Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Election night ...

Did you know ... that it is election night in Canada? ... a mere two short months since the elections were called.

The difference between the Canadian and American electoral process is so different that it boggles the mind ... so how long have Obama and McCain been campaigning now? ... seems like forever. Here in Canada, if you blink ... you miss the speeches, the platforms and maybe even the election results.

Friday, October 3, 2008

Carmine


Did you know ...

that the red dye - carmine" can only be obtained through crushing enormous quantities of o chochineal - that's an insect!!

Eww ... makes me think twice about wearing lipstick or drinking colored beverages, candies or even some processed foods again... and other processed foods ...

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Upside down rainbows




Did you know ... that there's such a thing as upside down rainbows? Such an optical phenonmenon is called a circumzenithal arc. No need for rain and cloud for these nonconventional rainbows ... they tend to happen when skies are blue and ice crystals are present.


Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Walking and Falling

Did you know ... do you know?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w10QCwpKbg

I wanted you. And I was looking for you. But I couldn't find you. I wanted you. And I was looking for you all day. But I couldn't find you. I couldn't find you. You're walking. And you don't always realize it, but you're always falling. With each step you fall forward slightly. And then catch yourself from falling. Over and over, you're falling. And then catching yourself from falling. And this is how you can be walking and falling at the same time.

Laurie Anderson Walking & Falling lyrics

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