Randy | October 10, 2012
This was supposed to be two articles, but try as I might, they kept melding so bugger it. Obviously I’m having a two for one sale. Pareidolia is a phenomenon of cognition in which perception of a stimulus becomes connected with other present or remembered stimuli so that a pattern emerges in the mind of […]
Randy | October 9, 2012
Our next featured artist for 2012 has been a Dark Sentiments fixture since the beginning. Ray Villafane’s pumpkin carving and sand sculpture represent dark arts against which there is no defense. To get the gist, watch Ray’s 2011 zombification of a couple record sized pumpkins for the New York Bontanical Gardens – You can also […]
Randy | October 5, 2012
On Day 23 of last year’s Dark Sentiments, we looked at issues surrounding the announced discovery of what might be the first known artifact to bear an inscription that refers to the Biblical Christ. Here at LFM, we enjoy a good mystery as much as the next bloke or blokette, and today we’re going to […]
Randy | October 4, 2012
I first heard, indeed first heard of, The Burning Hell only last week when Stuart McLean played their song When the World Ends to end an episode of The Vinyl Cafe. Give it a listen and you’ll get a clue why I was instantly hooked, and why The Burning Hell is the first featured artist for […]
Randy | October 1, 2012
October again, and the harvest is in, by every definition of the word. Welcome to another season of Dark Sentiments! If you’ve never experienced it before, “Dark Sentiments” is an annual series that appears here every October, each day of that month presenting observations and tales of people, things, doings, and goings on that come […]
Randy | September 22, 2012
Getting the most out of life demands an adventurous spirit, decisiveness of action, willingness to experiment, and the ability to recognize the line that marks the place where only stupid lives. This applies to every area of human endeavour, finding its most profound expression in the realms of food, drink, and sex. I’ve said before, […]
Randy | September 15, 2012
No, I’m not referring to prohibition. I speak of an experiment in that most fundamental of transactions – Barter. Barter that, best of all, involves bacon as the basic medium of exchange. Josh Sankey is on a mission. According to his website – baconbarter.com – that mission is this: I need your help. I’m driving […]
Randy | September 13, 2012
Surfing one of the bushcraft forums I frequent, I came upon a thread titled, “Half cock not working”. Even sight unseen I consider that sad on a number of levels. Mrs. LFM’s reaction was, “I guess that’s a slight improvement on full cock not working….?” Well, my Esteemed Friend Laurie Lacey learned of all this […]
Randy | August 19, 2012
Not being a Christian I never really got the taste for the Gospel music genre, and neither am I a particularly big fan of the Blue Grass style, although I have encountered exceptions along the way and expect I’ll continue to do so. The magic ingredient defining the enjoyability of any piece of music that’s […]
Randy | August 16, 2012
“Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history.” ~ George Bernard Shaw As entertaining as the literature is, I refuse to become embroiled in discussions, debates, arguments, bar fights, or even late night eye stabbings over the possibility, feasibility, potential reality, or desirability of […]