More Light

For the second year in a row I'm going to be giving Mr. Frost the winter solstice off. So while his horse gives his harness bells a shake, I offer the following for the darkest evening of the year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2TPMoP01Sc

"Goethe's final words: "More light."
Ever since we crawled out of that primordial slime, that's been our unifying cry,
"More light."

"Sunlight. Torchlight. Candlelight. Neon,
incandescent lights that banish the darkness from our caves to illuminate our roads, the insides of our refrigerators. "

"Big floods for the night games at Soldier's field.
Little tiny flashlights for those books we read under the covers when we're supposed to be asleep. "

"Light is more than watts and footcandles.
Light is metaphor.
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Lead kindly light amid the encircling gloom, lead thou me on,
the night is dark and I am far from home, lead thou me on.
Arise, shine, for thy light has come.
Light is knowledge, light is life, light is light."

Chris Stevens - Northern Exposure

Who the Bleep is Jackson Pollock

Teri Horton, a 73-year-old former long-haul truck driver from California was in a thrift store and bought a an unsigned painting for $5. It was intended as a gift for a friend. Actually, it was intended as a gag gift, since she knew her friend hated modern art and this canvas with dripped paint all over it would be just what her friend would hate.

Before giving away this goodwill store find, a friend who was an art teacher stopped by, saw the painting and said, "That sure looks like a Jackson Pollock" to which Teri sharply replied, "Who the $*#& is Jackson Pollock?" Teri had a little different opinion of Mr. Pollock when she found out that her $5 investment may be worth tens of millions of dollars. The art establishment was sure she was wrong and this painting was merely a good knockoff of a Pollock. Surely someone couldn't buy one of his paintings at a thrift store and surely it wasn't a hard living former trucker that had one of these gems.

In this CSI world we live in, Teri was wise enough to hire forensic scientist who has directly linked the artist to the painting. The whole tale is now a movie. Enjoy and here is hoping that you come across hidden treasures.

http://www.empiremovies.com/movies.php?id=11940&whothe$