Antiquities

Definitely Old

Sometimes technology just moves too fast, and before you know it your devices are now ridiculous and you're old. As of today I still have to use my VHS to record stuff from telly and watch later. Strangely enough, DVR's or other devices are difficult to procure where I live, they're only available through TV service provider at ridiculous prices. Nobody sells VHS tapes any more, so I must hang on to the few ones I've got. The Betamax is also operational, it has been saved to transfer all the family stuff recorded in those tapes to a more modern format; but I have failed to find the patience to perform such errand.

The Roll of the Ball

Old Game

So, what's with the ball? There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of sports and games that are played with balls (and by balls I mean rolling sphere-like bodies like the one shown in the picture) which evolve from a wide variety of unrelated cultural backgrounds. How many man-hours have been spent globally in watching all kinds and sizes of balls just rolling around? The oldest known ballgame is allegedly de Ulama, a version of the Mesoamerican ballgame (of death) whose roots extended back to at least the 2nd millennium BC. And there must have been quite lot of rolling long before that. That makes me wonder, is it just the simplicity of the most beautifully perfect shape in nature, that adapts to every gaming purpose and environment? Or is there something hard-wired into our genes that makes it impossible to take our minds off the roll of the ball? Just like a kitten to a yarn hank.

Swines and Skunks, Swines and Skunks Everywhere

You are probably a swine

Some stencil street art before this avenue was revamped. There isn't much of story behind this picture, I just tought it looked good in that light. Stencil graffiti is usually linked to political messages, which will fit perfectly in this case; but interpreting anything from this, is probably pushing it a little too hard.