TidbitsIt may be due to the fact that I'm an English geek, but the SPOGG (Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar) blog is rather amusing. March 4th this year is National Grammar Day--the first one, I believe, of its kind. Anyone want to celebrate with me?I've been listening to the soundtrack from Once for the last seven hours.Last week I was fortunate enough to get comp tickets to the CSO's performance of Ainadamar, a work that hovers somewhere between opera and modern musical theatre--in Diana's words, "I'm on stage for about 90 minutes (of awesomeness) with 14 other Symphony Chorus ladies, members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, a flamenco singer and flamenco guitarists and percussionists, a laptop musician, and an opera cast lead by Dawn Upshaw." While the performance reminded me of why actors are always joking about how opera singers can't act, the music was simply stunning. At a couple of points, a gypsy singer appeared on the balcony--and just a few notes were enough to ste
My lady and I watched "Paris, Je t'aime" Saturday night. It was decent. It's a dozen or so mini-movies each by different directors. I was expecting the plotlines to run together, with some sort of overall narrative connecting them all. But I quickly realized that it was just a collection of short films on the topics of love and Paris. It was worth watching... Lots of different directors, different styles, different takes on Paris and such. Blah blah blah blah blah.With Tuesday's paycheck came my Christmas bonus from the company -- a $35 mall gift card! Up $10 from last year! So, I promptly went out and purchased "Waitress" on DVD (for Lori), LocoRoco for PSP and the double-disc "Daydream Nation" re-release.
Wow, it's been awhile since we've heard anything about Lost and I still need to get around to watching some of the Lost: Missing Pieces webisodes, but we finally get some tidbits about the last season, along with some hints about season 4.
And let's face it, when it comes to Lost, any tidbit or hint is a juicy nugget we can't live without.5 Zoom(s)
Former manager Joe Torre placed third in the American League Manager of the Year voting finishing ahead of Red Sox manager Terry Francona.
Eric Wedge of the Cleveland Indians took home the first place prize.
Alex Rodriguez and the Yankees are talking to make a deal that would bring back the power hitter without the help of his agent, Scott Boras.
The possible deal would be a $275 million 10-
It is about time for a random blog right?
Way back when I was applying for jobs I had to take a typing test. I went in and did it. And got 45wpm. Which is not bad. Nowadays most job openings I see require at least 40wpm. Since I spend quite a bit of time typing for my blog I figured my typing skills had to have improved over the last ten years. So I went in search of a typing test online.
TidbitsThe best opening line I've ever read in a Washington Post article: "Like worn-out shock absorbers on a car, parts of the human body wear out from age or overuse--often both." Like worn-out shock absorbers on a car. It reads like the lead from an Onion article, not straight news.The best headline I've read in a while: Ahmadinejad urges world to renounce Satan; U.S. walks out.This is bad. The State of Michigan is facing such a budget crisis that state services may shut down if a deal isn't reached by Thursday. Schools and local governments aren't sure what kind of support they're going to get from Lansing--some school districts are preparing to borrow money in order to stay afloat. And it's not just the government that's facing a crisis--at 7.4%, the state unemployment rate is nearly double the national average and the worst in the nation. Here's a humorous take on the situation.Hatha ka bana is a cool, simple organization that's giving women in Calcutta's Red Light District an al
DocKanz posted an interesting thread on the Weight Watchers GOAD board today, and I thought I'd copy my responses in here for fun. The topic was What We Don't Know About You, and although I thought long and hard, I...
Things you may be wanting to know:» Ricardo's team went to the state tournament. They lost their first game 5-1. but won the next two 7-1 and 8-1. Ricardo scored a total of 6 goals during the tournament. Unfortunately they will not be playing championship game.» The I-35 Bridge Accident did not affect anyone we know, though Kyle and Ricardo were both very close to where it happened last night. We are grateful and praying for those who did happen to be on that bridge or near it.» Salinda is back to being nearly human today. She snapped out of it sometime between 6 and 9 pm last night.» The three teens are going to Valley Fair with the youth group today, leaving us home with only 3 children as Tony is still at Bart's mom's.» I think I might have bronchitis. My husband stepped in and made me an appointment with the doctor as I refused to.» My husband is threatening to buy me clothes again. I hate clothes. I only wear them because I am a humanitari
**Riding the skytram with the cutest 6 month old baby ever, and watching his mother kiss than 50 times in the 12 minute ride and watching his dad make faces at him from across the aisle and thinking, "Wow, this is the start every kid should get. This is what prevents Reactive Attachment Disorder. It always thrills me anymore to see an attached infant or toddler, something I took for granted for years.**Seeing women much larger than I wearing much less than I and wondering WHY!?!? I keep my body well covered. I see it as a humanitarian act.**Sitting next to the absolute nicest older (like 30s or 40s) soldier who treated me with respect and dignity, even though I had a middle seat. Never once did he sigh or groan at my size, he took my bag down for me without, me asking, and he commented on how the airplane sure didn't provide any of us with space. I wasn't sure how to express my gratitude adequately, so I didn't say anything.**Walking several miles through airports, going thr
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