Jun 2008
No Embedding? Fine... I'll Go To The Concert And Do It Myself
06/30/2008 08:45 AM Filed in: Cool Events
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This is a
sequel post from yesterday. Mission accomplished.
I suppose I played right into their hands by attending the concert, but at least I kept my protest clean by not patronizing Ticketwhore, oh sorry, I mean Ticketmaster. I bought directly from Variety Playhouse's box office.
Enjoy the clip below. More to follow on my YouTube channel.
Overall, Colbie Caillat's vocals were strong and the audience seemed chill and engaged. A rare combination. Kudos to her for sticking with small venues.
I suppose I played right into their hands by attending the concert, but at least I kept my protest clean by not patronizing Ticketwhore, oh sorry, I mean Ticketmaster. I bought directly from Variety Playhouse's box office.
Enjoy the clip below. More to follow on my YouTube channel.
Overall, Colbie Caillat's vocals were strong and the audience seemed chill and engaged. A rare combination. Kudos to her for sticking with small venues.
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Corporate America Sucks Ass
I'm going to
see Colbie Caillat tonight at Variety Playhouse. I'd
like to embed one of her videos from YouTube, but I
can't because Universal Music has disabled that
function.
The company obviously believes that being purveyors of creative property translates into being proprietary assholes.
So, instead of posting her video -- in fact, as a protest to NBC Universal's refusal to play in the sandbox like the rest of us -- here's a montage from a stalwart YouTuber.
This little nugget has about 800K views... Hits that the greedy bastards at the record company would have benefited from.
The company obviously believes that being purveyors of creative property translates into being proprietary assholes.
So, instead of posting her video -- in fact, as a protest to NBC Universal's refusal to play in the sandbox like the rest of us -- here's a montage from a stalwart YouTuber.
This little nugget has about 800K views... Hits that the greedy bastards at the record company would have benefited from.
Toilet Humor: Kimmy Goes For Broke Against A Renegade Turd
06/29/2008 12:09 PM Filed in: The Funnies
| YouTube
While 'Strapped For People Who Want To Stay In,' Out On His Ear
This is a
particularly good group of "Bushed" vignettes...
detailing the numerous fill-in-the-blank-gates from
the current administration.
Forget about earning medals and serving honorably -- forget about the understanding people serving with him -- another sergeant has been discharged for being gay. So...
Pay close attention to No. 2, and how perfectly Keith captures the idiocy of "Dont Ask Don't Tell." The other two are great as well.
Forget about earning medals and serving honorably -- forget about the understanding people serving with him -- another sergeant has been discharged for being gay. So...
Pay close attention to No. 2, and how perfectly Keith captures the idiocy of "Dont Ask Don't Tell." The other two are great as well.
I Miss Maya Rudolph & 'Bronx Beat'
06/27/2008 09:42 AM Filed in: Streaming
Web |
The
Funnies
Thanks To Gene For Hosting In North Georgia
06/25/2008 10:21 PM Filed in: New Captures
Happy Birthday Triscuit
06/23/2008 08:42 AM Filed in: Zainy-mals
Put Your Heart On A Treadmill... For Longevity, Prosperity
06/23/2008 07:58 AM Filed in: Quotes 2
Remember
In
remembering Tim Russert last week, NBC Nightly News
ran a segment about the work that Russert did for
kids, specifically the Boys & Girls Club of
Washington, D.C.
He donated proceeds from his speeches and advocated for youth advancement all the time -- many qualities people didn't know about him.
The piece concluded with one of Russert's favorite sayings:
"No exercise is better for the human heart than reaching down to lift up another person."
He donated proceeds from his speeches and advocated for youth advancement all the time -- many qualities people didn't know about him.
The piece concluded with one of Russert's favorite sayings:
"No exercise is better for the human heart than reaching down to lift up another person."
'Lead Or Leave': Thomas Friedman Nails Bush's Energy Failure
In
today's Times, Thomas Friedman deserves some sort of
medal.
