BBC lists 100 things you didn't know like

panspermia is the belief that life on earth originated on another planet

camel's milk has ten times the iron that a cow's has.

thinking about your muscles can make you stronger.

and apparently the egg came first.

xmas card from a student

Ivo, 2 years and a day!

We took Ivo to the Taipei 'Astronomical' Museum in Shi Lin District on Saturday.

"Rocket to the Moon!" is one of Ivo's favorite phrases.

Jon Stewart says "Goodbye Rumsfeld" (video)

"Squid-type robot"

News - well, news to me - in robotics and underwater propulsion.

Japanese scientists have built the Squid Robot (video and pics)

Buzz Aldrin talks about Apollo 11 UFO sighting

Ivo Blackwell to be TWO next week

Thanks again to Charlie Taylor for venturing 'over the mountains' from Hualien to play at the Grooveyard Wednesday night. I had a blast!

I so rarely get out during the week anymore, but once I'd settled the family in for the night, I hit the road and got to Grooveyard by 9:30...

There was an experimental jazz trio playing when I got there so Charlie went on around eleven and played a solid set featuring Eternal Hangover in Hell, Women, Southern Comfort, Ain't No Hippie, Rockin in the R.O.C., the "you're a little bit fat but your face is pretty" song (I Want You?), a beautiful version of Turning Women Gay - the crowd really got into that one.

And a few new ones on me, Dear Santa for one and the encore which Charlie introduced as having been played only once before live and that this would probably be the last time he ever played it. Too bad, good song.

I can't recall the name now, but I thought it was an appropriate closer for the raucous crowd who had lined up to see Charlie in his only Taichung performance of the season...

Patty got the video, would love to see some of that rendered.

Roger played bass and high-hat.

Sorry to hear about .22's bassist Steve Taylor breaking his arm recently. Best wishes Steve, heal up quick!

Charlie said he's going to play a show in Hualien before he heads off to winter on the beaches of Koh Chang in Thailand...

Safe travels Charlie and see you in the Spring!

...more Charlie Taylor

Charlie sings "Women Are Just like People" at spring scream rooster, '05...

first part is a little shaky, the camera I mean...

Charlie Taylor Live...

...in Taichung tonight at the Grooveyard!

Welcome Charlie! Here's my favorite Charlie Taylor performance ever!

NPR's most important American music of the 20th century - complete with 8 to 12 minute conversations about each piece of music.

the Black Sabbath Show

Vince Guaraldi's A Charlie Brown Christmas has never been out of print since its release in 1965.

We've been listening to it lately ay my house and I love it. Very Peanuts but very very jazzy...

hear some tracks here

Mars had water, 'recently'

as recently as in the last few years...it's all about those 'gullies' on the surface... they're changing shapes...some scientists think it may just be liquid CO2 though...

story

tech before its time...

from 80 BC, the Antikythera Mechanism

ROCKETGIRL REPRISE

from the depths of hell...the return of ROCKETGIRL?

I published this by way of Blip TV before. Dusting it off again 'cause I heard Leon is back on the island with that crazy drummer Rock Starkey in Taipei. Ran into Anthony dressed as a robot on the weekend too. Will they play again? Check out Charlie Taylor's blog for news of his first night back in Taiwan...

Reminded me of another show they played but this is the one I have readily available for now...

US to build moon base in 2020

...space shuttle flights to be scrapped by 2010... or so says Bush if you can believe that shit...

Full story link here

dylan interview on the simpsons

I doubt this is really bob but it's funny anyway

jj cale and eric clapton "the road to escondido"

an interview with cale and clapton. if you don't know, cale wrote "cocaine" and "after midnight", mainstays of clapton's set for years.

more good news about red wine

For years I've heard about how moderate consumption of red wine is good for your heart.

Chemicals called procyanidins are responsible and a new study reports that wines from south west France and Sardinia have the highest concentration...

Coincidentally I've been drinking more wine of late 'cause after the the ball tourney I'd had my fill of beer... making me fatter and stupider than I need to be.... anyway

here's the full report