The Real Rain Man
by Paul (1 Comments) 
Fascinating documentary on the "real' Rain Man -- Kim Peek. A man who can read 2 pages at one time (the left eye reads the left page, right eye reads the right page) in 3 seconds (consuming more than 12,000 books) but is unable to button a shirt. The brain is outstandingly complex, beyond what we can imagine. A great story of a loving father and son who was able to overcome his fate as an invalid left to rot in a hospital -- as Kim puts it "My dad and I share the same shadow".
Disconnect The Dots
by Paul (5 Comments)
So here's the finished movie. Last night (Tuesday, Aug. 5th) was the awards show for the 48 Hour Film Nashville, our awesome team took home zero awards. Meh, politics. I'm still proud of our final product, now you can watch it too!
The one where I remember how badly I wanted a rollercoaster in my backyard
by Paul (1 Comments)
As a little boy I liked to draw, quite a lot. In church I'd use the bulletin cover to draw elaborate roller coasters that looped around spires, careened down mountain sides, tunneled through water and lasted hours on end. Oddly enough, I was terrified to actually ride a roller coaster, but damned if I didn't want to design one to scare everyone.
So why am I rambling on about this? Well, I decided to look up homemade or backyard roller coasters; and to my surprise there are quite a few out there.You can even buy used roller coasters if you feel so inclined (its tempting to put this up and charge admission -- too bad we don't have the land for it ...).
Here are some examples:
Jeremy Reid
John Ivers
Dennis Walcott
And just in case you want to build on yourself, the internet comes to the rescue with this easy to follow how-to process of building your own backyard roller coaster.
CHALLENGE: Go Mix It Up
by Paul (2 Comments)
So, Michael has a new Summer Mix Series™ starting again (which is always good times) and I have an idea for a mix -- a challenge if you will. I've been jotting down songs and titles and trying it myself, and have found it way more difficult than I thought it would or should be.
THE CHALLENGE:
Pick a song to start with, any song, doesn't matter. The last word of the song title must be the first word of the next song title (excluding "The" or "A"). Exceptions -- words don't have to match in suffix (plural or singular).
EXAMPLE:
Goodbye Yellowbrick Road - Elton John
Road To Nowhere - Talking Heads
Nowhere Fast - The Smiths
(and so forth and so on)
Now go forth, be fruitful and multiply...
Distractions: Might As Well Make Art Edition
by Paul (0 Comments)
I need a bit of randomness and distractions today -- perhaps lots of us do, a little humor, intrigue and fun?
The last of the real men
by Paul (0 Comments)
I just finished a book on Eustace Conway ("The Last American Man" - which I'll review soon); amazing how generation after generation the only idea of "frontier" (someone who is able to live of the land, build their own houses, tools, garden, make clothes, etc) is idealized and never realized.
