Senses working overtime #150

1 Brain fog

Photo by Ahmet Sali on Unsplash

I have no idea why Thomas Oppong used that image for his piece on reducing brain fog, but he did. Something subtle at work I guess that escapes me right now. There's a whiff of inappropriateness to the image and that's unusual for Thomas. He always uses Unsplash free photos and they usually have something oblique to add to his piece.

So this is odd. To balance it out I offer the final image to this week's JFTT edition.

Anyway, his piece is good, so, yes, worth your time. Check it out here.

2 RIP Russ Solomon

Another week, and another hero down. Celebrate the life of Russ Solomon. Who is he? Read this.

3 Clever golden arches campaign

Here's the deal.

4 Lost in Space
Netflix look like they got the mix right, even if the promo is too long. Less is more people!!




5 Quotenik
I'm a quote fiend so I loved this repository! Love this quote of the day:

Be a good steward of your gifts. Protect your time. Feed your inner life. Avoid too much noise. Read good books, have good sentences in your ears. Be by yourself as often as you can. Walk. Take the phone off the hook. Work regular hours.

—

Jane Kenyon

“Everything I Know About Writing Poetry,” in A Hundred White Daffodils (Saint Paul, MN: Graywolf Press, 1999), 141.

Overtime
International Women's Day came and went during the week and the world spun on in its eccentric way for men and women.

Photo by Oladimeji Odunsi on Unsplash

I love this image. Strength and beauty and the enigma that is to be a women - all there! Thanks Oladimeji.

Celebrate!

Senses working overtime #137

1 Unsplash photo of the week

Photo by Tomas Chevalier on Unsplash

2 Lessons from Whiplash

Great movie (great poster too) - here's 10 lessons from it for you to chew on.

3 Josh Rose

He's a photographer with some great tips.  

4 The Silence Breakers

Time's 'person of the year' is a diverse bunch brought together by a common stand which I applaud. Seems some folk have a problem with Tay Tay's inclusion. I don't.

5 Aristotle Aristotle was a begger for the bottle

The great man on friendship via this snazzy Medium.com piece.

Overtime - North Korean graphic design

Love it!

Senses working overtime #132

1 Unsplash photo of the week

Photo by Mike Wilson on Unsplash

2 The quiet voice

Voices in the head - apparently we all have them! 

3 More voices by Dan Rockwell
Feedback and tough conversations start in the head

4 A lot of smoke!
Great Vox summary of where the Trumpski investigation is going.

5 Search your feelings Luke

Mark Hamill talks.

Overtime

A European in San Francisco explains the unwritten laws.

Senses working overtime #108

1 Photo of the week

I love this shot from the great Unsplash photo site.

2 Oblique Strategies

Remove specifics and convert to ambiguities

Brian Eno's Oblique Strategies are a bit of a mystical hoot and a fun way to get over writer's block.

3 Ridley Scott
I'm a fan, and I get how Scott's films are both brilliant and banal.

4 The illusion of confidence

I'm an excellent driver!

I laughed out loud a few times during this look at how we overestimate our abilities. It leads nicely into...

5 The White House under seige
Great piece on how this week's train wreck played out in Trumpland.

Overtime
New Spidey movie looks pretty super cool - Spiderman: Homecoming 

Senses working overtime #59

1 National Geographic photos

Get ready to gasp in awe - some truly inspiring images in this lot!

2 Olivia Munn

Woo Nellie - Olivia Munn was freakin awesome in The Newsroom. Wait, what? She's Psylocke in the new X-Men: Apocalypse movie? Let me through...

3 Work place dress codes
Always a hot topic, this is a great article about the changing modes of dress for men and women at the coalface. 

4 Star Wars holograms
Cool idea, holograms carved into the grooves of the vinyl version of The Force Awakens soundtrack. Thanks to James for the heads up.

5 Three years of Unsplash

Amazing images on Unsplash, as you know. This link takes you to a three year anniversary celebration.

Overtime: Song of the week
This insane version of Highway Star by Joe Satriani and the guys from Chickenfoot rocked the Purdmobile this week.

Senses working overtime #33

1 Captain America
The next big Marvel movie looks the biznis - Captain America: Civil War (but then, I did think that about The Fantastic Four reboot promo).



2 Floating
I loved this selection of photographs by Nick Layton where people (and phones) float...

3 Puddings

Need a chuckle? Here's a triffic article explaining what Americans and Brits call 'puddings', 'biscuits' ; 'scones' and so on. A hoot!

4 Unsplash

More stunning photography from the good people at Unsplash for your sensual perusal (I think that's a thing).

5 Bill Murray

I've always been a fan - a National Lampoon record with Bill as a DJ was my hilarious introduction to his genius.

This is a pretty cool read - about the cult of personality that is taking shape around his public persona.

Overtime: Thought I'd keep with the Bill-a-thon concept for the bonus this week. 

My first Bill Murray movie experience was Meatballs. And, no apologies, I LOVE Meatballs.