Thanks to a friend of ours, we have now been exposed to an apparent internet phenomenon, a video of a lip-syncing Russian from 1978, singing a song without any words. Yes. You read that right. The reason we know it’s a phenomenon is the incredible number of alternate versions available on YouTube, including this very…
Year: 2010
Many Means to an End
This is crazy! Saw this at NHL.com today… #3 Buffalo Sabres would clinch a playoff berth… * if they defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning OR * if they get one point against the Tampa Bay Lightning AND the Atlanta Thrashers lose (in regulation or overtime/shootout) to the Carolina Hurricanes AND the New York Rangers lose…
The (True) Fundamental Transformation of America
I am saddened and frustrated today. Not necessarily by what you might think. We just sent in our census form today, which had me thinking about the role we have given our government (or perhaps, that it has taken) in our lives. Coupled with the passing of the big government health care legislation on Sunday…
Where Do You Get Your News?
In the olden days, Grandpa would read the newspaper every morning to catch up on the latest local, national, and world news. Our parents’ generation tuned their TV sets to the national news from their favorite of the three broadcast networks: ABC, CBS, or NBC. (And of course, just before bed there was the local…
Clean Your Bombilla
So … I had a “first” experience today, as a mate drinker… I was drinking “unos mates” for the first time in a week (we were gone, visiting family in Ohio last week) and as I was drinking, I noticed that no liquid was coming through the bombilla, so upon a quick visual inspection, I…
The 2010 Census, The Constitution, and Government
How’s that for a title? š For some reason, any time I write on things that are purely political, I feel obligated to remind the reader that I generally avoid political discussions, and especially so on this website. However, this particular current events topic relates to something I’ve been thinking about for a long time…
Give It Back!
Our current favorite ad during Sabres’ games these days is one the announcers read for the Upstate New York Transplant Services, that says: “You’ve been given the gift of life… give it back.” Depending on your inflection … it can be quite funny!
Wet
As you may recall, I mentioned about a week ago that our basement was beginning to flood. I say beginning because I now know that what I saw last Saturday was truly only the beginning. Our basement does get wet every now and again (see related posts), but this time it was different. Usually the…
iPad: Coming April 3rd
I have received a couple promo emails from Apple today, and thought perhaps I’d pass it along here. The iPad will be shipping April 3rd. Some of you can’t wait. I am going to wait. I am excited to play with it, but I really think that this will be a bit like the iPhone,…
Three Ways To Homeschool
Watch at CBSNews Online I’d say there are more than three ways to “home school”, but found this CBS news video to be fairly interesting as we are currently listening to and reading about a “method” called “A Thomas Jefferson Education.” A friend of ours got us a two-hour CD with the ideas behind the…