The Blind Man Society

Awhile back, I wrote about Phylobates Terribilis – The Golden Tree Frog.  This is a poison arrow frog, and according to some writings, the most venomous vertebrate in the world.  The Choco Indians of South America would coat their blow darts with its poison, and once they did it was toxic and lethal for a Read more

The Captain of a Ship in a Bottle. Good morning!  I’m sitting here at remote offsite location #2 (the pool) and thinking about being the Captain of a ship in a bottle.  We all kind of are really, I think, looking at the world through television, laptops, phones, and all technology.  It’s our view into Read more

I chose this picture above because I think that its one of the best examples of beautiful arboreal life on this planet. This is a picture of a juvenile Green Tree Python. After taking a couple months off, I’m back at the coffee shop this morning and feeling thoughtful. Very. A lot has happened in Read more

Today, I’m thinking about the idea of flipping your lid.  And, I’m going to have fun with this one.  I’m thinking back to some of my favorite movie meltdowns for this blog post, and after careful consideration, I’ve got a few. The first, is Edward Norton Jr in the movie Fight Club.  Where, he is Read more

**Disclaimer:  Blowtorch Lady is not working at the shop today, and did not proof this post.  Nobody did but me – and this could be a good, or very BAD thing… I posted this morning on Facebook, and someone made the comment that I needed a rug to really “tie the room together” ala The Read more

Random thoughts… Lately I’ve been thinking about the idea of building mysteries. History has demonstrated that its far easier to destroy than to create. It also is far easier to solve mysteries, than to make them for people. Some mysteries, seem to be random, naturally occurring things out there. Some, seem to be man-made. Personally, I don’t think we’ll ever Read more