O amor é estrábico

O dia que não vou esquecer,
por mais anos que tenha de vida,
foi quando me fez sofrer
uma mulher de nome Margarida.
Estava à janela quando Margarida passou com uma blusa amarela.
Ela olhava e sorria, tão cândida e bela, eu de lágrimas nos olhos, nas mãos lenços aos molhos, reparei que ela passava e ponderava a chamar, dando por mim a pensar:
“Que raio…o que tem esta mulher que não pára de olhar?”
O que será que ela quer?
Porque estou eu a chorar?
Fica lhe bem aquela cor cristalina, acho que a vou cumprimentar:
“Boa tarde menina, bons olhos que a vejam passar, mas mais bonitos são esses olhos que para mim não param de olhar”.
Mas aquilo soou a cinismo, mais tarde viria a saber, Margarida sofria de estrabismo e não era a mim que estava a ver.
Estaria eu apaixonado pela mulher do olhar reverso?
Como saber? Fácil.
Só num estado tão alterado, começaria a pensar em verso.
Foi então que cai em mim e pensei “ a estupidez tem de ter um fim” e disse lhe com convicção sem rimas e sem ser em verso forçado:
- Merda…acho que por ti estou apaixonado.
Foram 2 anos sempre a amar,
ela só não tinha olhos para mim,
o que tendo em conta seu problema ocular,
era prenúncio de um grande fim.
Mas pouco a pouco tudo mudou
e quando estavam homens à solta,
ela que nunca olhava para mim olhou
e eu, por isso, mandei-a dar uma volta.
Ai…Se o arrependimento matasse,
arrependido já teria morrido,
como ia adivinhar o desenlace…
O estrabismo ela tinha corrigido.

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O violento "despertar" de um vulcão, 50 anos depois O vulcão Puyehue, a 2240 metros de altitude, na cordilheira dos Andes entrou em erupção no sábado, depois de meio século inativo, deixando o céu pintado de cinzento e vermelho.  12:53 Segunda feira, 6 de Jun de 2011

A nuvem de cinzas provocada pela erupção do vulcão Puyehue atingiu 10 quilómetros de altura e chegou já à Patagónia argentina, a cerca de 900 quilómetros de distância. As regiões próximas do vulcão encontram-se em alerta máximo e milhares de pessoas tiveram de ser evacuadas. O vulcão Puyehue entrou em erupção no sábado, depois de meio século inativo.

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A história do Álcool e o Sangue

