I recently passed that point in the Earth's orbit where my odometer clicks over one notch. Perhaps that's why the Brain DJ started singing this: Chuck Berry, "No Particular Place to Go" (1964) #Music #RockAndRoll #ChuckBerry
Useless quote for 23 December: "… different possible outcomes with different probabilities …" ~ Gerardus 't Hooft, in a 2017 interview with Physics Today Link to source:
PHYSICS TODAY
Q&A: Gerard 't Hooft on the future of quantum mechanics
The Nobel laureate discusses his dissatisfaction with the state of quantum physics and suggests a new way to move forward.
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The Brain DJ continues to drift through the 1970s, this with Julie … Brian Eno, "Julie With …" (1977) #Music #BrianEno
Useless quote for 22 December: "You can't measure the mutual affection of two human beings by the number of words they exchange." ~ Milan Kundera (1929-2023), in his novel "Identity" (L'Identité, 1998) #UselessQuote #MilanKundera
Baroque Sunday Morning, with a French sonata from the late baroque period – Jean-Baptiste Barrière (1707-1747), "Sonata II a Tre, Livre III (Sonata No. 2 in D minor (Trio Sonata)) (published c. 1739) Performed by UnderStories Ensemble violoncellos: Clara Pouvreau, Bartolomeo Dandolo Marchesi violin: André Lislevand harp: Margherita Burattini harpsichord: Gabriele Levi Recorded in Accademia Gualtiero Marchesi, Milan, Italy Look for UnderStories Ensemble's June 2025 release, "A French Odyssey" (Challenge Records) #Music #BaroqueSundayMorning #BaroqueMusic #JeanBaptisteBarrière
Useless quote for 21 December: "Comics are for whoever can understand them." ~ Art Spiegelman, in a 2022 interview (transcript) with Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!, 2 Feb 2022 Link to source:
Democracy Now!
Erasing History: Holocaust Graphic Novelist Art Spiegelman on “Maus” & Wave of Book Bans Sweeping U.S.
As a wave of book bans sweeps schools and libraries across the United States, we speak with the celebrated graphic novelist Art Spiegelman on a Ten...
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I confess: I over-indulged on Warren Zevon last night, so much so that the Brain DJ is still going* – Warren Zevon, "First We Take Manhattan" (written by Leonard Cohen in 1986; this version live in Boulder CO, 1992) * And I'm listening to it again this morning. #Music #WarrenZevon #LeonardCohen
Useless quote for 20 December: "… I should wish the dishes on my table to please guests rather than cooks." ~ Martial (Marcus Valerius Martialis, c. 40 CE - c. 103 CE ), from Book IX, LXXXI to Aulus, Bohn's Classical Library (1897) #UselessQuote #Martial
Daily Haiku Prompt for 19 December: hydrangea (South) in watercolours the hydrangea's petals purple blue or pink #DailyHaikuPrompt #Haiku #Poetry
Jukebox Friday Night on 19 December focuses on songs that refer to Christmas, or to Carol (Caroline?). Songs that refer to Christmas or mention "Christmas", then … "Feliz Navidad Feliz Navidad Feliz Navidad Próspero año y felicidad …" José Feliciano, "Feliz Navidad" FN50 (1970; 202 version with the many more!) You know, if you're tired of this song, this is a warm, efreshing version. #JukeboxFridayNight #MoreThanCarols #JoséFeliciano