A LOVELY CHESS BOARD AND PIECES

i found the pieces at a really trashy charity thrift store and the handsome board at an even trashier thrift store. not free, but practically.....$5 for it all! now, to find a set of 1930's polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride backgammon pieces.....in 'honey' and subdued red....to replace the white and red ones that i'm currently playing with....

NIGHTFALL

Last evening, a friend and I rushed to Agnes Scott's Bradley Observatory for an anticipated Klimchak performance with Celestial Light Show....After a GPS misinterpretation, we scurried through the brisk, cold, dark night. I ahhh'd at the details of the moon as obscurring clouds moved away to reveal the almost-full silver orb, my companion nervously upping our pace, watching our footwork and my typical lolly-gagging about, as we arrived just in time. Unfortunately, Klimchak's MYSPACE page had listed the wrong time......This journey was not a lost opportunity, for as we searched for a parking place outside the Observatory, I came across a stack of worn and discarded posters, choosing the one shown above as a consolation.....and an image for this blog.....my friend was distraught and angry, then depressed by having missed the performance......had she noticed the Moon, I wondered.......the "half-full"/"half-empty" perspective.....

the Erchonia Healing Light Laser Device

I traded a thoracic lung pump that I bought at an antique show 25 years ago for another strange device that I had never heard of.......I'm more likely to utilize this machine than the lung pump which was, although as beautiful as a Leica camera, not very useful in day to day living. Maybe I can trade this for some sessions with my Chiropractioner . The device can be used to reduce scar tissue and promote the healing of burned tissues, muscle strains and can reduce fat in tissues.......neato!

THE MEDICAL CLAIMS FOR THIS TYPE OF DEVICE:
* Relieves acute and chronic pain
* Increases the speed, quality and tensile strength of tissue repair
* Increases blood supply
* Stimulates the immune system
* Stimulates nerve function
* Develops collagen and muscle tissue
* Helps generate new and healthy cells and tissue
* Promotes faster wound healing and clot formation
* Reduces inflammation

http://futurehealthtech.blogspot.com/

THE DUTCH NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM

as photographed by Erwin Olaf.........warriors, soiled by combat in the earth and mud....

well...pretty much "maintenance-free" anyway

The latest addition to my watch collection is an Eco-Drive....The power is stored by a "revolutionary" lithium-ion rechargeable battery which can store enough energy, from just being exposed to any kind of light, to power the watch for up to four years.

It's intelligent too - if the watch is kept in the dark for a long period, it switches to a sleep mode to conserve energy, with the second hand parking itself at the 12 o'clock position; then, as soon as the watch is exposed to light again, the second hand whizzes across the dial to the correct time and begins to run again.....

SWEDEN'S GOT TALENT

The Swedes still make us Americans seem repressed and prudish, don't they..........? With total nonchalance, they disarm our repressions and high seriousness about nudity and sexuality.......

THE CLOTHES PIN DOLLS

I have a box full of these cute dolls, made from old-fashioned clothes pins, painted and decorated......they look great, holding sheets and socks on a clothes line in the afternoon sun......

Cum Laude!

I always thought this little gold pendant was funny.....What...it doesn't mean "praise cum"?