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Saturday Snap – Pace Recites “The Night Before Christmas” (With Some Help From Daddy)

This is actually from last Christmas but I thought it was appropriate to put up this year, especially since my “Saturday Snap” falls on Christmas Eve.  (If Pace’s variations on the original aren’t drastic enough for you, there’s also this.)

Posted 24 December 2011 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Friday Fun Link – The Story of “Fairytale of New York”

It’s one of the most remarkable Christmas songs of all-time as well as my personal favourite (but did it make its writers rich as some think a hit Christmas song inevitably does?) Here’s the first in a six-part story of how it came to be (the other five parts should come up as you finish […]

Posted 23 December 2011 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Google 2011 Zeitgeist – Year in Review

Google has released an amazing video that captures the major highlights of the year (while also acting as a great showcase for their various services, especially Google+.) (via HuffPost)

Posted 15 December 2011 § MemoryLane § Politics § PopCulture § Technology § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Sappy Sunday – It’s Time

A great commercial from Australia provides a touching perspective on an important social issue… (via MetaFilter)

Posted 27 November 2011 § Family § Politics § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Sappy Sunday – Sometimes Real Life Is Better Than Any CGI Fiction

Guaranteed to blow your mind – a time-lapse video shot by International Space Station astronauts flying over the Earth over a period of two months. Earth | Time Lapse View from Space | Fly Over | Nasa, ISS from Michael König on Vimeo. (via MetaFilter where they’ve solved what the ribbon of light across a […]

Posted 13 November 2011 § Randomness § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Sad Sunday – “We all — in the end — die in medias res. In the middle of a story. Of many stories.”

Steve Jobs’ sister gave a eulogy at his recent funeral with many insights into the life he lived, how he dealt with his illness and even his telling last words.

Posted 30 October 2011 § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Sappy Sunday – Acceptance & Anti-Bullying Message From An Insurance Commercial?!?

A Thai insurance commercial, mashed-up with an atmospheric piece of music, creates a touching message against bullying and about acceptance:

Posted 23 October 2011 § Randomness § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Some Thoughts on The 10th Anniversary of 9/11

There’s a lot of commentary today online, in other media and at memorials around the world.   So instead of adding to the noise, I thought I’d do a quick round-up of some of the most interesting things I’ve seen… (Oh, okay – I’ll quickly do my own “Where were you when?” story since I […]

Posted 11 September 2011 § MemoryLane § Politics § PopCulture § Randomness § Video ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Sad Sunday – Michael Layton & Sarah Campbell’s Eulogies For Their Father

We were away camping this weekend so I just got to see Jack Layton’s funeral tonight when we got home. It’s hard to choose a saddest or most touching moment from Jack Layton’s funeral on Saturday.  But the videos below were definitely two of them. As documented on this blog, I’ve had the honour of […]

Posted 28 August 2011 § Family § Politics § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Homeless Boy Stuns Korean Version of “America’s Got Talent” Reality Show

I always think these reality show stars – Susan Boyle, Paul Potts, etc. – who are dumpy looking and/or have a sob story are probably exaggerated (along with the editing and dramatic music introducing them) for maximum effect.  But if there’s even a grain of truth to stories like this one, it’s still pretty amazing…

Posted 14 August 2011 § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,