Senses working overtime #277

 1 An Earth Gone Mad

2 Tulsa turnaround

Great article from the BBC on that failed Tulsa Trump rally.

3 Bees

A man whose arms and shoulders and hands and face and ears are covered with bees says, I’ve never known such pain. Another man comes over with bees all over his hands— only bees can get the other bees off. The first man says again, I’ve never known such pain. The second man’s bees begin to pluck the first grave yellow bees off, one by one. Jean Valentine (1997)

4 Churchill's speeches as free verse

5 Poor Melania Trump.

Married to that guy.

Overtime: Rest in peace Sir Ken Robinson

Senses working overtime #276

 1 Let It Be? No chance!

The greatest band of all time are ALWAYS interesting to read about. Nuff said.

2 In the air tonight

Watching these guys listen to Phil Collins for the first time (we ever met) is cool, man.

3 Reporting on Kamala

Female politicians are up against it when the press reduces them to their appearance.

4 When black people appear on Seinfeld

5 Strategic mindset 

(a.k.a. setbacks and challenges)

Overtime: Light vs dark (Joe vs Donald - why are dark triad people so seductive?)

Senses working overtime #275

1 Fear of losing jobs

“It [increased productivity while working from home] was people being terrified of losing their jobs, and that fear-driven productivity is not sustainable,” Mr. Bock said.

New insights into the sustainability of working from home.

2 In praise of Schitt'$ Creeker Eugene Levy

3 Rejected! - Seth Godin

They didn’t reject you.

They rejected an application. They rejected a business plan. They rejected a piece of paper.

They don’t know you.

4 So, this is interesting...

Kamala Harris is Joe Biden's running mate.

So is Barack Obama's response: 

Kamala Harris as America’s next vice president, he’s underscored his own judgement and character. Reality shows us that these attributes are not optional in a president. They’re requirements of the job.

5 And this is just shameful by Trump and his cronies.

Shows, yet again, his lack of judgement and character .

 

Overtime: Random coffee. I like this. I think.

Senses working overtime #274

1 Mmmm - fresh vinyl in the morning!

2 Low grade depression

Michelle Obama speaks up.

3 The strange science of memory

4 The age defying benefits of gardening

5 The Mandela Effect

Overtime

Senses working overtime #273

1 Superman upgraded

2 For the Sake of Strangers

No matter what the grief, its weight,
we are obliged to carry it.
We rise and gather momentum, the dull strength
that pushes us through crowds.
And then the young boy gives me directions
so avidly. A woman holds the glass door open,
waiting patiently for my empty body to pass through.
All day it continues, each kindness
reaching toward another—a stranger
singing to no one as I pass on the path, trees
offering their blossoms, a child
who lifts his almond eyes and smiles.
Somehow they always find me, seem even
to be waiting, determined to keep me
from myself, from the thing that calls to me
as it must have once called to them—
this temptation to step off the edge
and fall weightless, away from the world.

Dorianne Laux (1994)

3 How to read more books

4 Portland

The scarey version.

5 San Francisco's Covid-19 response derailed

Be interested in Samantha and Jesse's take on this.

Extra texture: King Crimson's Lizard

Got the Steven Wilson redux version on vinyl this week from

Spellbound Wax Company (of Gisborne - you should check them out - excellent personal service and great prices).

Prince Rupert Awakes, with Jon Anderson from Yes on vocals, is a revelatory experience.

Prince Rupert Awakes

Senses working overtime #272

1 Roadtrips

I love a good roadtrip.

2 Nostalgia

3 Room in Brooklyn

This
slow 
day
moves
Along the room
I
hear
its
axles
go
A gradual dazzle
upon
the
ceiling
Gives me that
racy
blueishyellow
feeling
As hours
blow
the
wide
way
Down my afternoon.

Anne Carson (2000)

4 Worried about a difficult conversation?

Here's some advice from a former hostage negotiator. Everything you need.

5 Werner Herzog

Overtime: Roy Harper

Senses working overtime # 271

Recently, Jacky and I spent a few days in Wellington. Visits to the regular haunts were must dos:

1 Slow Boat Records

2 Arty Bees Books

3 Unity Books

4 Rough Peel Music

5 DoubleTree by Hilton (where we stayed and can recommend)

Overtime: Selfie time