Nature - Whale Songs

I’ve been listening to the Diane Rehm show on NPR. She’s been talking to David Rothenberg about whale songs (learn more about David by clicking on the link next to the second bullet). I was hoping I could link to the show on the NPR website, but it hasn’t been posted yet.

Whale songs - fascinating subject! I learned that there is a site where you can go listen to live whale songs. Exciting, isn’t it? Check it out - The Whalesong Project. You can also hear whale songs at The Jupiter Foundation.

Other information about whales (cool stuff!):

• Why Whales Sing
• Can We Play Live Music with Whales?
• Flight of the Humpback
• Whale Gallery at Ocean Alliance

Photography - Life Before Death Series

I learned about his photo series from an9ie. Like her, I find the Life Before Death images compelling. Please view these pictures of individuals prior to their death and shortly thereafter. Also, read the comments associated with each image. The comments are stirring.

Is Goth Style Trending Up? Is it Beautiful?

The answer to both of those questions is yes - per a recent announcement by Gothic Beauty magazine that it is “expanding its coverage of gothic fashion and music to keep up with the subculture gaining mainstream relevance.” Gothic Beauty, issue 26, will be the first of a new series and it will be “the lens through which the kaleidoscopic world that has become the goth culture can be viewed.” If I were a teenager, this is totally what I would be into. There comes an age though when goth beauty becomes goth hag. If you’ve seen Priscilla Presley lately, you know what I mean; though, I have to give her credit, she still moves like someone 25 years younger.

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Student Film Project - Fighting Debt

Last week, www.keepitinyourpants.org announced the five students from across the United States to have been selected as the finalists in their web-based video contest. A top prize of $5,000 for creating a public service announcement about the threat that “Debt Disease” poses to American consumers will be awarded on April 23rd. You can see all of the finalists’ videos here. I like the last film best - it has a laugh at the end.

Pop Art - Bar Code Animation

This is a very cool film. Visit Bar Code Art to see more cool stuff.

Meme - Unconscious Muttering #270

Well, I haven’t done this for awhile and I thought it would be fun. Here goes.

1. Nutritious :: Unhealthy
2. Graduate :: Flunk
3. Tonight! :: Tomorrow!
4. Located :: Found
5. Weapon :: Gun
6. Jumper :: Cable
7. Collectibles :: Dolls
8. Dennis :: Menace
9. Hostile :: Fire
10. Vivid :: Clear

You can try this to. Just visit Unconscious Mutterings to pick up empty code.

The Top 10 Car-Commercial Songs

Check them all out at Esquire.

Easter Fun - What Candy Are You?

You Are a Chocolate Bunny

A traditionalist, you secretly want to dress up like a bunny. And not just on Easter.

What Easter Candy Are You?

via MadSilence

March 21 - World Poetry Day

Today is World Poetry Day! The purpose of the day is to promote the reading, writing, publishing, and teaching of poetry throughout the world. It’s also the day of the Equinox. I’ve listed some sites you may enjoy exploring today. Get your poetry on and happy spring!

• Poetry Daily
• Poetry Foundation
• Web del Sol
• The Academy of American Poets
• Poets House

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• Vernal Equinox
  
• Equinox (Columbia Tristar film, 1993) Watch the trailer for the film. It comes after a short commercial.
• Equinox Wilderness Expeditions
• Equinox at Sunwheel
• The Big Question: How is the date of Easter determined, and why is it so early this year?

Snow Cat

This is Archie. He’s my wild man. Even snow, the rare kind that you’ll find in North Texas today, doesn’t hinder him.

Every Friday, you can cat blog at The Friday Ark over at Modulator.

Tuesday Five - Websites

I visit these websites everyday

• Pet of the Day - This website makes me smile even when I’m at my gloomiest. The stories people tell about their pets are great. Sometimes stories are written from the pet’s point of view. I think I like those best.
• Woot - Deals are only good for one day! The product descriptions are nearly always entertaining.
• Pickles - This is a cartoon my parents love. I have been hooked since my mother introduced me to the comic a few months ago. There is a new cartoon available everyday.
• A Painting a Day - How does he do it?
• Site of the Day - You never know what you’ll find.

Nature and Art - Build Your Wild Self

Have some fun! Build your wild self at The New York Zoos and Aquarium’s Build Your Wild Self.

What’s wild about me? I have Siberian tiger legs and tail and Monarch butterfly wings. I love my wild self!