I don’t really believe in the term, “Mental Health Day,” but this qualifies. It’s a gorgeous day, so I decided to take a vacation day, run some errands, hang out with Rufus, and otherwise not do any job-related stuff.
One of the errand-class activities was upgrading this site to WordPress 2.5. The new administrator interface is different enough that it made me averse to writing anything this morning, but I figure I oughtta post something on it before the dog & I head out to Ringwood Manor for a little meander (with cameras, of course).
Here’s a little double-whammy I’ve been waiting to post. I’m not getting anywhere in my ruminations on them, so I offer them up to you, dear readers. I hope they coalesce into a little something that you can share with me.
First, Ron Rosenbaum offers up some ruminations on Hiroshima in the 21st century. (Of course, Ron being Ron, it’s “what we talk about when we talk about Hiroshima.”)
Then, Steven Heller examines the history of the CND symbol, and how it may stretch back a lot further than its official 50 years.
I’m gonna head out with my dog; don’t work too hard.
Wow, I was thinking about commenting on the Rosenbaum article, but the comments have left me speechless and horrified.
I skipped the comments, as is my wont. I recommend the first 2.25 pages of Ron’s new post on Slate, about Errol Morris’ use of slow-motion in his new Abu Ghraib documentary. Alas, he doesn’t know when to stop, and the article ends up overstaying its welcome. The documentary sounds pretty amazing.
I’ve only seen Fog of War, so I don’t know much about Morris’ general techniques and style.