O Álcool e o sangue


Você vai a um bar e bebe uma cerveja.
Bebe a segunda, a terceira, e assim por diante. O seu estômago manda uma mensagem ao seu cérebro, dizendo:
"Espera aí... o gajo está a beber muito líquido, já estou cheio!!!"
O seu estômago e cérebro não distinguem que tipo de líquido está a ser ingerido, sabem apenas que "é líquido".
Quando o cérebro recebe esta mensagem, diz: "Eh lá, o gajo está marado!!!"
E manda a seguinte mensagem para os rins:
"Meu, filtra o máximo de sangue que puderes, porque o gajo está marado e está a beber muito líquido! Vamos deitar isso tudo p'ra fora" e o RIM começa a fazer horas extra…
Filtra muito sangue e enche-se rapidamente. Então, vem a primeira corrida à casa de banho.
Se reparar, este 1º xixi tem a cor normal, isto é, é meio amarelado, porque além de água, vêm as impurezas do sangue.
O RIM aliviou a vida do estômago, mas você continua a beber e o estômago manda outra mensagem ao CÉREBRO: "Meu, ele não pára! Socorro!!!" e o CÉREBRO envia outra mensagem ao RIM: "Meu amigo, vê a filtragem!!!"
O RIM começa a filtrar como um doido, só que agora, o que ele expulsa não é álcool!
O que envia para a bexiga, é só ÁGUA, o líquido precioso do corpo!!!
É por isso que as mijadas seguintes são transparentes: porque é água!
E quanto mais se continua a beber, mais o organismo deita água para fora e o teor de álcool no organismo aumenta e você vai ficando cada vez mais "passado".
Chega uma altura em que você está com um teor alcoólico tão alto, que o seu CÉREBRO fá-lo "desligar". É então que se desmaia ou adormece... Ele faz isto porque pensa: "O gajo está a querer matar-se, está a meter veneno no corpo… vou pôr este doido a dormir, para ver se assim ele pára de beber e nós tentamos expulsar o álcool do corpo dele."
Enquanto você está apagado, o CÉREBRO dá a seguinte ordem ao sangue: "É pá, já pus o gajo a dormir!
Agora, temos que tirar o veneno do corpo dele. O meu plano é o seguinte: como estamos com o nível de água muito baixo, vamos passar por todos os órgãos e tirar a água deles, e assim, conseguimos deitar fora este veneno."
O SANGUE é como se fosse o rapaz dos recados do corpo. E como um bom rapaz dos recados, obedece às ordens direitinho, e por isso, começa a tirar água de todos os órgãos. Como o CÉREBRO é constituído por 75% de água, é quem mais sofre com esta "ordem", e daqui vêm as terríveis dores de cabeça da ressaca...
Sei que na altura nem pensamos nisto, mas quando forem beber, bebam de meia em meia hora um copo de água, porque à medida que fazem xixi, vão repondo a água.
Sabia que... ...tomar água na hora correcta maximiza os cuidados no corpo humano? 2 copos de água depois de acordar ajuda a activar os órgãos internos. 1 copo de água 30 minutos antes de comer ajuda na digestão. 1 copo de água antes de tomar banho ajuda a baixar a pressão sanguínea. 1 copo de água antes de ir dormir evita ataques do coração.

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Grimsvoetn Volcano Erupts in Iceland

The Grimsvotn volcano began erupting on Saturday, sending clouds of ash high into the air. The amount of ash spewing from the volcano tapered off dramatically on Tuesday, however, said Elin Jonasdottir, a forecaster at Iceland’s meteorological office. She added that because the plume has decreased in height – it’s now at about 5,000 meters (16,000 feet) – the ash won’t travel far and will most likely fall to the ground near its source. (AP)

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In this photo taken on Saturday, May 21, 2011, smoke plumes from the Grimsvotn volcano, which lies under the Vatnajokull glacier, about 120 miles, (200 kilometers) east of the capital, Rejkjavik, which began erupting Saturday for the first time since 2004. Iceland closed its main international airport and canceled domestic flights Sunday as a powerful volcanic eruption sent a plume of ash, smoke and steam 12 miles (20 kilometers) into the air. (AP Photo/Jon Gustafsson) #

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A cloud of smoke and ash is seen over the Grimsvoetn volcano on Iceland on May 21, 2011. The cloud rising up from Grimsvoetn as a result of the eruption was seen first time around 1900 GMT and in less than an hour it had reached an altitude of 11 kilometres (6.8 miles),' according to the Icellandic meterological institute. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) #

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A deserted check-in area is seen at Keflavik airport, Keflavik, Iceland Sunday May 22, 2011 as Iceland closed its main international airport and canceled domestic flights as a powerful volcanic eruption sent a plume of ash, smoke and steam 12 miles (20 kilometers) into the air. The eruption was far larger than one a year ago that caused international travel chaos _ but scientists said it was unlikely to have the same widespread effect. (AP Photo/Brynjar Gauti) #

