Magenta

Really? Cuz, I got nothin.

I guess we'll go with the origin according to the always right, Wikipedia.

"The name magenta comes from the dye magenta, commonly called fuchsine, discovered shortly after the 1859 Battle of Magenta near Magenta, Italy."

Interesting enough?

I hope so. I can't waste much thought on magenta this weekend. I have to come up with 3-4 pages about a piece of wax that Descartes wrote about in two paragraphs in his second meditation.

Hopefully, Golden

I have been struggling to find a gold post, just like the rest of you did. Steph put an idea in my head. But, it was just not all that palatable for me. However funny posting about golden showers might actually have been, I just don't think I'm the right guy to make it work. We'll leave that one up to the late great Frank Zappa.

I was reading this article this morning. I just hope my accounting degree, when earned, will be the proverbial goose that laid the golden egg. I just want to be comfortable again, without having to work 80 hours a week and travel all the time. Although, one of my interests in the accounting field would be auditing. I hear there is a lot of travel involved with a lot of auditing jobs. Guess I'll find out in a few short years.

AG (silver)

Did you know they use silver in treatment of wounds? I didn't either. Until I started working at a nursing home. Now I am constantly ordering products with silver in them. Here is an interesting bit from Wikipedia on why silver in used in medicine.

"Silver ions and silver compounds show a toxic effect on some bacteria, viruses, algae and fungi, typical for heavy metals like lead or mercury, but without the high toxicity to humans that is normally associated with them. Its germicidal effects kill many microbial organisms in vitro.

Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, wrote that silver had beneficial healing and anti-disease properties, and the Phoenicians used to store water, wine, and vinegar in silver bottles to prevent spoiling. In the early 1900s people would put silver dollars in milk bottles to prolong the milk's freshness. Its germicidal effects increase its value in utensils and as jewellery. The exact process of silver's germicidal effect is still not well understood, although theories exist. One of these is the oligodynamic effect, which explains the effect on microbial lifeforms but does not explain certain antiviral effects.

Silver compounds were used successfully to prevent infection in World War I before the advent of antibiotics. Silver nitrate solution was a standard of care but was largely replaced by silver sulfadiazine cream (SSD Cream)[3] which was generally the "standard of care" for the antibacterial and antibiotic treatment of serious burns until the late 1990s. Now, other options, such as silver-coated dressings (activated silver dressings), are used in addition to SSD cream and may present advantages such as pain reduction and capacity for treatment at home.

The widespread use of silver went out of fashion with the development of modern antibiotics. However, recently there has been renewed interest in silver as a broad-spectrum antimicrobial. In particular, silver is being used with alginate, a naturally occurring biopolymer derived from seaweed, in a range of products designed to prevent infections as part of wound management procedures, particularly applicable to burn victims. In 2007, AGC Flat Glass Europe introduced the first antibacterial glass to fight hospital-caught infection: it is covered with a thin layer of silver.[4] In addition, Samsung has introduced washing machines with a final rinse containing silver ions to provide several days of antibacterial protection in the clothes.[5] Kohler has introduced a line of toilet seats that have silver ions embedded to kill germs. A company called Thomson Research Associates has begun treating products with Ultra Fresh, an anti-microbial technology involving "proprietary nano-technology to produce the ultra-fine silver particles essential to ease of application and long-term protection."[6] The FDA has recently approved an endotracheal breathing tube with a fine coat of silver for use in mechanical ventilation, after studies found it reduced the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia.[7]"

I thought that was pretty interesting. I order a lot of silver coated dressings, pastes, gels and powders for my wound care nurse on a weekly basis. Never really thought I'd want to know why, until I needed to type up a post about silver. Now, we all know.

Branta Canadensis (Brown)

I was having trouble coming up with a brown post. Then the answer was delivered to me. I was leaving work early on Wednesday to go study for a final. As I was leaving I was confronted by some Branta Canadensis. There they were, grazing in the field right beside the parking lot, honking and shitting and driving me into an a state of rage that I am not even sure my ex-wife was able to produce. I didn't realize it was that time of year already.

Seriously, the sight of those brownish winged devils makes my teeth hurt. I start to see red. All I want to do is take a golf club and perform a miraculous killing shot, a la Tripp Isenhour. It was horrible to read about what he did to that poor hawk. But if he suffers the same ill sentiments toward that bird as I do toward those wretched migrating shit machines, I guess I should not be alarmed at his actions. I would love nothing more than to see the whole flock lying on their sides with blood flowing freely from their nostrils, as they slowly fade into oblivion.

I know that as the weeks pass, at least one pair of these little waddling, honking harbringers of hell are going to nest on a retaining wall right beside our parking lot. While they are in residence here, I know that everyone that walks anywhere near where they are is going to get chased and honked and hissed at. We are all in for a few months of utter annoyance. People will go out of their way to avoid them and will still get attacked either by air or by a lumbering, waddling charge, just for walking to their cars. And we have no recourse because they are protected by the Federal Migratory Bird Act of 1918.

