I hereby place the following poem in the public domain. (written October 31, 2005)
Nature bends its back
and the dry mouth
of a tall green cactus
spins a tornado of heat.
Time has turned around,
dripping past the sleeper.
Wasting away, wasting it may,
run away with the wind.
New sights of old
return to the fields.
Elderly earth gives birth
to a new season.
Covered with [...]

A mobius strip has one surface and one surface only. A klein bottle is a big brother to the mobius strip. It is a one-sided container. It would be cool to drink out of one. Read more about what it is with a picture of different models, or visit kleinbottle.com

Very often I hear that living in Tucson is boring, that there is nothing to do, and that there’s lots of old people. I don’t mind it. I think there is plenty to be grateful for, but there is definitely room for improvement. By no means am I trying to hoax tourists into coming here. [...]

Amuzing pictures of a person who looks a decade older than he really is. He is very photogenic and knows how to work with statues. His facial expressions speak more than volumes of encyclopedias. The site speaks for itself

M.C. Escher was a man who has contributed much to the art world. He is known for creating impossible objects and scenes, as well as complex seamless shapes and patterns. The funny thing is that he was a poor mathematics student, but it seems as though his drawing and woodcuts are very structured and architectural. [...]

William S. Burroughs used a writing technique know as “Cut-Up.” Nirvana and David Bowie have used it in their songwriting as well. The process usually involve having a typed work, then literally cutting it into four quandrants. Then you combine the unmatched squares and retranscribe it, altering the edge text to your liking to unite [...]

Ripping: v. to dismantle and destroy free publications.
From the Rippers Page:
What are rippers? Rippers are a clandestine group of revolutionary rebels from around the world, who are out to detroy the greatest evil plaguing our world today! What evil you ask, the GREAT EVIL of FREE ENTERPRISE of course!!! These evil free enterprises [...]

Fontophiles will be glad to know that there are tons of fonts that you can get for free and use for commercial purposes. Ray Larabie develops a bunch of typefaces, ranging from serif to decorative. You can’t get them directly from his website, but you can get as many as you want from MyFonts after [...]