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Anna Hardadottir, a farmer of Horgsland, leads a horse, through the ash pouring out of the erupting Grimsvoetn volcano on May 22, 2011. Ash deposits were sprinkled over the capital Reykjavik, some 400 kilometres (250 miles) to the west of the volcano, which has spewed an ash cloud about 20 kilometres into the sky. Less than 24 hours after the eruption began late Saturday, experts and authorities in Iceland said the volcanic activity had begun to decline. (Vilhelm Gunnarsson/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Sheep farmers try to round up a flock as they walk through a cloud of ash pouring out of the erupting Grimsvoetn volcano in Mulakot on May 22, 2011. Ash deposits were sprinkled over the capital Reykjavik, some 400 kilometres (250 miles) to the west of the volcano, which has spewed an ash cloud about 20 kilometres into the sky. Less than 24 hours after the eruption began late Saturday, experts and authorities in Iceland said the volcanic activity had begun to decline. (Vilhelm Gunnarsson/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Tourists leave the Islandia Hotel in Nupur as ash continue to pour out of the erupting Grimsvoetn volcano on May 22, 2011. Ash deposits were sprinkled over the capital Reykjavik, some 400 kilometres (250 miles) to the west of the volcano, which has spewed an ash cloud about 20 kilometres into the sky. Less than 24 hours after the eruption began late Saturday, experts and authorities in Iceland said the volcanic activity had begun to decline. (Vilhelm Gunnarsson/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Vehicles are covered in ash near to Kirkjubaearklaustur, approx. 260 km from Reykjavik, Iceland, Monday, May 23, 2011. A dense cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano was being blown toward Scotland Monday, forcing two airlines to cancel their flights, U.S. President Barack Obama to cut short his visit to Ireland and carriers across Europe to fear a repeat of the huge disruptions that stranded millions of passengers a year ago. (AP Photo / Brynjar Gauti) #

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Farmers Thormar Eller and Henny Hrund go to check their livestock as an ash cloud is seen in background, near Kirkjubaearklaustur, approx. 260 km from Reykjavik, Iceland, Monday, May 23, 2011. A dense cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano was being blown toward Scotland Monday, forcing two airlines to cancel their flights, U.S. President Barack Obama to cut short his visit to Ireland and carriers across Europe to fear a repeat of the huge disruptions that stranded millions of passengers a year ago. (AP Photo / Brynjar Gauti) #

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In this photo taken on Saturday, May 21, 2011, smoke plumes from the Grimsvotn volcano, which lies under the Vatnajokull glacier, about 120 miles, (200 kilometers) east of the capital, Rejkjavik, which began erupting Saturday for the first time since 2004. Iceland closed its main international airport and canceled domestic flights Sunday as a powerful volcanic eruption sent a plume of ash, smoke and steam 12 miles (20 kilometers) into the air. (AP Photo, Jon Gustafsson) #

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A bird is lit by a vehicle's headlights in the middle of the day, as it sits on the road in an ash cloud, near to Kirkjubaearklaustur, approx. 260 km from Reykjavik, Iceland, Monday, May 23, 2011. A dense cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano was being blown toward Scotland Monday, forcing two airlines to cancel their flights, U.S. President Barack Obama to cut short his visit to Ireland and carriers across Europe to fear a repeat of the huge disruptions that stranded millions of passengers a year ago. (AP Photo / Brynjar Gauti) #

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A rescue team is seen near to Kirkjubaearklaustur, approx. 260 km from Reykjavik, Iceland, Monday, May 23, 2011. A dense cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano was being blown toward Scotland Monday, forcing two airlines to cancel their flights, U.S. President Barack Obama to cut short his visit to Ireland and carriers across Europe to fear a repeat of the huge disruptions that stranded millions of passengers a year ago. (AP Photo / Brynjar Gauti) #

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A departures board shows canceled flights as the airport remains open with limited flights at Edinburgh Airport in Edinburgh, Scotland Tuesday, May 24, 2011. A dense ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano blew toward Scotland, causing airlines to cancel Tuesday flights and raising fears of a repeat of last year's huge travel disruptions in Europe that stranded millions of passengers. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) #

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Farmers drive to check on their animals near Kirkjubaearklaustur 260 km (162 miles) from Reykjavík, Iceland Tuesday May 24 2011 after the Grimsvotn volcano began erupting on Saturday, sending clouds of ash high into the air that have then been carried toward the European continent on the wind. Experts say that particles in the ash could stall jet engines and sandblast planes' windows. The ash cloud forced US President Barack Obama to shorten a visit to Ireland on Monday, and has raised fears of a repeat of huge travel disruptions in Europe last year when emissions from another of Iceland's volcanos, Eyjafjalljokull, stranded millions of passengers.(AP Photo/Brynjar Gauti ) #

