Tuesday, January 22, 2002

Too bad there's no official Atomic Nuked Veteran Army insignia. 11:31:59 PM

Interesting / creepy Army insignia: PSYOPS Chemical Corps (I like how they integrated those condensing flasks) Chaplains Corps (Buddhist chaplains?? wow.) Military Intelligence (dig the Tudor-esque rose) Reading over those Institute of Heraldry pages, it's funny how Heraldic descriptions are like a markup language: "Flanking the crest two banners, the staffs Light Brown with Silver finials and ferrules passing behind the shield and extending below the motto scroll, the dexter banner Or bordered compony of the like and Azure, charged with a mullet of the last voided Argent, the sinister banner Or bordered compony of the like and Gules, charged with a Tudor Rose barb and seeded Vert." (from the Coat of Arms description) 11:06:57 PM

Albert Brumley r0x. Cheesy MIDI, however, does not, so I won't link to any of the many web pages featuring the lyrics to these standards. For the uninitiated, Brumley wrote such old gospel classics as "I'll Fly Away," and "Rank Strangers to Me," (famously interpreted by The Stanley Brothers and lately Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder). Just heard a great rendition of his "I'd Rather Live By the Side of the Road" by the great Mac Wiseman. 9:51:39 PM

MONKEYS! and COCAINE! YEAH! 8:52:40 PM

The clear light of science shines on wine spot removal: The study compared the effectiveness of eight different cleaners, from commercial wine-stain removal products to folklore remedies such as white wine and salt. 8:38:43 PM