Album Cover Art of Yesteryear

I'm not sure if this is brilliant or awful; I think both - brilliantly awful

New Finland - Uusi Suomi

A friend and I were discussing the former colonies of New Netherlands and New Sweden in NY/NJ and began indulging in dark humor at what it might have been like if there had been a New Finland.

“Remember that in Uusi Suomi, Wednesday is Culling of Weak Children Day, Please put out your already culled defective children and infants no earlier than 4PM the night before collection. Remember to do your part to keep Uusi Suomi clean and the Suomalaiset race free of defects.

* Captured Lanttu, Nederlanders, Ranskaner or Englisher children and adults, unless certified for household sacrifice to Ukko should be turned over to your local Slaver Authority Station. Bear in mind that our treaties forbid slaver trade in Intiaani or Afrikan and conviction for capture, sacrifice and trade in such peoples will result in a harsh fine”

Flag Proposal for Albany, NY

The city of Albany has been on my mind of late. It has a perfectly good flag reflecting its Dutch and Native american heritage, but I can't help a just for fun proposal for a new city flag, as some have been referring to it as Albanya

Brooklyn of the Berkshires?

My Partner's hometown is Pittsfield, MA - a working class town that has suffered from the decline of industry, like so many others. I can't quite explain it, but I secretly fell in love with the place. The centralized, pedestrian downtown is so Any-Town USA. A perfect pedestrian friendly small city with a little of everything, a theater, a museum, stores, once a beautiful train station (demolished), a large family owned department store (also demolished) - much of the wonderful architecture has been preserved and the city just has so much potential. there is a thriving arts scene north and south of it, and now, just perhaps it seems to be drawing in some of that scene that it kept out for so long. Perhaps Pittsfield has turned a corner. Fix it up, and I'd be happy to live there for, quite a long time - despite the winters.

Here's the article from the financial times that got me so excited: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/61d71254-bba0-11df-89b6-00144feab49a.html

Also check out Gregory Crewdson's photos of Pittsfield; dark, but fantastic

New Word - Emotionalbation

I coined a new word - Emotionalbation - the over indulgent exploitation of emotion catharsis in entertainment. See Sandra Oh's crying striptease in Blue Iguana

Tribute to My Home State

I really do love NJ

Primitive, but you get the idea

Byzantine Terror Alert

What if the Byzantines had a color coded Terror Alert modeled after our own?