Super Powers That Ain't So Super...

What if you had an ability that no one else had--a super power, if you will--but that, in the scheme of things, wasn't very useful? A couple of years ago, my brother and I started a two day long list of useless super powers. Periodically, we add to it. Just to get you thinking, here is a short list:
Ability to walk non-stop (not run, just walk)
Ability to see through dairy products (cheese-ray vision)
Super strength in one leg only
Drink without getting drunk (The Designated Driver)
Ability to spell anything backward, but not forward
Ability to cause bowel discomfort in a 10' radius
Ability to stretch, but only your fingers (that's yours, Craig)
Ability to generate minor static electricity at will
Never need to blink (The Stare Master?)
Anyway, remember: With great power comes great responsibility. And with slight power comes slight responsibility.

Knots and Shadows

Super Powers, sort of...

I asked 5 people to come up with a list of 3 super powers they would like to have. These are the results:
2 flying
2 shape-shifting
1 telekinesis
1 telepathy
1 teleportation, and 1 "teleport my pee"
1 magic
1 invisibility
1 "invisible head-flick"
1 persuasion
1 "able to find anything"
1 "cause orgasms by mind power" (lazy, eh?)
1 "make mean people ugly and nice people beautiful"
Strange, nobody listed "proportionate strength of a spider." Go figure.

God's Lovely Turnip

The title of this post is a reference to an episode of "Black Adder II," when the Black Adder (Rowan Atkinson) is entertaining his puritan relatives, Lord and Lady White Adder, in hopes of getting a large inheritance. Lady White Adder scolds that mashed turnips are the work of Beelzebub--"When Satan saw God's lovely turnip, he mashed it to spoil its shape..." Lady White Adder had her turnip raw, "as God intended." Amee and I actually like turnips, and I have some really good recipes, if you're interested.

Snow Pics

During the brief amount of time there was Sunday to take some snow pics, Amee came up with these.

Satire from Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce, in his Devil's Dictionary, defines "Christian" as "one who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor."

Riding the Train of Thought

Riding my train of thought is dangerous, as it will likely derail at any moment... Anyway, I picked up a compendium of H.P. Lovecraft stories at the library. I was reading the introduction by Neil Gaiman and he mentioned he has a bust of Lovecraft sculpted by Gahan Wilson. I am a huge fan of Gahan Wilson's work, so I started googling to see if I could find a photo of the Lovecraft bust. I did, and I also found out the bust is called a "Howard" and it is given at the World Fantasy Awards, which is why Neil Gaiman had one. In perusing Wilson's website, www.gahanwilson.com, I looked at the photos of him through the years and couldn't help noticing he's looking more and more like one of his drawings. So the photos I'm posting, pulled from the web, show H.P. Lovecraft, the "Howard," Gahan Wilson's self portrait, and Wilson himself, by Noah Greenberg. Thank you for riding the Paledaddy Express.

Cold Leaf

And while I'm at it...

Why hasn't Cartoon Network released "Time Squad" on DVD? That's another show I love that has yet to be released. They don't even show it on TV anymore. Much. I think.

When are they "comin' ta get ya, Phillips"?

I've been watching the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Vol. 4 and enjoying it immensely. I'm still disappointed, however, that they have yet to put the 2 Chuck Jones shorts "A to Zzz" and "Boyhood Dayze," which starred the daydreaming red-haired boy, Ralph Phillips. If you've seen them, you'll know what I'm talking about. I loved those shorts. I heard that the cartoons were part of the inspiration for Calvin and Hobbes, which seems credible. Anyway, I'm still waiting, and while I'm waiting, I'm watching what I have and laughing all the way.

Stereo Realist and Re-hash

The camera is a nifty-looking Stereo Realist camera. It shoots two frames at a time with two lenses about as far apart as your eyes. The film is then mounted in pairs and viewed with a stereo viewer, like a bigger version of a Viewmaster. (I have two of these cameras, if anyone is interested in buying one of them.) The other shot is very similar to one I posted earlier; I think this one is a bit better, but I'm still not sure I like it.

G.I. Joe Issue 2

Click on the image to view it full size and readable.

Dedo Is My Pal

Dedo is a gargoyle a dear friend gave to me. He is my pal. He is a bit dusty, though. Sorry, Dedo.

G.I. Joe Issue 1

At long last, issue 1 of my "comic" is ready. When I finally got started, it was a breeze. Enjoy! Click on the image to see the larger version.

Winter Wonders from Amee

Infrared

I shot these a few years ago at Cathedral Falls. Shooting infrared film is one of the reasons I've never divested myself of my ancient Nikon F.

For the Record

Yesterday, Amee looked positively elegant. Today, she looked absolutely stunning. Gosh, I'm lucky.

Persimmons and Limes

Amee has a way with fruit. And an eye for a great photo. Actually, she has two eyes, one...two..., they're both the same size, one...two..., she has two eyes and they're both the same size... (does anyone remember that?)

Breakfast Blogging

We ate breakfast at Cracker Barrel Saturday morning; I took the camera to force myself to look for shots.