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Rescue workers talk to a farmer near Kirkjubaearklaustur 260 km (162 miles) from Reykjavík, Iceland Tuesday May 24 2011 after the Grimsvotn volcano began erupting on Saturday, sending clouds of ash high into the air that have then been carried toward the European continent on the wind. Experts say that particles in the ash could stall jet engines and sandblast planes' windows. The ash cloud forced US President Barack Obama to shorten a visit to Ireland on Monday, and has raised fears of a repeat of huge travel disruptions in Europe last year when emissions from another of Iceland's volcanos, Eyjafjalljokull, stranded millions of passengers.(AP Photo/Brynjar Gauti ) #

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A dead lamb lies covered in ash near Kirkjubaearklaustur 260 km (162 miles) from Reykjavík, Iceland Tuesday May 24 2011 after the Grimsvotn volcano began erupting on Saturday, sending clouds of ash high into the air that have then been carried toward the European continent on the wind. Experts say that particles in the ash could stall jet engines and sandblast planes' windows. The ash cloud forced US President Barack Obama to shorten a visit to Ireland on Monday, and has raised fears of a repeat of huge travel disruptions in Europe last year when emissions from another of Iceland's volcanos, Eyjafjalljokull, stranded millions of passengers. (AP Photo/Brynjar Gauti ) #

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Sheep raise an ash cloud as they run in a field near Kirkjubaearklaustur 260 km (162 miles) from Reykjavík, Iceland Tuesday May 24 2011 after the Grimsvotn volcano began erupting on Saturday, sending clouds of ash high into the air that have then been carried toward the European continent on the wind. Experts say that particles in the ash could stall jet engines and sandblast planes' windows. The ash cloud forced US President Barack Obama to shorten a visit to Ireland on Monday, and has raised fears of a repeat of huge travel disruptions in Europe last year when emissions from another of Iceland's volcanos, Eyjafjalljokull, stranded millions of passengers. (AP Photo/Brynjar Gauti) #

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A cloud of ash decends on the settlement of Vik near the Grimsvoetn volcano on Iceland on May 23, 2011. Activity at Iceland's erupting volcano has slowed significantly and its flight-halting ash plume has dropped to a quarter of its peak of 20 kilometres (12 miles), experts in Iceland said on May 24, 2011. 'There is less activity... A lot less of the ash is going into the atmosphere,' Petur Matthiasson, a spokesman for Iceland's Civil Protection and Emrgency Management Administration, told AFP. (Vilheldm Gunnarsson/AFP/Getty Images) #

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A man clears the windshield of his car during daylight hours in Kirkjbaejarklaustur, near the Grimsvoetn volcano, on May 23, 2011. Activity at Iceland's erupting volcano has slowed significantly and its flight-halting ash plume has dropped to a quarter of its peak of 20 kilometres (12 miles), experts in Iceland said on May 24, 2011. 'There is less activity... A lot less of the ash is going into the atmosphere,' Petur Matthiasson, a spokesman for Iceland's Civil Protection and Emrgency Management Administration, told AFP. (Vilheldm Gunnarsson/AFP/Getty Images) #

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In this handout satellite image provided by NASA/GSFC, shows Grimsvotn volcano emmiting ash plume on May 21, 2011 in Grimsvotn, Iceland. The cloud has forced the closure of Icelandic airspace and spread fears of a repeat of the global travel chaos that was caused by last year's Icelandic eruption, although authorities inisist that this Grimsvotn poses a lesser threat. (Photo by NASA/GSFC via Getty Images) #

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A member of a rescue team checks on a farmer near to Kirkjubaearklaustur, approx. 260 km from Reykjavik, Iceland, Monday, May 23, 2011. A dense cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano was being blown toward Scotland Monday, forcing two airlines to cancel their flights, U.S. President Barack Obama to cut short his visit to Ireland and carriers across Europe to fear a repeat of the huge disruptions that stranded millions of passengers a year ago. (AP Photo / Brynjar Gauti) #

