tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.comments2023-11-20T06:05:20.853-05:00WIG & PEN:Excursions in Lateral Thinking from Amherst,Massachusetts and the Pioneer ValleyWig & Penhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15883988890861506854noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post-4718223509793382012016-04-21T06:33:12.817-04:002016-04-21T06:33:12.817-04:00I love the ambush marketing image of the buckets o...I love the ambush marketing image of the buckets of paint from the IPods. I understand your desire to have limited self serving followers, it's a strange thing this social media thing. There are literally millions on people signing on an off multiple times a day, ( some all day) to experience emotions and life. I think it's sad. But, I enjoy your healthy disdain for the B***S***Robert Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04294422121930150346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post-52011718302954612352016-03-14T09:25:16.324-04:002016-03-14T09:25:16.324-04:00Great post, Lou. I actually attended a full-day w...Great post, Lou. I actually attended a full-day workshop (and purchased multiple books) offered by Edward Tufte. The graphic you included in your article was one of the ones he used to illustrate the power of well-designed visual displays of data.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06961129595192255856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post-72704665213641342542016-01-10T13:48:05.448-05:002016-01-10T13:48:05.448-05:00Never thought about the two buildings before &...Never thought about the two buildings before & how well they correspond to Hitchcock's project in Psycho which very much feels like a bridge between 50s & 60s cinema (some shots have a master-shot functionality somewhere between Cinemascope lockdown & TV straightforwardness, while others could be right out of Antonioni or Polanski). One minor correction: you wrote "Jimmy Stewart" rather than "Cary Grant" being chased by the crop-duster. Good piece!Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post-30709525425735792092016-01-04T18:26:23.586-05:002016-01-04T18:26:23.586-05:00As always, your music reviews are terrific. I'...As always, your music reviews are terrific. I've placed an order for a copy of this CD... I've never been disappointed in anything you've recommended. Thanks for bringing this wonderful music to my attention. --- RayUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06961129595192255856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post-64390170165428274632015-12-23T10:31:13.525-05:002015-12-23T10:31:13.525-05:00Great piece, Lou. I am with you regarding inevitab...Great piece, Lou. I am with you regarding inevitable digital disruptions and how to navigate them. Nothing matches the real deal. - See more at: http://wigpen.blogspot.com/2015/12/employment-disruption-raga.html#sthash.bfIC2JgV.dpufSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05818701588200368311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post-38629167274148951162015-12-22T09:21:00.973-05:002015-12-22T09:21:00.973-05:00Nice piece, Lou. The next 20 years are going to be...Nice piece, Lou. The next 20 years are going to be very interesting, I think. Ray Pfeiffernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post-61538376540275698042015-11-25T10:46:10.169-05:002015-11-25T10:46:10.169-05:00Anti-fragile is inherently Uranian.Anti-fragile is inherently Uranian.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06057198407186834396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post-49367516812460496902015-11-25T10:45:21.479-05:002015-11-25T10:45:21.479-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06057198407186834396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post-57929622590296606162015-11-02T10:30:18.758-05:002015-11-02T10:30:18.758-05:00I last saw Sapolsky at the new science building at...I last saw Sapolsky at the new science building at UMass a few years ago. He's a baboon guy (hairy scientist who studies baboons) and he was speaking on Toxoplasmosis - the protist parasite that makes mice want to be eaten by cats. <br /><br />In spite of the deep resistance of most Homo sapiens to consider themselves anything other than a unique and exceptional creation of God (the celestial primate of astronomical heft), the field of Evolutionary Psychology continues to grow and irritate the defenders of anthropocentrism. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06057198407186834396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post-16313855288751854192015-10-22T06:45:22.106-04:002015-10-22T06:45:22.106-04:00Fighting the good fight is never an easy assignmen...Fighting the good fight is never an easy assignment.