Jack’s Old & Busted Blog

Something about old grocery stores gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling. I don’t get that feeling when I go into a new mega-center-mart.

(Groceteria.net): “‘Did You Bring Bottles’ is a site on the subject of supermarket history and architecture, roughly covering the period from the 1920s to the 1970s. It is not a site about current supermarket issues and locations, except in historical perspective, and it is not connected with nor owned by any supermarket chain, past or present.”

I sometimes get the feeling when I post here that I’ve posted something similar before. I wonder if that’s common in blogdom?

Bought a new pair of boots today (lucchese.com) from the big ‘ol boot store in Springdale. I like boots, and had a new pair every year of my life until I was about 10 or so, when I decided they weren’t cool anymore. Used to go to the boot store with my grandfather to pick them out. My last pair, which are 10 years old and still serviceable, I bought from my late friend Wyth, who was selling them out of a catalog for a while. They’re boar hide, and nigh indestructible as far as I can tell. I hope the new ones last as long.

(stanford.edu): “The psychophysiology laboratory at Stanford University explores the dynamic connection between physiology and consciousness. Led by Dr. Stephen LaBerge, the lab’s primary interests are lucid dreaming, hypnosis, and other altered states of consciousness.”

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(lucidity.com): “Lucid Dreaming means dreaming while knowing that you are dreaming. This consciousness allows you to guide your dreams. Incidentally, how do you know that you aren’t dreaming right now?”

Even the lion seems amazed at the stupidity of this feat. Make sure you watch the video.

(local6.com): “According to hospital officials, Tomas says he was ordered by voices from God to go in and taunt the lions.”

The name of my new band is . . . Downer Cow!

This is an overwrought analysis of “found photographs” in which the author wants to say, “Looking at other people’s snapshots is kind of kinky,” but instead, he’s an academe . . .
(enculturation.gmu.edu): “The goal of this essay is to explore the challenges posed to our sense-making apparatus by three stages in the life of found photographs: their original context in the family photo album, their loss and discovery, and their recontextualization in the museum exhibit. It is based on a personal story that began over ten years ago.”