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Passengers rest on the floor as their flights have been canceled at Edinburgh Airport in Edinburgh, Scotland Tuesday, May 24, 2011. A dense ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano blew toward Scotland, causing airlines to cancel Tuesday flights and raising fears of a repeat of last year's huge travel disruptions in Europe that stranded millions of passengers. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) #

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A man walks over a field in the settlement of Vik near the Grimsvoetn volcano on Iceland on May 23, 2011. Activity at Iceland's erupting volcano has slowed significantly and its flight-halting ash plume has dropped to a quarter of its peak of 20 kilometres (12 miles), experts in Iceland said on May 24. 'There is less activity... A lot less of the ash is going into the atmosphere,' Petur Matthiasson, a spokesman for Iceland's Civil Protection and Emrgency Management Administration, told AFP. (Thorvaldur Kristmundsson/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Passengers wait for information about their flights from Landvetter Airport in Goteborg on May 24, 2011. The ash cloud from the volcano Grimsvotn reached Sweden and hampered air traffic late Monday evening. At 2000 hours 10 flights from Landvetter airport were cancelled. (ADAM IHSE/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Horses are gathered to be taken into the stables at Geirland Farm in Kirkjubaejarklaustur, East Iceland on May 24, 2011, as the ash from the erupting Grimsvoetn volcano fills the sky. The ongoing eruption has shown the most violent start ever registered at Grimsvoetn, at the heart of the Vatnajoekull glacier, and the peak of its plume towered at around twice the height of the column spewed out last year by Eyjafjoell. (AGNES VALDIMARSDOTTIR/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Abandoned vehicles sit in a field covered in volcanic ash from the Grimsvotn volcano in the village of Vik, in Myraldur, Iceland, on Monday, May 23, 2011. British Airways, Air France-KLM Group and a dozen other carriers canceled more than 250 flights and U.S. President Barack Obama curtailed his visit to Ireland after ash from an Icelandic volcano drifted over the northern U.K. Photographer: Ragnar Axelsson/Bloomberg #

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A cloud of volcanic ash from Grimsvotn volcano obscures houses in the village of Vik, in Myraldur, Iceland, on Monday, May 23, 2011. British Airways, Air France-KLM Group and a dozen other carriers canceled more than 250 flights and U.S. President Barack Obama curtailed his visit to Ireland after ash from an Icelandic volcano drifted over the northern U.K. Photographer: Ragnar Axelsson/Bloomberg #

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Do you have a moment… for pure genius?

Somehow I missed this story when it came out (even though it won a Pulitzer), but today I came across it at random on of all places Jeff Bridges website who wrote a fantastic synopsis. But as they say, the Dude abides:

Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approx. 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried to meet his schedule.

4 minutes later:

The violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.

6 minutes:

A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.

10 minutes:

A 3-year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children.. Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly..

45 minutes:

The musician played continuously. Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.

1 hour:

He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.

This is a true story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people’s priorities.

The questions raised:

*In a common place environment at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty?

*Do we stop to appreciate it?

*Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?

One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this:

If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made.

How many other things are we missing?

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Fotos com movimento parcial

FOTOS COM MOVIMENTO PARCIAL
VOCÊS CONSEGUEM EXPLICAR ISSO?

Jamie Beck e suas impressionantes fotos que se movimentam





A fotógrafa novaiorquina Jamie Beck mudou totalmente o conceito de GIFs animados ao criar uma respeitada forma de arte, apresentando fotos extremamente impressionantes.
Para quem não sabe, os GIFs animados são famosos na internet. Entretanto, a grande maioria tem caráter humorístico e não guarda grandes preocupações com a qualidade das imagens. O que Jamie faz é exatamente o contrário. As imagens possuem incrível realismo e chama atenção pelos detalhes.
Batizadas como “cinemagraphs”, ela busca não esgotar as possibilidades de uma imagem. Esta realmente parece ser a chave para criar uma arte respeitável.

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