My name is Chris Damitio aka The Chairman of the Fukn Bored. When I first heard about Kyle McDonald, the guy that traded a paperclip for various items until he reached his goal of a house, I was stoked. I had written about using the same ideas in Rough Living: An Urban Survival Manual ,…
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Flocking to the Coast: World's Population Migrating into Danger
This study is especially troubling after watching Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth the other night with Mink Hippie. The movie was terrifying and possibly the most important thing you will ever watch in a theatre. It doesn’t matter if you are on the left or the right, the information and the science in the movie…
Yeti Skin Rug
Nothing says luxury like a Yeti Skin rug… cd Debra Swann (Artist) in London (United Kingdom) from Re-title.com
Whudafxup
Avoiding words gives them power they don’t have…maybe that is what I am trying to do here…although, it seems that a lot of people get offended by my message…click on the link below and check out the very cool, very hip, very scary, and very NOW non smoking message … cd Whudafxup
Like to trade my skateboard for a house….(read on)
At this point just about everyone has heard of the guy that started trading with a paperclip and managed to get a house…I’m not above trying it myself…in fact it sounds fun. I wrote about some similar ideas in Rough Living: An Urban Survival Manual , however, I freely admit that I was lacking in…
What Kind of Genius Are You?
This is a great article… I’m stillnot sure what kind of genius I am, but I definitely like the idea that I might be a late bloomer if something incredible doesn’t materialize soon….(Thanks Chuck!) cd Wired 14.07: What Kind of Genius Are You? In the fall of 1972, when David Galenson was a senior economics…
Zannivaie- The Art of Clare Mamura
On the subject of art, I’ve been meaning to post a link to my friend Clare’s portfolio page for a while. She has reminded me that it is a work in progress and I am always surprised when I look and see there is indeed something new there. Have a look at all of her…
jacksonpollock.org
Lena sent me this link describing it as relaxing in a frantic-you-can-tell-by-the-name-sort-of-way I’ve been zoning on it for a while now…here is my first creation…give it a try at http://www.jacksonpollock.org
Anatomy and Reproduction Jewelry from Ricky Boscarino's Luna Parc
I seem to be on sort of a Truth is Stranger than Fiction theme today…. New Jersey artist Ricky Boscarino creates some *extremely* creative jewelry. And you shoud see his house! (Check it out on the website.) Thanks, Terry. Anatomy and Reproduction Jewelry from Ricky Boscarino’s Luna Parc
Art gallery loses its head, displays plinth
This story is hot off the wires and I haven’t yet heard about what the critics were saying about the fabulous slab of stone…we can imagine it was something like “This piece is marvelous in its simplicity…complex for all of the modern issues which it represents…” Mink Hippie asks “How did they discover the error?…