January 29, 2010 at 9:01 PM · Filed under Politics
Forget the news, forget the pundits and the 10-second soundbites. If you want to understand where this president stands not to mention how much he has a grasp on the issues, then you should set aside a bit of time and watch this Q&A session he has with the House Republican caucus.
This was surprisingly civil and we can only hope that they really listened. I’m under no illusions that the GOP alone is to blame for the lack of movement on important legislation, and I’d like to see President Obama continue to take both sides to task for their childishness.
Am using my blog again as a way to ‘bookmark’ notes for myself, especially for storing documents that most social bookmarking sites don’t let you store. This time, it’s for a collection of foods that should be at the top of your shopping list.
In particular, these foods are supposed to promote healthy brain function. Of course, you should do your own reading and research, but this isn’t a terrible jumping off point. I really should have included all the sources that I referenced, but what’s interesting and reassuring is that they all overlapped greatly.
I condensed this list into a page so it’s just 1 sheet to slap up on your fridge or take with you to the store. I’ve included a PDF version as well as the original doc which I created using OpenOffice so you can edit it yourself.
January 12, 2010 at 1:00 PM · Filed under Cool, Games
The Cal marching band has obviously put in a great deal of practice into pulling off this really well choreographed tribute routine to some well known video games over the years. They start off with the very well known and obvious Pong, then Tetris and a few more including Super Mario. Of course, the music also matches the video games being portrayed. If you’ve ever played any video games and enjoy creativity in its various forms, this is worth a look.
December 1, 2009 at 3:10 PM · Filed under Internet
If you’re shopping this holiday season, there’s a good chance you’re doing it online. However, there are a lot of scammers and cheating going on out there and it’s tough to tell an honest vendor from an unscrupulous one.
You can be safe shopping online. Follow the tips in this article
to quickly become an expert on the subject. Then make sure to pass it
onto your friends and family. If these ethically-challenged vendors
don’t get any bites or sales, then they won’t be around for very long.
October 30, 2009 at 8:56 PM · Filed under Cool, Music
This is simply amazing. I thought there were 2 remarkable things – stop reading and just watch if you don’t want me to give it away. First, they picked parts that could be played on different strings (at least it looked that way to me) and then their amazing timing when one was picking what the other one was fingering.
September 14, 2009 at 1:46 AM · Filed under Politics
A few weeks ago, Bill Maher interviewed Bill Moyers one on one, and I’ve been meaning to blog about this since then. He made a great point that I completely agreed with: “Universal health care is representative of a deeply moral society.” Watch the start of this video for about a minute and a half.
Sure, universal health care seems to be portrayed as this extremely liberal position that no Republican would or could ever support. But here’s what I find ironic: there is a large swath of the Republican party that identifies with Christian values and campaigns have used ‘values’ as major foundations. What could be more Christian that looking out for your fellow man? I’m hardly suggesting that the government or people in general need to take care of every aspect of everyone else’s life, but if someone is sick, why can’t they get health care or at least affordable health care? Would a small town in America 100 years ago or even 50 years ago let one of their own die if they couldn’t afford to see the doctor? Perhaps I have an idyllic view of yesteryear, but somehow don’t believe I’m completely off-base. Certainly, immigrants to this new world didn’t have health insurance.
The entire Bill Moyers interview is worth watching (approx 30 mins). Parts 1, 2 & 3 are on YouTube. Thanks to HBO and the Bill Maher show for not yanking this from YouTube.
Am using my blog again as a way to ‘bookmark’ notes for myself, especially for storing documents that most social bookmarking sites don’t let you store. This time, it’s for a collection of foods that should be at the top of your shopping list.
