Ever, J.M.L

Installation by Henrique Oliveira “Desnatureza | 2011 |...

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:37:20 +0100

Installation by Henrique Oliveira

“Desnatureza | 2011 | Galerie Vallois, Paris-France
plywood | 3,1 x 3,8 x 3,6m | photo: Aurélien Mole”

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Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:32:38 +0100

Some wicked ‘lazy-day-off’ music. Internet - Give It...

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:33:00 +0100

Some wicked ‘lazy-day-off’ music.

Internet - Give It Time
Credits: S. Bennett, M. Martian, P. Paige, C. Smith, T. Walker, M. Einziger

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reneelilley: nikola tesla

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:09:39 +0100

reneelilley:

nikola tesla

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Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:08:25 +0100

thedailywhat: West Wing Reunion of the Day: It’s scary how...

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:25:59 +0200

thedailywhat:

West Wing Reunion of the Day: It’s scary how quickly the nostalgia just overtakes you.

[bleedingcool]

bestmadeco: How Snipe Hunting Was Invented An Uncle Steve...

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:23:35 +0200

bestmadeco:

How Snipe Hunting Was Invented
An Uncle Steve Robertson Story, As told by Earl Bowman, December 23, 1938

There was this feller named Slocum, Brad Slocum, and he was one of these tender-actin’ persons that was always wantin’ somebody else to do it, whatever it was, for him instead of doin’ it for hisself. Well, it wasn’t long till we’d changed his name from Brad to ‘Babe’ Slocum, ‘cause that’s jest the way he was, always wantin’ somebody to hand him whatever he wanted instead of reachin’ for it himself.

Well, we let him come along ‘cause he said he wanted to git out west, but th’ further west we got th’ tenderer he seemed to git and when we was quite a ways out on th’ Platte River he jest got to be unbearable and so I invented ‘huntin’ snipes with a sack to give him a chance to set and set and jest keep on settin’ and wait as long as he damned please for somebody else to do it for him.

The way it was, there was lots of snipes along the Platte where we was travelin’ and every night when we’d camp you could hear them hollerin’ jest as if they was invitin’ somebody to come out and shoot a bunch of them and turn them into ‘snipe pies’—and ‘Gawd, snipe pie’s good if you ever tasted anything that was really good!

This feller, ‘Babe’ Slocum had eat snipe pie and knowed how good it was and every night when we’d camp and hear them snipe down along the swamps beside th’ Old Platte River, chirpin, and singin’, he’d start in teasin’ Bob or me to go down there and git a mess of them so Mam could make a snipe pie out of them.

And when Bob or me would say, “Why th’ hell don’t you go down there and git a mess of them yourself?” he’d sort of whine and say, “to start with I don’t know much about catchin’ snipe and you and Bob know more about it than I do, and besides, I’m awful tired this evenin’ and would rather set here in camp and rest!” ‘Gawd it got to be plumb disgusting,’ so I figgered out: ‘If he wants to ‘set,’ there ain’t but one thing to do an’ that is study up some scheme to let him set, and jest keep on setting, clean through Eternity if he wanted to; gosh, I wouldn’t give a damn.

So that’s when I invented huntin’ snipes with a sack.

The next time he started whinin’ for Bob or me to go git a mess of snipes, I jest up and said: “Hell, you shore don’t know much about huntin’ snipes when you say for Bob or me, one or the other of us, to go down there and git a mess of snipes—any danged fool ought to know it takes three men to hunt snipes. One can’t do it by himself nor two can’t do it, it takes three to do it, snipes is damned smart and they’ve got to be handled jest right or nobody ever can ketch any!”

“That’s danged funny,” he said, “One man can hunt quails or two men can hunt quails and I don’t see why th’ blue blazes it takes three men to hunt snipes, ain’t they all birds?” he said.

“Hell, yes, they’re all birds but they’re different kinds of birds and you got to hunt ‘em different. The only way to hunt quails is to hunt ‘em with a shotgun, but snipes is different, you got to drive ‘em in a sack and any danged fool ought to know one man’s got to set and hold th’ sack while th’ other two men drive ‘em in it.” I told him, “if you want a mess of snipe pie you got to go with Bob and me and help us git ‘em’”

So, finally he said, “Well, I’m pretty tired tonight but if you’ll let me set and hold th’ sack while you and Bob go and drive ‘em in it, I’ll go and help you ketch a mess.”

That’s what I knowed he’d say, so I winked at Bob—we’d already talked it over and Bob knew the idea I had and the new way of huntin’ snipe I had invented for Babe Slocum’s special benefit. So, I told him, “Well, Bob and me’s pretty tired too, but I reckon’ you’re tireder an’ so you can hold th’ sack. Bob and me’ll drive ‘em in as fast as we can and when there’s a sackful you can yell and Bob and me’ll come and help you carry them to camp.”

We waited till after supper and then we took him up a gully about a half a mile from camp and which was out of sight of camp and told him to be sure and keep the mouth of the sack open so th’ snipe could come in it when we rounded up a bunch of them down by th’ Old Platte River and drove them up th’ gully.

As far as I know he’s still settin’ up there in that gully waitin’ for me and Bob to drive them damn snipe into his sack! Bob and me went back to camp, hitched up and drove about ten miles further and made another camp—So, that’s the way it was.

Yeah, he’s probably still settin’ there holdin’ that cussed sack open, waitin’ for somebody else to drive th’ snipe into it for him, but some people is like that; all they want to do is set and hold th’ sack while somebody else does all the damned walkin’ and climbin’ and so forth, so they just set, and set, and hold th’ doggone sack.

