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Getting close to lunch time

Breakfast time. Lunch time. Dinner time. Late-night snack time. Tea time. ANY TIME!

My favorite Richard Pryor bit. It's all good, of course, but my fav starts at 2:30.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-wzFfwrxqg

Couldn't figure out where to put this, since I am, in fact, ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmJqDfdGmV4

This isn't dumb or funny -- but apparently random -- and magnificent! Here is the blurb:

Here is something a bit random, but none-the-less astounding. A work mate of mine who is also a photographer captured what is, to me, one of the most remarkable things I have ever seen filmed.

It is a 3 minute video clip of the full moon rising over Wellington. It was shot 2 nights ago, on a calm summer evening, as people gathered on the Mt. Victoria Lookout point to watch the moon rise.

This stunning video is one single real-time shot, with no manipulation whatsoever. The camera was placed on a hillside over 2 kilometres from the Lookout point, and was shot with the equivalent of a 1300mm lens.

The amount of planning, trial and error, and luck that went into this are mind blowing. He has been trying to capture this for over a year with many failed attempts. But 2 nights ago it seems everything was on his side, and it all came together in a way even he couldn't have hoped.

I honestly can't say enough good things about this video - from the magnitude of the visuals, to the intimate stories playing out with the people, to the sheer humbling nature of seeing the awe-inspiring reality of this giant rock in the sky that we so often don't stop to appreciate.

One thing I encourage you to do is watch this on the biggest screen you have - don't waste it on an iphone screen.

https://vimeo.com/58385453

The DJ on WMNF in Tampa this morning was playing tax-related songs.. First was the great Ray Charles tune "Busted," then a nice new tune called "Easy Cash" by ???, and then this Randy Newman song I somehow had missed:

I don't love the mountains
And I don't love the sea
And I don't love Jesus
He never done a thing for me
I ain't pretty like my sister
Or smart like my dad
Or good like my mama


It's Money That I Love
It's Money That I Love


They say that's money
Can't buy love in this world,
But it'll get you a half-pound of cocaine
And a sixteen-year old girl
And a great big long limousine
On a hot September night.
Now that may not be love

But it is all right

One, two
It's Money That I Love
Wanna kiss you Three, four
It's Money That I Love

Used to worry about the poor
But I don't worry anymore
Used to worry about the black man
Now I don't worry about the black man
Used to worry about the starving children of India
You know what I say about the starving children of India ?
I say, "Oh mama"

It's Money That I Love
It's Money That I Love