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Self-Enervation; it's consequences and treatment

Well, I was indulging in one of my favorite pastimes this morning - browsing the the collection at Making of America, thank you very much - when I came across  Doctor Eldridge's book.  And, yes, I've started reading it.  Oh!

That it is one of the most prolific causes of insanity known to the human race, is well attested by the history of hundreds that are annually admitted and provided for within the walls of our eleemosynary institutions. Out of eight hundred and sixteen cases of insanity in the New York State Lunatic Asylum, there were one hundred and seven masturbators. This ratio seems astonishingly great, but it is nevertheless true, as the fearful records afforded by other institutions, prove the alarming correctness of our statement.

No mention that the figure is closer to 100% for people outside the the walls of the eleemosynary institutions.  Substitute "bloggers", "tweeters", or "facebookers" for the M word?

Yes, I find this titillating in every way

The dorkiness of the image, madam's zeppelin breasts, the water gushing so lustily from Sir's pail, the decorous arm reaching into the room with more water, and everything and everyone so hot hot hot.

Leonato, Much Ado About Nothing, Scene 1:

...O, she is fallen
Into a pit of ink, that the wide sea
Hath drops too few to wash her clean again
And salt too little which may season give
To her foul-tainted flesh!

To say nothing of Señor!  Another fabu image from the digital collection at NYPL.

Scientific amusements

Chest of Books, Scientific American Supplement, The Dance of The Electrified Puppets, and Silhouette Portrats.  It's a warm day, but it's still winter, folks, and these amusements can come in handy.  I love silhouettes.  And I love Chest of Books.  Pretty gummed up with Google ads, but pretty great.  (Amazing how many old illustrations Dante's image pops up in.)

Hear Hear !

that in response to Esteban's post which you should read after passing this one by (da trute: ju ju be tryin' his paw at f-bk, full disclosure).
(HI to everybuddy by the way, methinks this be Ju Ju's first post here since the new year showed up...)
CLUSTERFLOCK CLUSTERFLOCK CLUSTERFLOCK
meaning that there be lots of good stuff to peruse over there, me including linky bit below just becuz me got one hella crush on Sheila Ryan...
Hadj M´hamed el Anka | Chaabi algerien

Visuwords

Simple, for example.  Woah!

from a tejano of our acquaintance...

comes this linkybit to share with thee, sort of a welcome to twenteeten as many folk be calling it. Esteban has met and shared a table with the esteemed C J, who oncet upon a time blogged regularly at BookNotes, now busy as one of the wizards behind the curtain of BookLab, out there deep in the heart of texas hillcountry with the fella responsible for sharing the link below, el ultimo dudo laid-backo, G. (for gimme gravy widdem grits...) McLerran. Un Feliz Ano Nuevo a ustedes, tejanos estimados!

y andale pues, chiquitos y chiquititas!, vamos a jugar con morecowbell.dj

btw, there's a picture of both G & C.J. from '06 via the post you'll find here

happy ninth anniversary to...

Mark W and his always formidable wood s lot.

share the experience, vicariously....

longtime bloggo favorito Cardhouse makes substantial mention of roadtrip recently experienced thru PA NV CO UT MI CA OH IN IL NE IA AZ WI, by car and rail. Makes Juju want to jump ship here at NoNo HQ and head off for some misadventures of our own...

and hey, can you say "Green Chile"?

sure, we knew you could...

Twenty120 in the age of opulance

Like the lady says, twenty films, one-hundred and twenty seconds a piece.

wishes for a fine frolic on friday...

to ye all...
via the living spectre that is Riley Dog @ Posterous,
Sotadic and Other Zones: The Cartography of Human Sexuality;
from the marvel that is Akkam's Razor,
the 50 Funniest Internet Infographics.
fyi, some content on that Coed site may be somewhat NSFW.

ju ju has big crush on Rachel Maddow...

and have become big fan of her & her MSNBC show like J. Carroll.

and here, jessferdahalibut, a couple of chunks of chewy linky goodness. Yourstruly and piano-bangin' pal enjoyed lovely luncheon on Sunday of grilled sea bass, some asparagus, and delicious sliced heirloom tomatoes. Here a NYT link to remind you to go out and find some yummy ones while the getting is good. While we are mentioning yummyyummy stuff, another foodie related link, this from the local fishwrap, on the topic of sweet corn and a variety of recipes to attempt, again taking advantage of summertime bounty.

the esteemed Naomi Klein writes about...

Capitalism, Sarah Palin-style and 'tis worthy of a studied perusal
(as is Ms. Klein herowndarnedself...).
credit to Akkam's Razor for providing that nice chewy, chunky bit of linky goodness, and here be some others from the August 4th post there...

gosh, while we're at it (we = ju ju and his head full of imaginary friends), a review of Katherine Bigelow's The Hurt Locker from Kevin Murphy's Ghost in the Machine.

