If you’ve ever seen A Mighty Wind you’ll rememeber a scene where a married couple of has-been folk singers talk to the interviewer about their spiritual beliefs. This should help refresh:

Terry and I worship an unconventional deity. The power of another dimension. Now you are not going to read about this dimension in a book or a magazine because it exists nowhere… but in my own mind. Through our ceremonies and rituals we have witnessed the awesome and vibratory power… of color.
We are Winc. W-I-N-C. Witches In Nature’s Colors.
This is not an occult science. This is not one of those crazy systems of divination and astrology. That stuff’s hooey, and you’ve got to have a screw loose to go in for that sort of thing. Our beliefs are fairly commonplace and simple to understand. Humankind is simply materialized color operating on the 49th vibration. You would make that conclusion walking down the street or going to the store.

It’s one of my favorite scenes if for nothing else, the look on the husband’s face of deferential resignation to his headstrong and deranged wife. Anyway, I thought they made up the religion for the movie, but there are actually people that claim to subscribe to it.
This site is awesome. It’s these two crazies that have a New Age business that sells books, does readings, consultations. Here’s a bit about colorology:

There are a number of simple, inexpensive and effective ways to intentionally employ color:

Visualization — Simply imagine a ray of light of the desired color penetrating and bathing the dis-eased area. Researchers have found that thoughts have a tangible effect on the physical body, measurable by EEG machines and other methods.

Solarized water — Place a clear, glass bottle filled with distilled or purified water and covered with colored cellophane in direct morning sunlight for approximately two hours (a transparent colored glass bottle may also be used). The vibratory frequency of the water will change to that of the color through which the sunlight is filtered. The water can then be consumed internally (sip gradually throughout the day — don’t gulp it down!) or used as a compress. Do not allow the bottle to come in contact with metal (use a corked bottle), and do not refrigerate it.

No, definitely don’t refrigerate it.
If you have time, explore the site. There’s lots of great stuff including: sweet illustrations, and therapy for children who have had contact with aliens.

Robot Dick To Appear At Con

This should be a great con.

Wait. Philip Dick? Awwww.

A man, his hands, the sun and a chair. Let the party begin.

From here:

“City Hideout,” from Dutch design studio OOOMS, is a portable temporary dwelling made to fit one seated adult. The collapsable metal box resembles the kind of streetside sheds that commonly house electrical devices such as streetlight controls, new-age parking meters, and small generators. The hideout can be easily assembled on any corner or rooftop as the ultimate urban camouflage.

…by this. Just check it out, and give it a second.

… a 73 year old Kenyan potato farmer.
Daniel M’Mburugu was tending his crops when a leopard attacked him. Here’s how he handled it:

M’Mburugu had a machete in one hand but dropped that to thrust his fist down the leopard’s mouth. He gradually managed to pull out the animal’s tongue, leaving it in its death-throes.

Hello, hospitality suite. The new thing in Taipei is an industry of upscale hotels that caters to patrons who want a short term poon pad. They call them love “motels” but these places are far from the seedy velvet painting Knotty Pine types. From the article:

Normally, a receptionist sits in a booth at the entrance of the building greeting drivers and directing them to a room. A garage door automatically opens and closes once the car enters. Any room service is delivered to a special area outside the door, after which the wait staff leaves and notifies the guests by telephone that the food has arrived. I MORE has a separate hallway accessible only to the housekeeping “or guests in need of an escape route”

And for those that don’t quite know their shit:

The motel also hired two actors to demonstrate 48 positions for an instructional program that plays on one of the many available adult channels.

If you were thinking of buying a house, this should give you pause. From the AP article:

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that local governments may seize people’s homes and businesses — even against their will — for private economic development.

The 5-4 ruling represented a defeat for some Connecticut residents whose homes are slated for destruction to make room for an office complex. They argued that cities have no right to take their land except for projects with a clear public use, such as roads or schools, or to revitalize blighted areas.

As a result, cities now have wide power to bulldoze residences for projects such as shopping malls and hotel complexes in order to generate tax revenue.