http://bigsmilinghead.com arcane ramblings and explorations Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:15:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Release the bats! I am not sure I could convince myself to leap from a perfectly functional aircraft (I wish I had the requisite courage as one hears parachuting is a freakin' blast!), but maybe the perfect outfit would help. This gentleman definitely has the perfect outfit! The lovely picture ... http://bigsmilinghead.com/fabulous-free-fall-flying-outfit/ Maybe it's not really a costume, but more of a lifestyle choice. : ) http://bigsmilinghead.com/most-outlandish-costume-i-have-seen-in-awhile-nsfw/ Really? A bird smuggler with his illegal live cargo strapped to his crotch? Sounds like some sort of thrill junkie to me, with just a little sexual oddity added to spice up the game. But then, once you see the provided image of his "pigeon pants", it's clear this is ... http://bigsmilinghead.com/alleged-bird-smuggler-and-his-pigeon-pants/ Damn, but the ocean continues to slowly yield more and more fantastical creatures! Of particular note is the elusive magnapinna or elbowed squid. Found at depths of 1.5 miles underwater, these deep sea dwellers are still mostly a mystery to science as they have yet to examine an intact body, ... http://bigsmilinghead.com/magnapinna-squid-mad-deep-sea-puppeteer/ The actual beginning of the 6th day was earlier this week, Thursday 13Nov08, which was also a full moon. And not just a full moon, but a super moon - meaning that our satellite was at it's closest orbit to the planet earth (also called perigee). According to this Super ... http://bigsmilinghead.com/welcoming-the-mayan-6th-day-flowering-of-the-galactic-underworld/ I love people with the money, vision and passion to move forward on a fantastical idea, and this is a great example. With a generous donation from PayPal founder, Peter Thiel, The Seasteading Institute is moving forward with their vision of creating experimental ocean communities. They plan to have an ... http://bigsmilinghead.com/seasteading-institute-receives-funding-next-stop-sea-ciety/ Last Christmas I was the recipient of a fun interactive gift - Sea Monkeys on Mars. I was a little dubious about them, as I know they are actually brine shrimp, and when I was a kid this fact was a major disappointment to me. I was the child at ... http://bigsmilinghead.com/my-sea-monkeys-have-passed-to-the-great-beyond/ I have always been interested in divination and philosophy and things of that nature. When I was younger I flirted with the I Ching. Considered an ancient Chinese classical text, it's been dated back 5000 years. The asking and generating a response process is deceptively simple (got a question? 3 ... http://bigsmilinghead.com/the-mysterious-i-ching/