Mood rings
Sometimes I wish people’s skin changed color like mood rings except for personality traits rather than state of mind.
compulsion
Noticed a trend - I have a tendency to make changes (hair cut, hair color, piercings) when something upsets equilibrium. I’ve been thinking of a tattoo for the past year - really resisting it and instead going shorter and shorter with my hair… which is now so short that is no longer really an option.
I’m not really sure what the urge is to change your appearance when you’re feeling out of balance. Maybe it’s a way to assert control when you’re feeling like everything is spinning out and you’ve lost your grasp.
I guess it’s a good thing I’m not completely compulsive as I’d probably be bald and not be able to walk through metal detectors.
Came across this article in the Smithsonian about tattoos - seemed appropriate considering the current mindframe.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Looking-at-the-Worlds-Tattoos.html
Cleaning house.
Cleaning house. Measuring the last three years in show programs, ticket stubs, and grant applications.
Beyond those - not much too show. A few photos, some wonderful thank you cards, and many many binders.
Unflinching Portraits of Pearl Harbor Survivors
Seven torpedoes and two bombs struck the USS West Virginia. John Rauschkolb (above), then just 20 years old, felt the USS West Virginia shake violently as the torpedoes slammed into its portside below where he stood as a Navy signalman. He witnessed comrades die within feet of him and recalls explosions occurring in spots where he had just been standing. The crew managed to counterflood a portion of the ship to prevent it from capsizing, but the USS West Virginia sunk into the muddy harbor floor, its deck left just above the water’s surface. In a small boat, Rauschkolb made his way to the even worse stricken USS Arizona, where he helped recover bodies.
More than 100 men on the USS West Virginia died. Rauschkolb was reported missing in action. His family, in Belleville, Illinois, held memorial services for him on December 19, 1941, and then received a telegram: “Navy Department is pleased to advise you later reports received indicate that your son, previously reported lost, is a survivor. The great unnecessary anxiety caused you is deeply regretted.” After agony, ecstasy. The next night, Rauschkolb, reunited with his family and friends, celebrated his 21st birthday.
Rauschkolb was discharged from the Navy in 1977 after 39 years of service. In Pearl Harbor, on the 65th anniversary of the assault, he shook hands in a gesture of peace with Japanese war veteran Takeshi Maeda, who fired a torpedo into the USS West Virginia.
The attack on Pearl Harbor took place 70 years ago today. In 1948, Sherman Miles looked back on the tragedy in the pages of The Atlantic. Read More.
“THIS IS NOT A DRILL”
At 7:55 a.m. December 7, 1941, Japanese bombers and torpedo planes attacked the U.S. Pacific fleet anchored at Pearl Harbor, catapulting the United States into World War II. In less than 2 hours, the U.S. Pacific Fleet was devastated, and more than 3,500 Americans were either killed or wounded.
“My Week with Marilyn Monroe”
Recently watched the 1957 film “The Prince and The Showgirl” in prep for seeing “My Week with Marilyn” …which is based on the 1995 memoir “The Prince, The Showgirl, and Me” by Colin Clark. Highly recommend all three.
life:
You think you love turkey?
We doubt you love turkey as much as Barbara Orr Ehrhart. In 1947, designer Barbara Orr Ehrhart (pictured) demonstrated her love of turkey not just by having it for dinner at her Oregon wedding, but also by making wedding dresses out of turkey feathers for herself and her bridesmaids.
Yes, you’re definitely going to want to see this photo essay.
David Plowden has documented America’s vanishing landscapes for five decades, describing himself as “an archeologist with a camera” who has spent his life “one step ahead of the wrecking ball.”
“I have been beset, with a sense of urgency to record those parts of our heritage which seem to be receding as quickly as the view from the rear of a speeding train. I fear that we are eradicating the evidence of our past accomplishments so quickly that in time we may well lose the sense of who we are.”
Here’s a small sampler from his stunning online collection of nearly 2,000 prints:
1. Statue of Liberty from Caven Point Road, 1967
2. World Trade Center from Johnson Avenue, 1972
life:
What does it take to become a star? In the fall of 1948, Marilyn Monroe had just a few roles in box office flops on her résumé — but LIFE photographer J. R. Eyerman apparently saw enough of a glimmer in the 22-year-old starlet to follow her through the showbiz training that promised to make her big.
See the incredible — and seldom seen — images in this gallery: Marilyn Monroe in Training
life:
Before Disneyland, Six Flags and Sea World, there was Coney Island. With its long list of pleasures — the beach, the boardwalk, the roller coasters and the hot dogs — this strip of seashore at the foot of Brooklyn, N.Y., has provided affordable fun and amusement for millions of people for more than a century. And one person clearly enchanted by the oasis of fun is renowned photographer Harvey Stein, whose new book, Coney Island 40 Years, is full of colorful characters (such as the photo above) he’s encountered there over the past four decades. Stein spoke to LIFE.com about his collection of striking black-and-white pictures, sharing stories and personal insights into an “iconic American place.”
see more — Coney Island: Decades of Amusement
