Friday, November 18, 2005

AT THE MIRROR: WHAT IS A SECULAR CHRISTIANIST? Theory of Dumb Design may explain Pat Robertson 11:11:06 PM    comment []

SCISSOR DANCE POST CARD: PIGGLY WIGGLY ALL OVER THE WORLD (FRONT) (BACK) I made this card for Fiona because she might appreciate the story behind it. It is made on a Tulsa Ballet postcard. My company did some of their mailings, and they always sent designs that either violated postal regulations, or they wanted it in a size or shape or made out of slick or heavy stock that jammed in the printers and other machinery. Also, whoever was doing the graphic design had a distinct tendency to make a very well defined crotch of one of the male dancers the focal point of the visual composition. This became a joke around the company, and people would cut out the dancers from a program or flyer, paste a xerox pic of the head of their department's boss onto the dancer's body, and pin the resultant chimera on the walls of their cubicles. Did I mention they were always late delivering whatever data or material we needed to do the job? At one point, the director of the ballet, an Italian "maestro" with a heavy accent, called my boss and demanded to know why we hadn't mailed these cards. My boss replied that, well, you haven't sent us the database (of mailing addresses). In an operatic falsetto, and in a stratospherically high dudgeon, the maestro replied: "I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE DATABASE, JUST SEND THEM OUT!" We were sorely tempted take addresses at random from the phonebook. 10:14:01 PM    comment []

A GRAB BAG OF WORD CANDY with Dr. Omed’s Patented Oil of Prosody An ongoing lexicon of neologisms for the bloggerati   Boddhivirus—A powerful but benevolent meme that spreads throughout the blogosphere with positive effect.   Ponzinomics—Economics as currently practiced by banks, corporations, governments, and entrenched elites everywhere on Earth. The people at the top of the pyramid rake it in and everyone else that buys into it loses their third world tailored shirt.   Rechordation—The process by which seemingly spineless Democratic politicians, or journalists, regain vertebrate status by showing some backbone.   Testiculation—The spew of bluster erupting from Republicans in response to outbreaks of rechordation.   Pundittorati—The Conservative Chatty Cathies who make the rounds of round table discussion shows on radio and tv, and who, no matter what the topic, or what questions are asked, endlessly reinterate with miniscule variations the party line and today’s talking points.   Nano-Nanotheists—Evangelists of Intelligent Design Theology who pose as scientists and present their untestable belief system as a valid scientific hypothesis to rival the theory of evolution. 8:50:41 PM    comment []

SCISSOR DANCE POSTCARD: GREETINGS FROM NEW ORLEANS / FEMA'S NEW VACATION LAND (FRONT) (BACK) Note: I made this and another Katrina/New Orleans/FEMA empty suits themed card, for Kate, back when it was all going down in the aftermath of Katrina.  As Kate has pointed out, the aftermath ain't anywhere near over yet for the people of New Orleans. The actual card is in the mail, I don't know whether she's gotten it yet. I hope she likes it.   1:44:10 AM    comment []