Recent content by brianvds

Minimalist world map...

You'll have to drink it - it all melted in the blaze inside those houses. :)

I don't want to hear a word - YOU'RE the one who asked for it.... 😇 :LOL:

There is something icon-like about your pictures, though I daresay the Virgin is usually portrayed wearing a bit more. :-)

Took this photo this morning, and it reminded me of this thread...

Bit of local light classical / contemporary instrumental, recommended by YouTube...

I have to wonder whether this is for real... :-)

I concur - NM looks a bit like our Karoo semi-desert here. To quote Buzz Aldrin, "magnificent desolation." :-)

Yes, she was somewhere in her teens. I assume Mr Rogers was some sort of children's program? I applaud him for recommending Bach to the young. :) YouTube recommends the weirdest stuff. Sometimes good stuff. And sometimes nightmarish: A remake of Amadeus? AMADEUS?!?!?!? Yes, and why don't...

One of those random things YouTube recommended...

Same problem: I am, to a significant extent, poem deaf, with some exceptions here and there. I find poems that rhyme easier to understand! But oddly, I also greatly enjoy haiku, and can even write some. On the whole, I also find poems in my native tongue far more accessible than English ones -...

An overview of the current rise of Asia. Interesting, though rambles on and on a bit.

I have developed the bad habit of listening to podcasts and such rather than to music. So now I know all about all the horrid things happening in the world instead of being inspired by music. I don't know why I do it to myself.

I have said it before and I'll say it again: the reason why traditional music and film companies are so paranoid about YouTube is not because of copyright issues, but because independent creators on YouTube are simply outcompeting them in terms of sheer entertainment value...