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This is some pretty good stuff:

RIP Jerry Reed

He died of emphysema one week ago today. It was a few days afterward when I first heard the news - Hurricane Gustav and the RNC were temporarily keeping more important stories like this one at bay - but I find several days later that I am often pausing in my thoughts to mourn the passing of the Snowman.

I just had a great idea.

I just had a great idea.

Art education isn't all that it could be in America, right? And Americans love sitting around in their cars, yes? So what we need - and believe me, this is going to be a big moneymaker too - are drive-through art museums.


This is perfect, people. Each artwork can be attached to a low-radius radio transmitter so that as you idle beside it, you can tune in to 88.5FM (say) and hear a pleasant description of the work's aesthetic significance and history.

And completing the automotive theme, every painting will be outfitted with a windshield wiper and cleaning-fluid jet in order to wash away exhaust buildup at the end of the day. Or more frequently as needed.

So is anybody out there willing to pony up a hundred million or so to get this project off the ground? I'll be happy to negotiate some reasonable terms with you. Or if you prefer, I'm willing to sell the rights to this concept wholesale for $1m USD OBO.

Hi dad!

This is what I did last Wednesday morning in British Columbia just above the Washington border about 40 miles east of Vancouver. I began filming only after the first 3000 feet of free fall, so you're spared seeing the actually-scary part.



I'll take a bit of the stuffing out of myself by telling you one thing: when I pass the camera by my face the first time, and I have that tough-guy/I-don't-care-about-this-business expression on my face... it's very simply because the battery cover was coming off of my (Flip) videocamera. I was a little concerned about losing pieces of the camera, not to mention its batteries, while 6000 feet above ground. So when you see me that second time and I smile, it's because I'd gotten my technical difficulties squared out.

The greatest video in the history of the world

A new pointless link

I received some words of concern from my father about my last post, which contained a link to a page from the website of the notorious death-metal band Slayer. On the page in question, the band has made babywear available for sale. Needless to say, I'd simply thought this sounded silly. But I can see dad's point that people might not understand what I was getting at: after all, on the linked page, the name SLAYER is in great prominence, and the header "babywear" is quite miniscule. You could follow that link and never catch my joke.

So today I thought I would provide this link, which I trust everyone will find more wholesome and patriotic.

I've been neglecting this blog for some time now,

so I thought I would offer this link.