Really, what purpose do these birds serve? Can't I just kill a few? All I want to do is flay them alive, then start to roast them while they are still breathing. Just one. Is that too much to ask? I'll never ask again, if they would let me get just one of them. I 'm sure if they let me, I would lose a lot of my anger issues associated with this particular species. It's just like when I play hockey and hit someone. I got them back, so I don't feel the need to hurt them anymore. Perfectly, logical.

What In The Blue Blazes?!

According to UrbanDictionary.com, the term Blazin is defined as:

the act of smoking anything (usually an illegal substance)

guy1: what yall doin tonite?
guy2: blazin some of dat magic grass...wanna come?
guy1: hellz yea

Now guess what the official mascot for the American Lung Association's "Be Smart Don't Start" anti-smoking campaign for kids is called?

My friends, let me introduce you to, Blaze, The Braggin' Blue Dragon. "You can be smart like me and never use tobacco." He says. I think ol' Blaze has been tokin' on some of "dat magic grass."


Big Joe and I stopped at McDonald's in Oklahoma City, on the trip back to St. Louis last weekend. I looked down while I was eating my bacon, egg and cheese biscuit and noticed this guy on my place mat. I burst out laughing when I read the first two lines of type. Nothing like knowing your target audience. It just makes me wonder what clueless A.L.A. cronie came up with this brilliant idea.

When I realized I had a blue post that had nothing to do with the Blues, I folded that place mat up and brought it home with me, so I could share it with the world. Enjoy.

This post made possible by contributions from the following: The American Lung Association and it's cronies, McDonald's(I'm Lovin It), Avis Car Rental(fake plates and all), Big Joe, Fiber, Snuffleupagus, Mike Patton(without Mike there would be no Steph. No reason for her to exist without him), and The Steph(thanks for all the help).

A Whole Lot O Green

Earlier this week, my friend Big Joe(most of you probably know him. Some of you definitely do. One of you calls him Baby Huey) called me and asked if I wanted to go to a Blues game this weekend. Is an elephant's ass gray(Post Idea!)?! Of course, I'll go to a Blues game. Anyway, the conversation went like this;

Joe: "Hey Larry, wanna go to a Blues game Saturday?"

Me: "Sure. I don't think I have any plans. Let me make sure I don't have any plans."

J: "It's in Dallas. I'm driving down and need someone to ride with me."

Me: "I would love to go, I just have to make sure I'm not forgetting any previous engagements."

Then the conversation moved on. I realized I had told one of my other friends that I would help him clean his drain this weekend. So I cancelled those plans and bought a ticket to the game. This checks off two things on my "bucket list". I have never been to Texas (1) and I want to see a hockey game at every NHL rink, Dallas will now be checked off (2).

Some of you already know what this has to do with green. For the rest of you look below.



I will be outfitted in blue in a sea of green and black. Like the lone, clean water molecule surrounded by filth and decay. I can't wait. It won't be like Philly, where if you show up in another teams uniform you expect to get hassled(at the very least, possibly hurt). I heard they are pretty cool to opposing teams' fans in Dallas. Although, with the team they have, they win more often than not. So, I guess it makes sense.

Next week, blue. I wonder...

"Those lousy stinking yellow fairies!"

I know this is a few days early, but I don't know when I will get to it otherwise.

Max and Fritz are always the first thing I think of, when I think of yellow.



From the movie "Wizards". I love Ralph Bakshi, he also did the animated version of "Lord of the Rings"

This One I Can Work With

Orange, if you couldn't tell by the layout of my blog, is one of my favorite colors.



I spent years searching for bright orange Chuck Taylors (I never used to use the internet to shop).



It took me four ski trips to finally find the perfect orange ski coat, for the perfect sale price, that matches my slightly orange skis.



I own at least 4 orange t-shirts. Who really needs 4 orange t-shirts?



When I was in high school and playing lacrosse, I strung my crosse with an orange shooting string. My school colors were black and gold.



I hate the Philadelphia Flyers. When I was in high school, I started a roller hockey team. The Flyers. Just to get an orange jersey.

If they would have had an orange cobalt on the lot when I bought my red one, I would have chosen the orange one even if it would have raised my payments slightly. On the subject of cars, if I get my AC Cobra built, it will have orange incorporated somehow into the color scheme.



And, when I got home from my ski trip this year, I was rewarded with this sight. A genuine North County sunset.

Orange is an addiction with me.

When I get my laptop workin again I will add the pics I wanted in here.

Not Quite a Favorite

So, we go with red first. I don't really like red. My car is red. The Cardinals...Red. Even my two favorite chairs are red. Ok, it's not that I don't like red. I'm indifferent to it.

I do love my red beard. When it is full and bushy, it stands out in great contrast to my dirty blond, almost brown hair, my bright blue eyes and my pasty white skin.

One of the things that I don't like about red, is that my face and ears turn a bright shade of red a lot. Most of the time, I am not even really embarrassed when it happens. It is just a hold over, from childhood, when I would get embarrassed very easily. Damn biology, just can't beat it.

I promise to have more fun with some of the other colors. Although, without looking it up, I have absolutely no idea what puce is.