Sunday, November 12, 2006

Sigmund Freud is Spinning in his Grave.

If this rotor was from a 757 jet engine it would be nine feet in diameter. It looks to be about the same size as this man's inseam (the length from his crotch to his heel,) maybe 38 inches. Not that I'm trying to draw attention to his inseam, mind you.


This compares Penny Elges's Dodge Neon with a 757 jet. Remember to account for perspective! The car is closer to the camera so it looks bigger than it actually is!


Photographers turn away from the jet engine's blast of Air Force One as it leaves Sarasota Bradenton International Airport on September 11, 2001. Photograph courtesy Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Mike Diemer.

Sunday, November 05, 2006

Cheney Gets A Gift ------May it Keep On Giving


I always thought the picture below looked so unreal. The crisp starched cuff, the tucked-in shirt,the showy watch, the manicured thumbnail--the overall headlessness of it. Lots of Pentagon attack photos were created in advance of September 11, which led to some reconciliation and continuity issues, and goes a long way in explaining the lack of focus displayed by the participants. Many government employees had to be in on the "war games." Keeping secrets is a skill but keeping this secret is soul deadening .


So easy to keep them occupied. Just wind them up and point them in the right direction and let them mug. It's all just windowdressing anyway.


This ideological overreaching has exposed the unholy alliance.
Now it's God's turn. Fasten your seat belts.
We're in for a bumpy eride!

Should I Move It? Naw, looks kind of heavy.




It comes in handy for photo ops. Better leave it there.