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Today — May 17, 2012

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
A "saccular sea-serpent" and a visually poetic firework: a collage of two (seemingly) unrelated images from the July 1906 issue of Everybody's Magazine.


[Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost sense of immediacy.  We follow the founder of the Theater of Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free.  The images we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.]
. . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .


Staring Into the Depths (permalink)
An illustration from a 1900 issue of McClure's magazine.  The caption reads: "He sat ... looking across the dark olive depths of the cañon between him and the opposite mountain."


[The images we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.]
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Is Today The Day? (permalink)
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May 2012

“Today is the day for you to get started on your real estate business.”

—Dan W. Blacharski, The Part-Time Real Estate Investor, 2007

From the outrageous to the inspirational to the hilarious, here’s a daily reminder to break out of the old grind and do something unexpected, for the fun, the challenge, or the heck of it.

If today simply isn’t your day, click here to have a different day.


Music Box Moment (permalink)
Do you deserve a nostalgic breather?  Through the delicate workings of the music box, even the most dramatic compositions seem to play only for you.  You’ll hear even a very familiar piece in a whole new way.  Courtesy of home recording pioneer Ken Clinger, here’s today’s music box selection.  It will sound surprisingly good even through built-in computer speakers, and it will cut through the ambient noise of the office without being distracting.

Featured in Today’s Music Box:
Prelude op.28 #21 (Chopin)
performed by Ken Clinger

There’s a Signpost Up Ahead (permalink)
One's life path is marked by crossroads and signposts.  If you are confronted with making a choice today, perhaps the signpost displayed here will help to characterize your situation and guide you to make a decision.  If you need more guidance, refresh this page for another symbol.  If both signs are the same, perhaps any choice will lead to the same outcome.

The signs are inspired by a system of symbols entitled "Spiritual Diagnosis," developed by Dr. Robert McNary of Montana.  Dr. McNary actually creates nine-faceted mandala charts for people and interprets the symbols with uncanny accuracy.  Dr. McNary's web site is RockyMountainAstrologer.com.
> view a larger version of your signpost . . .
Yesterday — May 16, 2012

Not Rocket Science (permalink)
"It's a cotillion committee, for God's sake. It's not rocket science."
—Jane Haddam, Blood in the Water (2012)


* Inspired by Martha Brockenbrough, our puzzle book Not Rocket Science is available from Amazon.com.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
An illustration from a 1914 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine.


[Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost sense of immediacy.  We follow the founder of the Theater of Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free.  The images we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.]
. . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

May 15, 2012

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
An illustration from a 1903 issue of Everybody's magazine.  The caption reads: "He stood staring at the shadow on the wall."


[Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost sense of immediacy.  We follow the founder of the Theater of Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free.  The images we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.]
. . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .


Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
On this day in history—Sunset at the equator on May 15, 1902.  An illustration from a 1903 issue of Century Illustrated magazine.


[Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost sense of immediacy.  We follow the founder of the Theater of Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free.  The images we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.]
. . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

May 14, 2012

Staring Into the Depths (permalink)
Staring into the depths: an illustration from a 1902 issue of The Strand magazine.  The caption reads: "The childish eyes, wide and wistful, doubtless saw in the bright flames pictures of wonder and delight."


[The images we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.]
. . . read more from Staring Into the Depths . . .


This May Surprise You (permalink)
"Don't stack tilings on top of each other in piles. I know this may surprise you, but think about it."
—Linda Koopersmith, The Beverly Hills Organizer's Home Organizing Bible
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May 13, 2012

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
An illustration from a 1909 issue of Everybody's magazine.  The caption reads: "Dr. Judd had been grasped by two plants and was unable to free himself."


[Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost sense of immediacy.  We follow the founder of the Theater of Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free.  The images we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.]
. . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .


Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
An illustration from a 1901 issue of McClure's magazine.  The caption reads: "Forward again, by the dim, intermittent light of the moon and stars, through the ghostly, haunted forest."


[Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost sense of immediacy.  We follow the founder of the Theater of Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free.  The images we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.]
. . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .



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