My Sick Mind

Bored? Me too. I found this neat little site that takes a photo and turns it into an ersatz Andy Warhol silkscreen. So, who else but Paula? She's struggling over in Scotland at the Women's British Open [remember to call it the Men's British Open next year, OK?] so all those Google searchers, here's a little fresh idea for ya. Since you little bastards account for a decent percentage of my blog hits, I'll keep running them out there for you. Oh, happy day. By the way, the tournament is on ABC TV for an entire hour and a half today and Sunday. Like they couldn't spare the time. I guess there's a poker tournament or some X-Games crap they need to show us. Criminy.

FORT COLLINS, Colorado - Hurricane researcher William Gray lowered his 2007 forecast slightly Friday, calling for 15 named storms. On May 31, Gray was calling for 17. Philip Klotzbach, a member of Gray’s team at Colorado State University said, "We've lowered our forecast from our May predictions because of slightly less favorable conditions in the tropical Atlantic.” …and … because … it’s August. How about you wait until October and revise the number again? And now, live from the beautiful campus of Colorado State University, it’s The Klotzbach and Gray show, starring Bill Gray and Phil Klotzbach. Tonight’s musical guest is Maroon 5! May 31, 2007 Colorado State University: KLOTZBACH: William, I’m home! It’s getting late. We should do that hurricane thingy. GRAY: Allright! Let me finish my coffee. KLOTZBACH: They’re going to want a number. Chevron called and they need an excuse to start raising oil prices. GRAY: Let’s go with 17. I wore number 17 when I played Little Lea...

August 1, 2007 (HealthDay News) – New research has found that more than 80 percent of American children who visit a doctor for help combating sleep problems are given some form of prescription medication, despite the fact that no sleeping pills are currently approved for use in kids. In terms of therapies prescribed, the researchers found that 7 percent of the patients were recommended diet and nutritional counseling, while 22 percent were offered behavioral therapy. Mental health and stress management treatment was offered to 17 percent of patients. By contrast, 81 percent of the children and teens were prescribed some sort of medication for their sleep issues. Dr. Gregg Jacobs, an insomnia specialist with the Sleep Disorders Center at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Mass., said prescribing drugs often sidesteps the underlying causes of sleep trouble. "Besides which, behavioral methods of treatment are extremely effective," added Jacobs. "...

Believe it or not, both of these people are bipedal primates . The one on the right is Manuel Uribe, tipping the scales at 1,234 pounds, seen here at his home in 2006. He will be listed as the world's fattest man by the Guinness Book of Records. Another of life's great achievements. On the left is model Nina von C wearing underwear creations on the catwalk of the Bodylook fashion show within the IGEDO fashion fair. Both were born of the same species, yet took vastly different paths in life to yield the results we see here. Nina von C. Even her name is skinny. Strange, isn't it? When I am in doubt about the fate of mankind, I turn to the animals. What I see is that, when left to their own fate, animals know what is best for them. The so-called domesticated animals - dogs and cats - are the ones who wind up fat and out of shape. The hand of man conspires to turn otherwise weight-conscious animals into blobs of fur that roll as fast as they can walk. Ever see a fat squirrel?...

Mark Rothko - Orange and Yellow , 1956 I was up late on Monday night. I channel surfed onto this fascinating documentary on PBS on the life of one of my favorite artists, Mark Rothko. It's part of a series called Simon Schama's Power of Art . As it is with a lot of modern art, Rothko's work either grabs you immediately or it doesn't. In this format, the works do not have the impact that they do in the museum. This particular painting is 7 feet by 6 feet, and it is imposing - purposely. Stop by the East Building of the National Gallery in D.C. or the Guggenheim in New York for a stunning experience. "I also hang the largest pictures so that they must be first encountered at close quarters, so that the first experience is to be within the picture. This may well give the key to the observer of the ideal relationship between himself and the rest of the pictures. I also hang the pictures low rather than high, and particularly in the case of the largest ones, often a...

It's probably a good thing. No, it's definitely a good thing that I don't have any fascinating stories from my night out to the Chris Cornell show at the Electric Factory last night. Other than the fact that Chris still has the best voice in rock, although it is often hard to prove, as fifteen hundred or so sing-along artists feel like it's necessary for me to hear their version of Black Hole Sun rather than Chris's. Umm, I think I'd rather hear Chris than your drunk ass. He dug deep into the songbook, doing old Soundgarden stuff, Audioslave and his own solo work, including songs from his new CD called Carry On . They didn't know the words to those songs, so Chris got to sing them himself. Sadly, I found out that the Friday's at Logan Circle has no "Lost and Found" department. When I was there last month, I left my favorite Phillies cap at the bar. (It's the one I am wearing on one of my blog ID photos.) I suppose it wound up in a dump...

Natalie Gulbis survived a playoff against Jeong Jang to win the LPGA Evian Masters - her first ever win on the tour. Q. What does this mean to you? NATALIE GULBIS : What does it mean? How long do you have? This is my sixth year on Tour, and obviously the U.S. has been quite a bit of hype on if I would ever win a tournament. I was really close last year where I lost a playoff, and coincidently it was right after the match play. It was like déjà vu. There was a match play event in the United States. Lost in the first round. Worked really hard on my game. Came over here was hitting the ball well, and these two events I really wanted to play well in. I had been injured for a lot of the season and was way back on the money list, like 44th, maybe 50th. Probably the lowest I'd ever gotten to. Just tried to stay positive, so that means a lot, that the hard work has paid off. So many great people supporting me in the U.S. from the media to my team to my fans. It's great. Nice going, N...