His op-ed, in the plainest terms yet, details why our sorry president deserves a failing grade in energy policy.
I was reporting and writing for MarketWatch.com when Bush took office - and when Cheney was crafting energy policy with a board that consisted of a who's who in Corporate Oil.
Since that time, his failure to act has been widely reported by MSM and blogs, Web sites, focus groups - you name it. The corporatization of energy policy had begun.
Today, Bush is heckling Congress that if they don't act before recess, they've got the blood of $4 per gallon gas on their hands without domestic drilling. Without a formal plan for alternative energy, he's just trying to make his fat-cat buddies even fatter than they were before.
Bush is incompetent. He's an elitist scumbag who thinks he's God's gift (literally, figuratively...), which, as evidenced by the below video, is definitely not true.
It's sad that impeachment is summarily off the table basically because we're so close to him leaving. Just on energy policy alone, his grade is "F".
Of course that's just one reason for our fatigue... Embodied brilliantly by Skeeter and Jimmy Bob, watching from the sidelines, who could give a rat's ass about Bush's arrival:
House To Air On 'Renovation Nation' Next Week
Discovery
Channel's "Planet Green" -- a brand-new,
all-green channel with requisite tree-hugger
programming -- will feature the house renovation
next week. Check your local listings, but on my
Comcast DVR it's slated for Wednesday night at 6
p.m., on "Renovation
Nation."
As you check your local listings, watch out for the "Renovation Nation" that focuses on the Atlanta area.
Here's a preview of the channel itself:
And a preview of the show:
In addition to green products, Charley's deserts and my big gut will be featured. Don't miss it.
I'm gonna go eat my celery sticks now...
As you check your local listings, watch out for the "Renovation Nation" that focuses on the Atlanta area.
Here's a preview of the channel itself:
And a preview of the show:
In addition to green products, Charley's deserts and my big gut will be featured. Don't miss it.
I'm gonna go eat my celery sticks now...
The Residue Of 'Temporary Madness' Is... A Deeper Love
06/17/2008 08:57 PM Filed in: Quotes 2
Remember
Thanks to
Stephen for posting this on his page.
"Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being 'in love' which any of us can convince ourselves we are. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident." (taken from Captain Corelli's Mandolin)
"Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being 'in love' which any of us can convince ourselves we are. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident." (taken from Captain Corelli's Mandolin)
Doing My Best Not To Drool. Really.
06/16/2008 05:03 PM Filed in: YouTube
| The Green
Machine
The Best Of Men... Are Tenacious And Youthful In One Package
06/15/2008 11:28 AM Filed in: Quotes 2
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Preview
Historian Doris Kearns
Goodwin, appearing on the
tribute "Meet The Press" episode celebrating Tim
Russert (1950-2008), honored the longtime host
today with a quote from Eleanor Roosevelt:
"Remember, the nicest men in the world are those who always keep something of the little boy in them."
True for all of us. That show, the longest running in TV history, will have enormous shoes to fill.
Who's going to operate the whiteboard this November?
David Gregory is a great choice to replace Russert, even though it is way too early to be thinking about that.
After all, someone could only succeed him -- he was irreplaceable... especially during this unprecedented and historic political year.
News Flash To Gay Drama Queens: Your Rights Have Been Upheld
06/13/2008 04:00 PM Filed in: The Funnies
| The Onion
You
gotta read this...
In a related story, the Massachusetts Supreme Court made a ruling of its own. Here's the headline:
"Massachusetts Supreme Court Orders All Citizens To Gay Marry."
The Onion stopped allowing readers to generate code for blogs. Boo!
In a related story, the Massachusetts Supreme Court made a ruling of its own. Here's the headline:
"Massachusetts Supreme Court Orders All Citizens To Gay Marry."
The Onion stopped allowing readers to generate code for blogs. Boo!
