Sunday, March 22, 2020

Coronavirus quarantining, day 8, March 22nd, 2020

aww, the disappointment


Awesome
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said during a news conference Saturday that New York is sending 1 million N95 respirator masks to New York City as Covid-19 confirmed cases have surpassed 10,300 across the state.

There better be some awesome songs and movies coming out of this COVID-19 nightmare.
Boy, it is truly terrifying.


Gee, the Italians are more lovable than ever
Italians working out together during the quarantine

as infections spike across New York City to 5,000 as one person an hour dies from the coronavirus.

What an interesting superpower,

The woman who can smell Parkinson's disease


A marvelously interesting memoir, written by an old friend, Thomas Cole, who lived and did business for decades in  tribal carpets Afghanistan, India, Tibet. Juicy and worthwhile reading. Readable online of course, for 6 bucks.

Running A Tightrope: A Year On The Road in Asia

A graphic account of life in Asia as experienced by an American ex-pat traveling between Afghanistan and India preceding and subsequent to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December, 1979. With little left to the imagination, the author provides an intimate glimpse into a lifestyle few in the West can begin to imagine.. a lifestyle shared by many at the time traversing the "hippie trail" from Istanbul to Kathmandu as well as Goa.

The story begins in Kabul, and continues on to India and the sun splashed beaches of Goa, a former Portuguese colony south of present day Mumbai (Bombay) with a dazzling array of characters engaged in a variety of activities, some legal and others not. Based on a true story, the author writes from an experienced perspective, looking back at all that fascinated itinerant travelers over time, both contemporary members of his peer group as well as more renowned historic figures from the past.

Some fabulous local music to go along with Thomas Cole's book

whoa

Indian Mogul Builds His Own White House Atop a Skyscraper


The Indian city of Bangalore is home to one of the most lavish, over-the-top luxury mansions in the world – a replica of the White House built atop a skyscraper.
Vijay Mallya, the chairman of United Breweries Group, has always been one of India’s most flamboyant tycoons, but in 2010, when he announced plans to have a mansion modelled after the White House built atop a luxury skyscraper in Bangalore, people thought it was too much, even for him. He didn’t let that deter him from building his dream home, and by 2016, his mansion atop Kingfisher Tower in the heart of Bangalore City was taking shape. Unfortunately, by that time his financial woes were the talk of India, and it wasn’t long before he fled the country for the UK, leaving his dream home unfinished.


1989 predictions for 2020


Just knowing this tree exists makes my heart swell with joy.

At the entrance of the Cairo tower, the National Tree of India salutes you, the tree celebrated by the Indian Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore. It is one of the oldest banyan trees in Cairo, planted in 1868


A feast of enchanting, beautiful simplicity. Watercolors of fruits.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Pomological Watercolor Collection


Hundreds of pages of sublimely simple paintings of fruits. Beautiful.

Here is one. A bael fruit. Huh. I'd never heard of that, though I lived in India for 10 years. Had to look it up.
















Artist:
Schutt, Ellen Isham, 1873-1955
Scientific name:
Aegle marmelos
Common name:
bael
Geographic origin:
Dalsingh Sarai, Bihar, India
Physical description:
1 art original : col. ; 16 x 25 cm.
NAL note:
Changed Dalsing Serai to Dalsingh Sarai; changed Tirhoot to Bihar
Specimen:
43660a
Year:
1909
Notes on original:
Indian bael
Date created:
1909-05-15
















Love his eyes as he tasted the fruit.

oooh

Whitney Music Box, Variation 0, Chromatic, 48 Tines


Whitney Music Box, Variation 0, Chromatic, 48 Tines from Jim Bumgardner on Vimeo.

And more geometric oooh from

Marvelous disappearing sculptures by handsome scientist-artist, Julian Voss-Andreae

Sculptures Disappear Into Thin Air


Ooh, happy music

Roy Rogers (slide guitar) - Walkin Blues

Cosmic connection
via GIPHY

Video showing how far your breath disperses when you cough, 
while using various types of protection.


Abstand halten! – Wie sich Atemluft beim Husten verbreitet. Ein Experiment der Professur Bauphysik. from Bauhaus-Universität Weimar on Vimeo.
Tiger snuggles
Baby tiger snuggles

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