<br />HankAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post-70392523569062083482015-10-14T09:35:31.015-04:002015-10-14T09:35:31.015-04:00Really good point, Louis. Noticing often takes a ...Really good point, Louis. Noticing often takes a lot of energy. It's all too easy to drift through life without really paying attention. Nicely done, as always. --- RayRay Pfeiffernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post-16857801894565883102015-09-23T14:32:32.067-04:002015-09-23T14:32:32.067-04:00Lou, congrats on best blog post title ever. (Good ...Lou, congrats on best blog post title ever. (Good post too.) Granthttp://www.cultureby.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post-54697679242985980222015-09-14T17:59:58.831-04:002015-09-14T17:59:58.831-04:00Were you able to ask the casualty centres of nearb...Were you able to ask the casualty centres of nearby hospitals of their statistics for musing injuries?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11631289924940467055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post-72645442330963830772015-09-14T05:03:22.297-04:002015-09-14T05:03:22.297-04:00Above all, buildings have to function well. Short...Above all, buildings have to function well. Short of this, no amount of aesthetic beauty matters. This obvious principle was ignored in the Montreal museum. And you and, no doubt, others suffered.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />LewLewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post-3300010704673365222015-09-05T17:29:49.649-04:002015-09-05T17:29:49.649-04:00i envision a camouflage paintjob which will turn t...i envision a camouflage paintjob which will turn the shape into just any-one's auntie seeking a happy ending... and thus the circle of life closes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11631289924940467055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post-30446577658397597912015-09-04T20:31:31.895-04:002015-09-04T20:31:31.895-04:00Great Ceaser's ghost!Great Ceaser's ghost!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349082273280903690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post-43294210038840137482015-09-04T20:30:50.866-04:002015-09-04T20:30:50.866-04:00Great Ceaster's ghost!Great Ceaster's ghost!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349082273280903690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post-67951309851052389712015-09-01T08:43:36.308-04:002015-09-01T08:43:36.308-04:00You have not lost your pith and vinegar!You have not lost your pith and vinegar!sitting stillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18200796577140619104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post-41241107235575314592015-08-06T18:38:14.005-04:002015-08-06T18:38:14.005-04:00What a delightful and interest read. So well writt...What a delightful and interest read. So well written. Thanks for sharing!Wesley Moons, Ph.D.http://moonsstrategicmedia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post-2325895803043011752015-07-12T21:11:47.213-04:002015-07-12T21:11:47.213-04:00Ludi -
Hah! Who did the cartoon? Great to see yo...Ludi -<br />Hah! Who did the cartoon? Great to see you TWO at Haimovitz last night. Ginastera stunning, we agreed.<br />Cheers,<br />LewLew Spratlanhttp://www.lewisspratlan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post-33232502496738595302015-06-25T02:58:15.668-04:002015-06-25T02:58:15.668-04:00Cactus? These days, with an average reader, the im...Cactus? These days, with an average reader, the image will be interpreted somewhat differently, I suspect ;-)SnoopyTheGoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920565522498918323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post-51440851815907806272015-06-22T09:01:29.994-04:002015-06-22T09:01:29.994-04:00Glad to see the Wig and Pen back in business. I a...Glad to see the Wig and Pen back in business. I always enjoy your writing, Lou. Hope all's well in Amherst.<br /><br />RayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post-19517932833587758842014-07-10T08:04:03.119-04:002014-07-10T08:04:03.119-04:00The poor guy was born with his Sun almost precisel...The poor guy was born with his Sun almost precisely square to Saturn, itself in the 10th house. The Hellenistic astrologers would have said "a rise to prominence followed by a deep fall." Since we live longer now, maybe he can do this twice.<br />Bruce Scofieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post-30337537767404310462013-03-14T16:32:23.519-04:002013-03-14T16:32:23.519-04:00Thanks, Margaret.
Read Safely!
W&PThanks, Margaret.<br /><br />Read Safely!<br /><br />W&PWig & Penhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15883988890861506854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post-36394397138636958032013-03-14T16:15:55.797-04:002013-03-14T16:15:55.797-04:00@LBJNow loves this!@LBJNow loves this!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04033752053308121336noreply@blogger.com