Interesting People – Franz Reichelt – the falling man

Thanks to Nathan on the Podcaust forums, I discovered another interesting person today – Franz Reichelt. Reichelt was an Austrian tailor that was only famous for the manner in which he died – he leaped from the Eiffel Tower demonstrating his jacket, which is somewhat like the modern day parachute suits. However, they really only perfected the concept in recent years. I like this guy...

Interesting Ideas : Documentary Hypothesis

Last night before bed, I conducted in my not-unusual practice of ODing on Wikipedia. I don’t know where I started nor where I ended, but somewhere in between, I got on to reading about the Old Testament of the Bible. I am in no way shape or form a biblical scholar, nor do I aim to be, but I do sometimes think about the historical context to things… sometimes of which is the bible. I...

A November to Dismember – Crypticon MPLS

I picked up a copy of Vita.MN today to see an ad for Crypticon Minneapolis running Novemeber 14th – 16th. I am not a convention kiddo, but afte Toni and I were set on going to CONvergence and then couldn’t at the last minute due to the 4th O’ July  holiday, I sorta have an inikling to go. I think I subconciously added it to my list of things to do before I die. So… anyone...

Amazing Alan Moore Video – Thanks Miki!

My buddy Miki sent me an amazing Alan Moore video today on the Facebook. I watched it on an off over the workday today and have to say that I think it jolted me back on to my path I seemed to have strayed from. I have never known a whole lot about Alan Moore aside from that he wrote the original comics for that piece of crap movie “League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” and that he...

An Evening with Aldous Huxley

I had the pleasure of listening to a recording of Aldous Huxley from 1962. Huxley, a visionary speaker and thinker predating the 60s hippy movement was a leader in predicting the social control that is all the rage in counter culture thought even today. It reminds me of some dialog in THE MIST, where the people trapped in the grocery store discuss the potential impending violence among the...