I ran across a poll on a sports blog, asking for opinions on the question “WHAT IS THE MOST QUINTESSENTIALLY AMERICAN THING EVER RECORDED?” The winner of the poll was Ray Charles singing “America the Beautiful.” Followed by John F. Kennedy Next up was FDR “Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself”: FDR’s [...]
This video shows diver Guillaume Nery base jumping underwater into Dean’s Blue Hole, a 663 foot deep sinkhole west of the Bahamas. And in related sinkhole news, one opened up in guatemala recently swallowingg an entire building. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/05/guatemala-sinkhole-neighbors_n_601953.html
As the great 24 nears its end, they’ve killed off yet another. This time, Renee. Part luke skywalker to Jack’s Yoda, part soul mate. She got mean quick. And she’s pretty. What’s not to like? On the other side of the ledger, my other favorite 24 girl got a promotion. Chloe is running the show. [...]
The Koch Industries (petroleum is in their umbrella) funded all the most well-known anti-climate change science in the last decade. This is a very enlightening report, please scan over it. The writeup at Huffington is here. Green jobs cost jobs and money report from Spain? Koch funded it. It was a bunk report anyway – [...]
Grigory Perelman (or Grisha) is a russian math genius, who was the first person to solve one of the Millenium Prize Problems. Grigory turned down a $1,000,000 prize previously, and is under pressure to accept another $1 million prize. He’s previously said he’s got everything he wants and has no desire for fame or fortune. [...]
A public service announcement. Watch. The music was composed for this commercial by Siddhartha Barnhoorn, who has a website here: http://www.sidbarnhoorn.com/
This little guy showed up to play on my porch. Probably spent the afternoon digging up my plants or eating the seeds before I noticed it. Timmy, rather than chase the rodent off- was busy sleeping. Saving up energy so he can tear around the apartment as if he’s on fire. But of course, he [...]
Its a cover, apparently. I dig it – although at this point I’ve completely ignored the words. I found this while searching for a javascript solution – a computer geek somewhere out in internet-land had this embedded into their webpage. Lyrics came from this link. One night to be confused One night to speed up [...]
A San Francisco original. The song is “Shake that ass”. Falling Apart Prepare for the fight
Timmy may not have been sober. He’s been hitting the catnip a lot lately. My mother’s fault for being his pusher.
A friend* recently spent some time in Palau. Please enjoy browsing through these images, as Palau’s and other low-lying island nation’s existence is threatened as sea levels rise. The great barrier reef may not last long, additionally. More related reading: Global Warming Ten Most Affected Areas President Tommy E. Remengesau, Jr., aptly spoke to the [...]
These rescue workers make me proud. Meanwhile, while people are donating money to get food and water to the people of Haiti – a religious group is sending solar-powered audible bibles. Nothing like pushing an agenda during a tragedy, eh? Bible pushers should get a real job. Added: Three days later, another rescue against the [...]
Another song that caught my ear – Panic Switch by Silversun Pickups. Dude has a crazy voice (synthetic aided?) and the girl is hot.
This is from roughly 2006. Old folks being young. “Hoppipolla” translates as “jumping in puddles” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EyI4p0yjDQ Another celebration of old is here: Five for Fight – One hundred years.
2 songs this year that are memorable: Sweet Disposition by Temper Trap Just Breathe by Pearl Jam
I saw that title and thought, “Great, all those years of drinking coffee will pay off with more than just stained teeth.” Of course, that only applies if the exercise part of the equation can be neglected. I’d previously read that coffee reduces prostrate cancer risk, so this wasn’t a huge shock. http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091209/hl_hsn/coffeeexercisefightprostatecancer More about [...]
If you want to know about a particular science, talk to the scientists. Don’t get your science news from someone who doesn’t understand it. In this clip, Ed attempts to get through a Fox idiot anchor’s think skull, who seems to think that an inhabitable earth impinges on his freedoms. Fox = Stupidity and Ignorance. [...]
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