I’m not sure why I like paper art so much.   It looks very delicate, time consuming, and horribly frustrating.   I know I would completely shred whatever I was making after ripping it several times and absolutely losing my patience.   So it is basically anathema to me.   I guess that is why I find it so amazing… it seems unimaginable to me that anyone could do this, and then would continue to do it multiple times.   Amazing.

Examples of paper craft artists

I think my favourite is Peter Callesen though.

Okay… So Utah Phillips.   He died in 2008 and I’m pretty bummed about it.   The weird part is that I agree with very little of the stuff he advocates, but I love to hear him say it.  He tells stories and passes on a lot of knowledge that seems to have fallen through the cracks.  The part I like the best is that they are stories.  He makes them feel personal and intimate for you.  He is basically what I always pictured in my mind when I hear the phrase “spin a yarn.”   

So before I launch off on a free-speech well… speech… here are a couple of clips of good ole Utah… and a really cool stencil at the bottom that I’d love to get on a T-Shirt some day.

Moose Turd Pie

 

This is what Utah thinks was the funniest story he ever told was: Utah’s Funniest Story Ever

I want this T-Shirt

Just for a moment read this article ignoring all the talk of UFO’s.  I actually find this very interesting.  

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7817378.stm

or this one http://i.gizmodo.com/5130636/aliens-send-a-message-to-uk-wind-power-sucks

Okay…so something hits a wind turbine, or it has some sort of structural failure.  Whichever it is, the part that I find interesting is that they can’t find the 3rd blade.  The turbines at this farm are actually a smaller variety as its blade was only around 65 feet long while other turbines I’ve seen have blades well over 150 feet.  Okay… so the part I find interesting… the blade is large and fairly heavy.  Where the hell would it go?  If there was some sort of structural failure and the blade flew off, can’t someone do a quick back of the envelope calculation and figure out the possible distance it could have flown?  Why haven’t they been able to find it?  

Hmmmm…. weird.