"If the Eiffel Tower were now representing the world's age, the skin of the paint on the pinnacle knob at its summit would represent man's share of that age; and anybody would perceive that the skin was what the tower was meant for. I reckon they would, I dunno."
- MARK TWAIN

Friday, March 28, 2008

getting the ball rolling

I'm not going to bother with any long-winded, self-absorbed, I-like-this-and-this-and-that introductions. I've read enough blogs to know that's not what anyone needs to hear.

Just know what you'll expect to hear from me if you come back here at all (please do... and bring on the replies, I love 'em): responses to whatever happens to delight or enrage me in the morning newspaper; musings on atheism and science (particularly evolution and natural history), particularly if I pick up another book on any of them, which is often, and finally comments on music albums I buy. I'm talking mostly folk, roots and world music. And again this happens often.

In other words, I'm into where the world has been, where we we as humans have been musically, and where I think we're going based on all the cool stuff/bullshit I see us doing today. "Remains of the Eon" is based on this and the title of one of my favourite books, Remains of the Day, by Kazuo Ishiguro.

So if you're into any of these things, I hope my stuff will be entertaining enough to keep you coming back. Even if not, I'm tired of not having written down thoughts or rants I've had. Hopefully this will change that.

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