apartment was fascinating and amusing
In a way that is entirely positive . . .
Living in such a place would make one happy every day,
Nicht wahr?

Monday, October 10, 2011

Van Goghs Bedroom

Burcak Akce -with 5 you get 1 . . .

Now, as an american, one would tend to leap to the conclusion that there is a toalety papir shortage in Prage, but empirically, we believe this is not the case . . . Or we might believe that times are so tight here now that people must choose between burcak and toalety papir, but again, we would belive that this is not the case . . . And one could infer that drinking burcak could lead to conditions where extra toalety papir might be desirable or necessary, but our experience was rather a druggy, headachy sensation rather than any internal distress ... So I just think its funny, if you see how I mean.

Friday, September 30, 2011

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Intercontinental Railroad

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington...ridge-ohio.html


"We’re the country that built the Intercontinental Railroad," Barack Obama.

That's what the president of the United States flat-out said Thursday during what was supposed to be a photo op to sell his jobs plan next to an allegedly deteriorating highway bridge.

A railroad between continents? A railroad from, say, New York City all the way across the Atlantic to France? Now, THAT would be a bridge!

It's yet another humorous gaffe by the Harvard graduate, overlooked by most media for whatever reason. Like Obama saying Abraham-Come-Lately Lincoln was the founder of the Republican Party. Or Navy corpseman. Or the Austrian language. Fifty-seven states. The president of Canada. Etc.

OTOH:

http://www.anothermag.com/current/view/141...ap_of_the_world 


Saturday, September 3, 2011

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

1 HR Friseur

Well, whattaya expect in 1hr?

Recycling


Runner up for Al Gore Global Action Prize, 2011...

Senior Twitter

Inside Karstadt department store...

No Loud Talking No Stamping No Hello


The Open Office Concept is so much more popular with Hoity-Toity Managers in closed offices than by the Hoi Polloi in cubicles . . . In a Dilbert way, if you see how I mean . . . 

Monday, August 15, 2011

Muze Nadeji

Oh, I’m not going to point out all the choice niblets of this Movie Poster like it was a Rococo Pieta . . .

I just think its funny.

Monday, August 8, 2011

midnight in paris

Awesome movie poster.

Wonderful movie.

 

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Homer Van Gogh

From a shop window in Prague v Vaclavsky Namesti Tram Stop

 

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

 

J'aime les relations. Je veux dire, chaque personnage a sa propre histoire. Le chiot est un peu trop, mais vous avez plus de regarder les choses comme ça dans ce genre de tableaux. La façon dont il est * * tenant elle ... il est presque ...crasseux. Je veux dire, qu'il s'apprête à l'embrasser et elle en tirant de là. La façon de trier les jambes de se fracasse sur elle ... Ouf ... Regardez comment il apeint la blouse de tri translucides. Vous pouvez juste faire ses seins en dessous et c'est en quelque sorte de lui toucher ici. Il est vraiment ... assez torride, vous ne pensez pas? Alors bien sûr vous avez les spectateurs furtivement sur ​​eux par derrière la porte, comme ils sont tous choqués. Ils souhaitent. Ouais, je dois l'avouer, quand je vois un tableau comme cela, je reçois avec émotion ...érection.

 

So what we're planning, is at the louvre in front of some uninterpretable painting, we will render all this in a loud voice, with the proper histrionics, then skate out ahead of security . . . .8^D . . . which reminds me of this painting we saw in Prague Sunday . . .

 

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

A new Earth Mother

One of our daughters has taught us to watch out for the Earth Mother Motif in objets de art, as one of the oldest themes that re-occurs, so Mrs saw this outside a hospital in Prague . .  .I just think its funny . . . 

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

The AZERTY keyboard

<<Image000.jpg>> Once again the mysteries of iMac superiority flummox
me, with this non=Qwerty keyboard . . .
Trying to print off Mrs' crossword puzzles reduced me to a
hunt-and-peck-er . . . .

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Bazinga!

