This modern re-working of the Tao Te Ching has prompted an excellent discussion on Metafilter. I’ve read a couple of translations of the Tao but have only grasped some of the simpler concepts. Light-weight intrepretations such as this seem to be a great introduction to what is a great guide for life.
Also from the same thread – when two Buddhist masters meet.
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Gil Scott Heron provided the voice for the Tango adverts?
Alice. Rabbit hole.
Probably on the back of a new series of Black Books, Bill Bailey has given this interview about his new tour, Part Troll
I’ve seen him live in Dublin on his Bewildered tour and was almost in pain from laughter. I’ll certainly be booking my ticket for his show at the Corn Exchange on the 11th of June.
In a very related way, Dylan Moran is playing the Corn Exchange on the 23rd of April. Another night for me.
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From this week’s World Wide Words:
Allan Paris writes: “I don’t know if the sign on a restaurant in
North Carolina is a non sequitur or is merely ignorant: ‘Lenten
Specials. All You Can Eat’.”
Michael Quinion‘s mailing list makes Monday mornings a joy.
Charles’ Rules of Argument should be read by anyone attempting to go near The Motley Fool, Usenet, or even Telnet BBS’s.
“Eternal is the fact that the human creature born in Ireland and brought up in its air is Irish. I have lived for twenty years in Ireland and for seventy-two in England; but the twenty came first, and in Britain I am still a foreigner and shall die one.”
George Bernard Shaw
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This animation reminds me of the old Sesame Street counting video with the pinball machine. It’s really very well done with some quite neat music (reminds me of Gong) [via b3ta].
Also, thanks to Simon Brunning, I’m now a member of Orkut, the technological equivalent of cliques at school. As I was invited that way, I extend the invitation to anyone here to ask for an invite.
Thank goodness my email embarassments have been limited to sending blank emails to a large distribution list. This lady wasn’t quite so lucky. I do approve of the reply that was sent:
“I mean, come on, I quote ‘Oh Alex I so wanted you to be there to hold my hand, I love music’. Who talks like that? What are you, like 16 or something? Alex, you need to sort this out. If she is 16, you’re in trouble. If she’s not then you need to get rid of her asap before she takes over your life…”