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My One-Letter Words dictionary has inspired a new color (and it's not scarlet!). It is entitled, naturally, " One Letter Words." The color was created and named by the New York City artist Linsomnia, who showcases her work on ColourLovers.com. The "One Letter Words" color features in Linsomnia's new color palette named for my " Do-Re-Midi" system of musical notation. I couldn't be more delighted! 
One Letter Words, by Linsomnia
HEX: #DFF76C RGB: 223, 247, 108
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Do-Re-Midi!, by Linsomnia.
The purple is entitled "Wordsmith," the yellow is "One Letter Words," the green is "Verbiage," the light blue is "The Odd Fellow," and the darker blue is "Lexis."
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Photographer Eli Shams recalls the story of this portrait of a sun-starer: Pacing small lanes of old Banaras, I followed this sadhu coming back from the river with his traditionnal pot. I liked his steps, and when he stopped to sprinkle Ganga holy water on some children, I asked him for a picture. [He raised his eyes to stare into the sun.] I waited for him to look at the camera, and waited, but he was frozen… So I shot, than he relaxed. I asked why ??? He said : "I am nothing great, so I wanted you to have the sun in my eyes."
Here are some other sun-starers, including this great painting by Edward Hopper. |
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From Prof. Oddfellow's sketchbook:
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Reverse PsychologyIn Whispering Lodge (2005), Sabrina Noble calls "reverse psychology" the oldest trick in the book.
Speaking of reverse psychology, here's a funny cartoon about the subject.
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Early 20th-century postcards celebrating the Fourth of July. One from 1908 depicts shooting at cats as part of the celebration. Several address fireworks safety, with one "humorously" offering this advice: "How to prevent your boy being killed on the Fourth of July—kill him on the third." I prefer this cover from the Civil War Harper's Weekly, July 8, 1865, depicting the spirit of peace transforming the battlefield. Meanwhile, what's the best perfume to wear on the 4th of July, considering that no one has yet bottled the combined scent of charcoal, gunpowder, ketchup, beer, apple pie, grass, citronella, lemonade, corn, and ice? |
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 Update on my " Spooky Pagoda" color palette: The artist Reverbe explains how "Spooky Pagoda" inspired the " Spooky Xmas Tree" palette: Prof. Oddfellow's excellent Spooky Pagoda palette lit a fire in my brain as I struggled to remember a spooky pagoda I've seen before. Then I remembered: there's always a fantastic light display in the local botanical garden at Christmastime; unfortunately, in the Japanese themed garden, they forgo the Christmas lights and use large red and green floodlights instead. The result is creepy as all get out. Seeing a bare-limbed Japanese maple under blinding red light gives one the idea what the shrubbery in hell must be like. Anyway, thanks to Prof. Oddfellow for reminding me that interesting colors can be found in creepy photos and not just the "beauty shots."
Re: the "Spooky Pagoda" palette, moonlight and lanterns illuminate the tiles, woods, and metal work of the oldest structure in Los Angeles—the pagoda at the pool of the Hollywood Hills Hotel below the Yamashiro restaurant. This night shot I took inspired the Spooky Pagoda color palette at ColourLovers.com.
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From Prof. Oddfellow's sketchbook:
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| Hindpsych: Erstwhile Conjectures by the Sometime Augur of Yore |
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Today's question is dedicated to conspiracy theorists everywhere:Was the Apollo Moon landing a hoax?* With
"hindpsych," the answer is "yes," the moon landing was faked by NASA! The first card in our Tarot spread, the Five of Pentacles, depicts two figures limping past the star-filled stained glass window of a church. The figures are stooped, bandaged, and barefooted; one walks on crutches. The figures suggest that NASA is "handicapped," hobbling along on rudimentary technology. The figures don't notice the warmth offered by the church behind them, suggesting that NASA is unable to find a solution to its technological hardships. The middle card, the Four of Cups, depicts a figure sitting under a tree, looking at three cups before him and not noticing a fourth cup being offered from "on high." This fourth cup in the clouds represents the Moon. NASA is too focused on earthly matters to set its sights on the sky. The third card, the Hierophant, symbolizes power: political, religious, and military force. The Hierophant is making a proclamation, his right hand pointed to the heavens. The powers that be announce a successful Moon landing. Yet we can say
with confidence that NASA, whether hobbling on crutches or sitting cross-legged under a tree, isn't going anywhere. The Apollo mission was a hoax, and we can now move on.
Tarot cards colored by Prof. Oddfellow from Public Domain artwork.
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Resorting to EvidenceResorting to evidence, eh? The oldest trick in the book. —Youth Specialties, “Tarzan,” Drama, Skits and Sketches (1997)
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Piecing together the secret of the crossroads . . . |
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