How odd to discover that The Big Bang Theory and House MD are very popular here in Prague, both in English and in Czech Translation, tho'my colleague does say that House seems much nicer in English than in Czech . . . 8^D

After the Prague Food Fest 2011

So, the PFF gave every ticket holder a gift box of brewskis at exit, in a convenient carrying case . . . but being Czechs, those boxes didn't get very far out of the gate . .  .8^D . . . every trash bin within a klic of the exit looked like this; and the closer, the bigger the pile . . .8^D

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Night Cap


Sometimes, I enjoy a bedtime besnozzle of Armagnac . . .
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Respektujme se vzajemne

so, I thought this meant Respect Your Elders (Respect your gentle-persons, based on the vza-jemne . . . . see, I think tho'czech language is not romance-based, that the rules are the same, so, we always drink jeman perliva voda (gently sparkling water), so I thought vza-jemne was gentle-people, the aged peeps, if you see how I mean . . .but it means "mutually"" so respect each other . . . .

Not only should the young men give the old bag a seat, but she should refrain from clouting them with her cane, I guess.

Prague Photo

 At the Manes Gallery by the river in Prague. . . .
 huh-huh, huh-huh, huh-huh . . .  a photo of a guy taking a photo of photos . . . .
I apologize for my inability to quote Ezra Pound directly, but all my books are in storage in Texas . . . 8^( . . . .'"We all like to look at pretty women,
   why do men deny it?

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Bratrska Jednota Baptistu

Brethern of First Baptist Church . . . 
Jednota Baptistu,
I guess I am just tickled because I recognize the words . . .

Monday, March 7, 2011

Saucy Mannequins

I just can't help it . . . the strutted attitude of these saucy mannequins, in juxtaposition to the marvels of the Acropolis visible from the street, just strikes me as funny . . . even if the insight that I find humorous, is something along the lines of the sophistry that the is only some small difference between the naked and near-naked sculptures of Aphrodite and these mass produced figures. . . if you see what I mean . . . 8^) 

Sunday, March 6, 2011

More Mannequins from Privat in Prague

Lego In Prague

I mean, really . . . 
does Lego sell this set any where else?

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Slippery When Snowy

On Mrs' walk from Vystaviste up by some old royal hunting lodge there was this sign, Slippery When Snowy . . . from the look of the surrounding countryside, I can see that. . . but with the weather in Prague this winter, it's kinduva joke, if you see what I mean.

Vystaviste

Mrs goes for walks with the International Women of Prague . . . this week's started from Vystaviste, a large exhibition and concert venue near Holosevice . . . there's nothing funny about Vystaviste, per se, but I asked my czech friend A* if they thought the name was as funny as I did . . . "Just when you say it", she said . . . ouch!

We'll be going to the Golf World Prague exhibit there later today . . . I went two years ago when I was here by myself, just for something to do. . . .I got oodles of travel brochures but I can't say as I've used any of them . . .I'm hoping to get more out of it now . . . .

Monday, February 7, 2011

From Last Weekend's Walkabout in Prague

Some Gallery had this winsome ephemera in the window.

The Marrionette Theatre by Staromestska .

Box Clothes for the New Austerity.

 

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Personality Tuning

a concept I never considered . . . .

Building Ornaments near Museum Dox

wow- this is my favorite....


the building facing the tram stop where we got off for the Dox had these amazing adornments . . . .

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

As Yogi Berra noted

 "In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice – but in practice, there is." 

 

New Travelogue from Harequin Books:

He grasped me firmly but gently just above my elbow and guided me into a room, his room. Then he quietly shut the door and we were alone. 

He approached me soundlessly, from behind, and spoke in a low, reassuring voice close to my ear. "Just relax." Without warning, he reached down and I felt his strong, calloused hands start at my ankles, gently probing, and moving upward along my calves slowly but steadily. My breath caught in my throat. 

I knew I should be afraid, but somehow I didn't care. His touch was so experienced, so sure. 

When his hands moved up onto my thighs, I gave a slight shudder, and partly closed my eyes. My pulse was pounding. I felt his knowing fingers caress my abdomen, my ribcage. And then, as he cupped my firm, full breasts in his hands, I inhaled sharply. 

Probing, searching, knowing what he wanted, he brought his hands to my shoulders, slid them down my tingling spine and into my panties. 

Although I knew nothing about this man, I felt oddly trusting and expectant. This is a man, I thought. A man used to taking charge. A man not used to taking "No" for an answer. A man who would tell me what he wanted. A man who would look into my soul and say ... "Okay ma'am, you can board your flight now."

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Kaprova Ulice

we were on Trout Street, too, earlier today -- did I mention this is Carp Street? -- what we don't know is why the streets end in -ova? are Streets and Places Feminine, but cars and trains are Masculine? Cuz' they run all over them?
8^D