Showing posts with label England. Show all posts
Showing posts with label England. Show all posts

Monday, May 16, 2011

May 16, 2011 – Crop Circles












No matter who made them, I’d say crop circles are most definitely art. That said it is art in the same gray area that street art often finds itself in? Is it art or vandalism? Are crop circles alien graffiti? Imagine the idea of teenage, little green hooligans flying around the galaxy tagging planets. Many if not all crop circles are certainly human made. More than a few pranksters have come forward to admit they made them. Still, there are some crop circles that are a genuine mystery. It’s just impossible to sift through most of the pseudo-scientific muck and new age nonsense. Most of the crop circle websites I found are fairly cheesy and reminded me of my visit to the space alien museum in Roswell, New Mexico. To quote the X-Files, “I want to believe.”

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

April 20, 2011 – The Queen












Tomorrow is the Her Majesty’s birthday. What do you get for an 85 year old woman who, well, has everything? I am not particularly concerned, but I can imagine her family is always challenged. I picture Charles and Camilla schlepping around an Ikea outside of London. Mulling over a new set of plastic containers for her corn flakes. It can’t be easy.

As Her birthday is tomorrow, you might wonder why this piece today. Well, being the Queen, she doesn’t even really celebrate tomorrow. Her official birthday is in June. And while she is born on the cusp, you have to wonder if having an official birthday with a parade is just an Aries thing.

And, at 85, for most of her subjects, as well as the rest of us, she has always been the Queen of England (plus all those other places). Like the Elizabeth centuries ago and Victoria, the British make those queens to last. Happy Birthday Ma’am!