Another Reason To Love Family Guy: The Sci-Fi Soul
06/12/2008 08:40 PM Filed in: YouTube
| The Funnies
Selfish Is As Selfish Does
06/12/2008 08:54 AM Filed in: Quotes 2
Remember
"I am
convinced that the
majority of people would
be
generous from selfish motives,
if they had the
opportunity."
-- Charles Dudley Warner
I don't care what the reasons are -- just be generous. But... intention is always nine-tenths of a life lived well, so there's that, too.
-- Charles Dudley Warner
I don't care what the reasons are -- just be generous. But... intention is always nine-tenths of a life lived well, so there's that, too.
Huge Thanks To All Who Swarmed Atlanta & Artistry For 40/70
06/10/2008 08:05 AM Filed in: Cool Events
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What Superhero Are You?
06/09/2008 08:20 PM Filed in: General
Posts |
The
Funnies
The Green Lantern is pretty cool, I gotta say.
You are Green Lantern
Click here to take the "Which Superhero am I?" quiz...
You are Green Lantern
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Hot-headed. You have strong
will power and a good imagination. 
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Click here to take the "Which Superhero am I?" quiz...
What Is A (small c, small l) 'civil libertarian'?
06/08/2008 08:16 AM Filed in: Ascribe.net
Preview | Rant
Many of you
have asked me what this means in my "about me"
section recently... well, here's your
answer.
Also, I've put a permanent link in the sidebar for the future. Being a civil libertarian indicates a political thought process rather than a specific party loyalty.
In a nutshell, this country was founded on freedoms, with an "s" - and our founding fathers' intent should never be interpreted as a tool of restriction, prejudice, hatred, excessive intrusion or any other violation that keeps America from the greatness it once knew.
For the past seven years, "power to the people" has been overtly, blatantly, construed and twisted into "power to the executive branch." And that royally sucks. I hope we're on our way to changing that.
Freedom is also NOT something we can "spread" or impose on other people. It's not a tool, it's a privilege. We should treat it as such. Personal freedoms, our civil liberties, are both a collective and a personal obligation. And that's why it's so important to me to protect them... so long as we use them wisely.
Remember: live consciously, be responsible and achieve, think freely and love regularly. That makes our freedom actually mean something. - WP
Also, I've put a permanent link in the sidebar for the future. Being a civil libertarian indicates a political thought process rather than a specific party loyalty.
In a nutshell, this country was founded on freedoms, with an "s" - and our founding fathers' intent should never be interpreted as a tool of restriction, prejudice, hatred, excessive intrusion or any other violation that keeps America from the greatness it once knew.
For the past seven years, "power to the people" has been overtly, blatantly, construed and twisted into "power to the executive branch." And that royally sucks. I hope we're on our way to changing that.
Freedom is also NOT something we can "spread" or impose on other people. It's not a tool, it's a privilege. We should treat it as such. Personal freedoms, our civil liberties, are both a collective and a personal obligation. And that's why it's so important to me to protect them... so long as we use them wisely.
Remember: live consciously, be responsible and achieve, think freely and love regularly. That makes our freedom actually mean something. - WP
Rock Star? Maybe. But He's Striking The Right Chords Here
06/04/2008 07:33 AM Filed in: Ascribe.net
Preview | YouTube
Kids Say The Damndest Things... With Better Memories
06/04/2008 07:20 AM Filed in: YouTube
| The Funnies
'Teal Treasure' Heads Up WP.com for June (Tirol, Costa Rica)
06/01/2008 07:55 PM Filed in: New Captures
This
capture was shot at a retreat in Costa Rica... the door struck me
because of how perfectly weathered the paint was... almost like it
was intentionally distressed.
And since I'm obsessed with texture in photos - like tree bark, rusted metal, etc. - this capture really got to me.
Make sure to click through the link and vote! (Image flipped for the header banner, fyi.)
And since I'm obsessed with texture in photos - like tree bark, rusted metal, etc. - this capture really got to me.
Make sure to click through the link and vote! (Image flipped for the header banner, fyi.)