Saturday, December 31, 2016
Happy New Year and Sweet Dreams
I'm not sure what this video has to do with the end of 2016 and/or the start of 2017; but it strikes me you can't go wrong with banjo music for either occasion. So, Happy New Year wishes delivered with the accompaniment of Banjo Guy Ollie covering Sweet Dream (Are Made Of This).
Thursday, December 29, 2016
Photos From the Age of Sail
An Old Flares Contributer Needs Some Help
Charles Martin, one of the original founders of Flares Into Darkness, who now posts to PJ Media, has had some health and employment issues. He has ended up broke as a result.
He has started a gofundme campaign to raise a bit of money to help him get back on his feet. If you have a bit of spare money laying about please contribute, he's a good guy.
He has started a gofundme campaign to raise a bit of money to help him get back on his feet. If you have a bit of spare money laying about please contribute, he's a good guy.
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Sunday, December 25, 2016
Friday, December 23, 2016
A Different Christmas Song
Above is a video by Mbuvi, a Kenyan gospel singer. It is a Christmas song. It revolves around the Kenyan tradition of returning home to family and friends to celebrate Christmas. I figure that, after a month of Jingle Bells in the background, it is a change. Enjoy.
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Ghosts of Christmases Past
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“Who, and what are you?” Scrooge demanded.
“I am the Ghost of Christmas Past.”
“Long Past?” inquired Scrooge: observant of its dwarfish stature.
“No. Your past.”
Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.
“What!” exclaimed the Ghost, “would you so soon put out, with worldly hands, the light I give? Is it not enough that you are one of those whose passions made this cap, and force me through whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!”
Scrooge reverently disclaimed all intention to offend or any knowledge of having wilfully “bonneted” the Spirit at any period of his life. He then made bold to inquire what business brought him there.
“Your welfare!” said the Ghost.
-from The Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
We all have our past Christmases with their own ghosts. Here, and after the fold, are some ghosts of unknown people's Christmases. Whether these ghosts bring welfare or not is another matter altogether.
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Flowers Inside of Light Bulbs
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View more of these bulbs, including some videos of them, at Colossal.
Saturday, December 17, 2016
The Next Nefarious Rooskie Plot
My CIA sources tell me -- and yes, I have unimpeachable spy agency sources so this aint fake news -- they tell me that, after hacking the US election to make Trump President, they now plan on moving on to step two of their Eeeeevil scheme: brainwashing American tweener girls via commie boy bands.
Above is a sample of one of their highly polished and professional boy bands Steklovata, singing their smash hit Novi God. Parents, don't leave your daughters fall under the hypnotic spell of these lads. It's a trap I tells ya, a trap.
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Moths & Butterflies Drawn by Naturalists
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From the Smithsonian Libraries Collection.
Monday, December 12, 2016
Variations on Making Tortillas
Making tortillas in the Mixteca Region, Oaxaca:
Making tortillas in a modern kitchen:
Making tortillas by machine:
Making tortillas in a modern kitchen:
Making tortillas by machine:
Friday, December 09, 2016
Top Secret Military Info Leaked
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With Calexit gaining strength California's decision makers have realized they'll be needing their own military to guard their borders, march in parades, invade Arizona, and what-not. With that in mind they've started producing their own military hardware and are training the cadre of their new army. Above is a picture of a California tank unit practicing blitzkrieg tactics.
By the way... is it my imagination, or is the fellow commanding the tank familiar looking? You can enlarge the image to see him better.
Saturday, December 03, 2016
Monsters
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From The Public Domain Review. There are more images below the fold.
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