Semiotics & Physick

From the Wiki page on semiotics.

Nor is there any thing to be relied upon in Physick,^[3] but an exact knowledge of medicinal physiology (founded on observation, not principles), semiotics, method of curing, and tried (not excogitated,^[4]not commanding) medicines.

—Locke, 1823/1963, 4.21.4, p. 175

Sleepy day

E wouldn't settle in her bed, so I walked about the house with her. We yawned to each other. We wriggled into a more comfortable position. Bright afternoon sun came in through the window and worked it's magic. We fell asleep on the ground, we fell asleep in the chair, we fell asleep at the table, we fell asleep at the computer, we fell asleep listening to the radio. Then, when there was no other place to fall, we fell into our beds, our consciences clear.

Father's Day

Cloud Watching

Timelapse - Los Angeles Wildfire from Dan Blank on Vimeo.

Hutton Wines

My mate Mike's winery. Their Shiraz recently scored 95 from Halliday.

I love the Cabernet and Chardonnay.

www.huttonwines.com

Bullet in the Brain

Reading this at the moment.

Particularly like "Bullet in the Brain" which you can listen to via
the New Yorker Fiction Podcast.

Alien, Predator ... Alien vs Predator

I got a hold of a triple DVD set of Alien, Predator and Alien vs. Predator a couple of weeks ago. It was an impulse buy while EJ and I walked around a department store trying to agree on when was a good time to sleep.
"Hey, I'm older, you'll get tired first ..." (YAWN).

I've been using the opportunity afforded to me by my flu and recent fatherhood to re-watch these classic movies. EJ likes them too. With the volume control in one hand, dummy nearby, I can rock her to sleep on A's breast-feeding chair while we watch.

Predator is the ultimate boy scout, he comes prepared. Alien is a naturally existing life-form that has ideas of it's own and is completely uncontrollable.

The irony is not lost on EJ who at random points in the film will cry out like alien, necessitating me to PAUSE, rock, apply dummy, cry back (in lullaby) before the movie can go on.

Alien and Predator remain awesome films, but I prefer the YouTube clip below to AVP.

Don't knock the breast feeding chair until you try it - without it there would be no movie at all.