August 16, 2006
Supplied for the Weekend
All of us here at Dakota are, once again, about to abandon ship for the weekend. We figured you will need lots of complex clickies to keep you busy until the New York Times Sunday Styles Section arrives.
Watch savant Stephen Wiltshire, aka The Human Camera, draw an astonishingly accurate aerial map of Rome, after viewing it during a 45 minute helicopter ride. Stephen is autistic, and has a very special gift indeed. The wonder of the brain.
For the feline fanciers and cowpokes among you, here's a short film that you might find amusing. All of us here at Dakota are so highly allergic, that we can only appreciate cats from from afar.
Talking to Americans, a five part series produced by Canadian Broadcasting, would be hilarious if it weren't so totally disheartening. It provides a great deal of insight into our current political pickle here in the USofA.
For the serious Bush watchers, Keith Olbermann has compiled an excellent summary of the relationship between the timing of terrorist alerts by the administration, and the events from which these "alerts" are meant to distract the public. That is not to say that, for example, those involved in latest airline liquid problem were not plotting something, but the timing of all the ruckus is rather suspicious, given that there were other events in the Middle East that might have lost the administration a poll point. Just think what these spurious tactics cost each time they "release" a faux alert. Which brings us, quite perfectly , to our final offering.
This is The Big Baby's personal favorite, The Sprinkle Brigade. All of us here at Dakota enjoyed this so much , it makes us wonder about our maturity, or at least consider at what developmental stage we are fixated. Do click on all the photos to the left --a triumph of creation that's right up our alley. We are starting a local chapter of the Brigade, wanna join? A cooperative canine has left a creative opportunity for us right outside the door, as we speak, and we're off with our gummy worms to decorate. TaTa
Photo note: A little twisted patriotism, a little light and some geraniums
Posted by Dakota at August 16, 2006 10:12 PM