Back for a moment as we wanted to be sure to point ye to Three Good Reasons to Liquidate Our Empire and 10 Steps to Take to Do So, courtesy Tom Dispatch, but credit to the heads up on the linky goodness goes to Gordon Coale.

re that Blogger makes it Bigtime story involving...

movie called Julie and Julia or somesuch...
SO...
some young blogger gets bright idea to do all of Julia's recipes and blogs about it, gets bigtime book then movie deal (or sumptin' like dat), ennyway, now we have film about to hit the theatres featuring Ms. M. Streep as Julia alongside the lovely (and how!) Amy "Yum Yum Yum" Adams as the young blogger Julie.

Okay, so me a WEE tiny bit resentful (HAH!), nobody wants to make movie of aging silverback ape fella anyway, no matter his sexual peculiarities, but, jessferdahalibut, and as tribute to SNL of old, here's a great bit from back in the day featuring Danny Ackroyd as Julia...

something for everybuddy...

and then again,
maybe not...
esteemed amigo Esteban sent link our way yesterday, knowing yourstruly likes puddin' like a mofo alongside serious bent for pulchritudinous female form, and hey, isn't this why we have such great respect for our Nipponese brethren anyway?
here be the linky goodness.

(full disclosure- NOT the same linky bit that Esteban sent ju ju, mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa - BUT ya getz da idee, no?)

next up, whilst visiting some o' our bloggos favoritos & dropping in on Roo370 aka R. Dog the Phantasm, we came across this, ahhhhhhh...
well, better you see for yourowndarnedself...

OOOOH, late arriving linky bit, via the NYT,
on yummy stuff & one's relation to same...

I drink your milkshake!

hmmphf, indeed...
more like "i drink your cold, draft beer,
(or, better yet, tall & icy bloody mary)
and then the next one,
and then the next one and then..."
you get the idea?

then, this would certainly come in handy.

quickie post on a wednesday morning...

inspired by the vid o' the moment there alongside, recalling working in the NoNo HQ bookstore and listening to NPR's The World, story about the retirement of bigtime rockstar of the French persuasion, Johnny Hallyday. As our personal homage to the French Elvis, we want to point you to film where we became a little better acquainted with the legend that is J. Hallyday, Man on the Train, and, as an aside, really be happy to recommend anything you might pick up directed by Patrice Leconte. Thanks for the vid, Esteban!

in response to that very recent and timely like a...

mo-fo post from El Stupendo Stumperino, via the New Yorker online, Hendrik Hertzberg's The Glorious Third.

ju ju and asst'd amigo/amigas spent some time in movie theatres this weekend, catching up with some recent releases. Saw Moon, liked it, sort of low key sci-fi non-actioner; Girl from Monaco, which puzzled us to some degree, as there was often some humourous stuff going on, leading us to think "oh, wee lightweight French comedy, and oh-so-very-French" but then events at end of film having us re-evaluate and go "Hmmmm, now what was THAT really about?". Best of three viewed was Kathryn Bigelow's new film, The Hurt Locker, of which we cannot say enough good things about. Meant a trip to the city where we caught early matinee at the Embarcadero theatre which was nearly a full house, as it is the only game in town as far as this release goes presently, and yourstruly not patient enough to wait until the 27th when it opens in the local Berkeley environs. We will try to shake that lazy sluggard Juicy Pernil out of his self-imposed slothfulness so he can tell ya more about what's been happening here in this wee tiny part of the leftest coast. OH!
almos forgot, some trailers that caught ju ju's eyes and have us looking forward to release of these films: In the Loop, and for electric guitar fans especially, It Might Get Loud (and we'll wager it does, too)...

oh, and 'fore we forget-
!!!iroL ot yad-B yppaH

Pussy cat, pussy cat, what did you play on your ukulele?

Well, I wanted to spend some time learning some new songs on the uke, but there was too much other stuff a'doing to do much playing. But the sheets I brought with me were: Always on My Mind, My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii, Groovin', Yes Sir, That's My Baby, Sunny Side of the Street (2nd half), Bye Bye Blackbird, I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Will You Love Me Tomorrow (bet you can't watch the whole thing - Ritchie Blackmoor was a god), Two of Us. There were a couple of others. It all seemed so much less random at the time.

happi holidaze!

some of us still be working on this Friday before the 4th, no biggie as ju ju works with great crew of people doing good work in this world, but he be looking forward to weekend with pals of many years duration as on Saddidey he heading up to D & M's aerie in the Berkeley hills to dine and watch fireworks (if our summertime fog doesn't materialize) and then come Sunnyday he planning get-together with Janey & Phil with plans to grill up some meaty goodness, play guitar and make a joyful noise (more like caterwauling) all afternoon.

Wishing alla ye an enjoyable weekend whatever it is you be up to, and here's a lovely little linky thing sent my way from Bruddah K,
R. McGuinn solo, Turn, Turn, Turn