August 23rd, 2009
I learned to play pool from Donald Duck. He hosted a short reel called “Donald Duck’s Magical World of Mathematics”. I learned that pool involves a lot of geometry. But I don’t think Donald Duck explained the chalk. Here is what Wiki says.
“Chalk is applied to the tip of the cue stick, ideally before every shot, to increase the tip’s friction coefficient so that when it impacts the cue ball on a non-center hit, no miscue (unintentional slippage between the cue tip and the struck ball) occurs.”
Here’s to chalk!
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August 13th, 2009
We can feel it change, the drop in temperature, the drumming of the Earth. Seasons change, and we honor them all. It’s harvest time, a time when we reap our rewards, and we give honor to our Creator/God/the Universe for providing us with life. This is a Native American Pow Wow that I attended back in 1990-something for 3 days. The drumming drummed me back into the circle and I shot 10 rolls of film, all in black in white. I couldn’t stop. I was absorbed in this wonderful dance of thanks and honor. We were allowed to take photos only when they allowed it, for when it was a sacred dance, a photograph could steal away their souls.
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