T. Strange's Blog, page 140
August 2, 2013
odditiesoflife:
The Colorful Island of Burano, Italy
The...
The Colorful Island of Burano, Italy
The island of Burano, a 40 minute boat ride from Venice, is a beautiful place with an equally colorful history. Burano is an old fishing village, and the fishing traditions of Burano date back to Roman times. Fishing is not the only source of income for Burano. The art of lace making has played a large role in Burano’s history.
Legend has it that a betrothed fisherman out at sea was given a wedding veil by a siren, and when he gave it to his betrothed; everyone tried to replicate it with needlework. Burano lace became famous. King Louis XIV was said to be wearing a Burano lace collar for his coronation and Leonardo Da Vinci purchased a piece for the main altar of the Duomo di Milano.
But what makes Burano different from the rest of the surrounding islands, is its rainbow of houses. Though these houses are beautifully painted and look like artwork, the reason for their vivid colors is quite practical. Years ago, the fishermen painted their houses bright colors so when they were coming home in the fog, they knew whose house was whose. That said, the colors of these houses have been in families for centuries. And, if you want to change the color of your house, you have to send in a request to the government.
Does anyone else hear lyrics in the song at the end of Return of the Jedi?
I’ve got it stuck...
Does anyone else hear lyrics in the song at the end of Return of the Jedi?
I’ve got it stuck in my head today. To me, it always sounds like:
Yoda,
He’s got Yoooooda,
…
Finally Luke’s arrived! Finally Luke’s arrived!
…
Will he jump the hoop?
No no!
Will he jump the hoop?
No no!
Finally Luke’s arrived!
August 1, 2013
nothingbecomingsomething:
weightlesslives:
Posting on Tumblr is like talking to your cat. You...
Posting on Tumblr is like talking to your cat. You don’t know if they are listening, and you don’t know if they care, but for some reason, it still helps.
This might be the most accurate thing I’ve read ever
milkywaywhite:
Meet Sygmond The Grey, a truly majestic cat from...
Meet Sygmond The Grey, a truly majestic cat from the northern lands of Legendary Maine.
rapewhistled:
we evolved for hundreds of thousands of years to hunt and eat and live a certain way...
we evolved for hundreds of thousands of years to hunt and eat and live a certain way and now we all are forced to live in cement buildings and sit at ur job from 9-5 and u wonder why everyone seems to have a psychological disorder
underthevastblueseas:
Livyatan melvillei-
Imagine a cross...
Livyatan melvillei-
Imagine a cross between an orca and a sperm whale. Livyatan melvillei was a whale that ate other whales. It had the largest teeth of any animal to ever use their teeth to eat (elephant tusks are bigger, but they just look impressive and help them smash things; they don’t eat with them) topping out at 1.18 feet. They lived in the same oceans and ate the same food as the Megalodon, so this whale actually had to compete with the largest predatory shark ever.
Not to mention their head was 10 feet long and featured the same echo-locating equipment as modern toothed whales, making them much more effective in murky water. In case it was not obvious, this beast was named after the leviathan, a giant sea monster from the bible, and Herman Melville, who wrote Moby Dick. If the great white whale had been one of these, it would have eaten the Pequot and everyone aboard as a snack.