Excerpted from the Federal Writers’ Project, 1936–40 (Library of Congress)

"Knowing that Nature never did betray The heart that loved her; ‘tis her privilege, Through all the..."

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 02:08:14 +0200

“Knowing that Nature never did betray
The heart that loved her; ‘tis her privilege,
Through all the years of this our life, to lead
From joy to joy: for she can so inform
The mind that is within us, so impress
With quietness and beauty, and so feed
With lofty thoughts, that neither evil tongues,
Rash judgments, nor the sneers of selfish men,
Nor greetings where no kindness is, nor all
The dreary intercourse of daily life,
Shall e’er prevail against us, or disturb
Our cheerful faith, that all which we behold
Is full of blessings.”

- William Wordsworth (via bestmadeco)

bestmadeco: Prayer of the Woods I am the heat of your hearth on...

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:08:47 +0200

bestmadeco:

Prayer of the Woods

I am the heat of your hearth on the cold winter nights, the friendly shade screening you from the summer sun, and my fruits are refreshing draughts quenching your thirst as you journey on.

I am the beam that holds your house, the board of your table, the bed on which you lie, and the timber that builds your boat.

I am the handle of your hoe, the door of your homestead, the wood of your cradle, and the shell of your coffin.

I am the bread of kindness and the flower of beauty.

Ye who pass by, listen to my prayer:

Harm me not.

From Living Etc. October 2010. Architect - Philippe Harden.

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:40:27 +0200

From Living Etc. October 2010. Architect - Philippe Harden.

Robert Canali - Mountains, 2012 (C-Print)

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:36:34 +0200

Robert Canali - Mountains, 2012 (C-Print)

Click through for a collection of odd sheds/shacks.

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 14:08:31 +0200

Click through for a collection of odd sheds/shacks.

dubstepfriday: Delilah - Go (Benton...

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:50:40 +0200

dubstepfriday:

Delilah - Go (Benton Bootleg)
http://soundcloud.com/djbenton

thedailywhat: Lights Out: Eight weeks without waves and surfers...

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:43:38 +0200

thedailywhat:

Lights Out: Eight weeks without waves and surfers will improvise.

[highsnobiety]

iheartmyart: Eric Fleischauer, Universal Paramount, 2010,...

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:14:53 +0200

iheartmyart:

Eric Fleischauer, Universal Paramount, 2010, digital image

bestmadeco: Making the RAT By Peter Buchanan-Smith The Rapid...

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:29:40 +0200

bestmadeco:

Making the RAT 
By Peter Buchanan-Smith

The Rapid All Terrain “RAT” boot, designed with — and commissioned by— the United States Marine Corps is made in the hundreds of thousands each year, some in a size 20, all of them made in the Danner boot factory in Portland OR. Among the many Danners I have proudly worn my RATs have become my go-to, a second skin: they are able to miraculously keep my sweaty feet cool, warm, dry, and comfortable, all at once, in most any condition.

Strolling the factory floor I peppered Casey Rakoczy, a gung-ho manufacturing engineer at Danner, with questions and grew impressed by the technologies that go into making each Danner boot: the latest, the oldest, and always the best. I watched in awe as the Gore-tex® lining of every single boot on the line was inflated like a balloon and submersed in a tank of water where someone would inspect it (by eye) for leaks. It was my interpretation that the people behind these machines were energized. Making such a good product should give its makers purpose, and this notion was on proud display last week at one thriving boot company in the USA.

mrdiv: hexa

Thu, 31 May 2012 13:14:13 +0200

mrdiv:

hexa

bestmadeco: Don’t ignore the tree that is asking to be climbed....

Wed, 30 May 2012 11:56:02 +0200

bestmadeco:

Don’t ignore the tree that is asking to be climbed. Chances are it has something wonderful to show you.

— Polish Proverb

nevver: Harry Angel: “Hey, you ever watch the Mickey Mouse...

Wed, 30 May 2012 11:55:13 +0200

nevver:

Harry Angel: “Hey, you ever watch the Mickey Mouse Club? ‘Cause you know what today is? Today is Wednesday. It’s anything can happen day.”

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Tue, 22 May 2012 12:14:08 +0200

Ever, J.M.L

Installation by Henrique Oliveira “Desnatureza | 2011 |...

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Some wicked ‘lazy-day-off’ music. Internet - Give It...

reneelilley: nikola tesla

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thedailywhat: West Wing Reunion of the Day: It’s scary how...

bestmadeco: How Snipe Hunting Was Invented An Uncle Steve...

"Knowing that Nature never did betray The heart that loved her; ‘tis her privilege, Through all the..."

bestmadeco: Prayer of the Woods I am the heat of your hearth on...

From Living Etc. October 2010. Architect - Philippe Harden.

Robert Canali - Mountains, 2012 (C-Print)

Click through for a collection of odd sheds/shacks.

dubstepfriday: Delilah - Go (Benton...

thedailywhat: Lights Out: Eight weeks without waves and surfers...

iheartmyart: Eric Fleischauer, Universal Paramount, 2010,...

bestmadeco: Making the RAT By Peter Buchanan-Smith The Rapid...

mrdiv: hexa

bestmadeco: Don’t ignore the tree that is asking to be climbed....

nevver: Harry Angel: “Hey, you ever watch the Mickey Mouse...

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bestmadeco: Making the RAT By Peter Buchanan-Smith The Rapid...