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Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Giant Lizards Running Amok
World Thailand
Giant Monitor Lizards Are Out of Control in This Bangkok Park
About 400 lizards, some up to 10 ft. long, are running amok
Nearly 100 monitor lizards have been removed from Bangkok’s Lumphini Park.Much like Central Park in New York City, Lumphini is a rare 142-acre oasis in the heart of the Thai metropolis where city dwellers can jog, bike, rent paddleboats and picnic away from the cacophony of city life.
Park officials told the Bangkok Post that the population of lizards — who have long made the park their home — have soared out of control, with about 400 lurking around the park’s ponds and canals.
According to the Post, some of the reptiles have grown to upwards of 10 ft. (3 m), have damaged much of the park’s flora and frightened many visitors. The lizards, however, are not dangerous to humans, eating mainly dead fish, turtles and birds.
Officials said the lizards will be relocated to a wildlife sanctuary in a nearby province, but some will be left in the park as their presence draws many visitors, including foreign tourists. Some people in Thailand believe the monitor lizard, or hia (a noun that doubles as a curse word in Thai), is seen as a sign of good luck and prosperity, “If a hia goes into someone’s room, they will become rich,” said Tawee Somnamee, a caretaker at Lumphini Park. “There should be some left for foreigners to see,” he added.
[Bangkok Post]
Source: http://time.com/4502364/lumpini-park-monitor-lizards/
Animal Trafficking
tenaire de l'
Translated from French by Bing
Jeff Buckly - Killing Time with Lyrics
Killing Time
I wait and wait
Sleepwalk the hourglass
This way and that
The pendulum swings
Yes there's plenty of time
Always time left to kill
Does time stand still
Or hurtle on by?
Let time unwind
Let all the cogs fall out
Let mans machines
Collapse and rust
Face down in the dust
I'll kiss no other lips
A life time of nothing
Condemned without you
Been so long here
I could die here
Lying by your side
But time won't claim me
Time and me only
I'm just killing time
If the sun went out
I wouldn't mind too much
Who needs the days
To trouble to fill?
If the moon didn't rise
I wouldn't be upset
Who needs moonshine
To cause tears to spill?
I've been so long here
I could lie here
Under dying sky
This thirst and hunger
Holds no wonder
I'm just killing time
I await your return
There's no other one
Originally performed by the Creatures.
Jeff performed it live at astoria, london, on january 18 1995.
Brigitte Bardot - Nostalgia
In
her early life, Bardot was an aspiring ballet dancer.In 1947 Bardot was
accepted to the
Conservatoire de Paris, and for three years she attended the ballet classes of Russian
choreographer Boris Knyazev.
Conservatoire de Paris, and for three years she attended the ballet classes of Russian
choreographer Boris Knyazev.
Brigitte Bardot by Sam Lévin 1954
Brigitte Bardot at Pablo Picasso’s studio, 1956.
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot is a French actress,
singer and fashion model, who later became an
animal rights activist. Wikipedia
Born: September 28, 1934 (age 81), Paris, France
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
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Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Imogen Heap: "Wait It Out"
Imogen Heap plays a powerful stripped-down version of "Wait It Out," from her new record, Ellipse.
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Smart Dogs
“Solitude is independence. It had been my wish and with the years I
had attained it. It was cold. Oh, cold enough! But it was also still,
wonderfully still and vast like the cold stillness of space in which the
stars revolve.”
― Hermann Hesse, Steppenwolf
― Hermann Hesse, Steppenwolf
Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Choose wisely.- Vala Afshar
Most dogs are like this http://boingboing.net/2016/09/06/most-dogs-are-like-this.html …
Friday, September 2, 2016
Those were the days, my friend...
"Drinking Blue", 2015 by Australian #artist Glenn Brady
Once upon a time there was a tavern
Where we used to raise a glass or two
Remember how we laughed away the hours
And dreamed of all the great things we could do
Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way.
Then the busy years went rushing by us
We lost our starry notions on the way
If by chance I'd see you in the tavern
We'd smile at one another and we'd say
Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days
La la la la...
Just tonight I stood before the tavern
Nothing seemed the way it used to be
In the glass I saw a strange reflection
Was that lonely woman really me
Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days
La la la la...
Through the door there came familiar laughter
I saw your face and heard you call my name
Oh my friend we're older but no wiser
For in our hearts the dreams are still the same
Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days
Where we used to raise a glass or two
Remember how we laughed away the hours
And dreamed of all the great things we could do
Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way.
Then the busy years went rushing by us
We lost our starry notions on the way
If by chance I'd see you in the tavern
We'd smile at one another and we'd say
Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days
La la la la...
Just tonight I stood before the tavern
Nothing seemed the way it used to be
In the glass I saw a strange reflection
Was that lonely woman really me
Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days
La la la la...
Through the door there came familiar laughter
I saw your face and heard you call my name
Oh my friend we're older but no wiser
For in our hearts the dreams are still the same
Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days
La la la la...
St. Paul and The Broken Bones perform 'All I Ever Wonder'
The dynamic soul band from Birmingham, Alabama perform the lead single from their new album 'Sea of Noise.'
Thursday, September 1, 2016
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