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Kony 2012 (and some thoughts on Inactive Activism)

If you’re like me, you probably woke up yesterday to find your Facebook, Twitter and other social feeds flooded with links to a video called “Kony 2012“. Most people posting it didn’t have much more info than that so I didn’t watch it right away – partly because its length (half an hour) and partly […]

Posted 07 March 2012 § Politics § PopCulture § Technology § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

I Love George Carlin

Posted 06 March 2012 § Humour § PopCulture § Randomness § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – How Could I Ever Forget the Happiest Day of My Life?

Well, other than wishing you a Happy Anniversary on Saturday.  😉 But when you have three anniversary dates to keep track of, that’s to be expected.  In fact, re-reading that entry about our three anniversaries, it looks like this wasn’t the first time I was early with my anniversary wishes! Anyhow, nine years and counting […]

Posted 06 March 2012 § Family § MemoryLane § MusicMonday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – “God Bless America” Trailer

My prediction?  This new movie from comedian Bobcat Goldthwait won’t cause any controversy at all. 😉

Posted 02 March 2012 § FridayFunLink § Humour § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

FTRW 2012 – Music Monday – “Shut your fucking face, uncle fucker/You’re a cock-sucking, ass-biting uncle fucker!”

I’m a bit slow off the draw this year since it started yesterday but Happy Freedom to Read Week 2012!  And I’ll also never top my FTRW Music Monday post from 2010.  But I can try…

Posted 27 February 2012 § Library § PopCulture ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged:

Saturday Snap – Our Li’l Metalhead

Ahhh, how sweet… But in all seriousness, “Cum On Feel the Noize” plays a very big role in my early “education”. A classmate was making a poster for a school dance in elementary school and I, being Mr. Brainiac Smart-pants, mentioned his obvious mis-spelling of the word “Come” on the poster. So, with the patience […]

Posted 25 February 2012 § Family § MemoryLane § PopCulture § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “And then we’ll be married/Then we’ll be man and wife/No dress rehearsal/This is our life.”

Have I posted this before?  I feel like I have but I spent some time this weekend importing old Tragically Hip bootlegs into iTunes and it reminded me of how fully and completely (get it?) I used to be into the Hip – trading bootlegs, traveling around to attend different concerts, studying Gord’s lyrics like […]

Posted 20 February 2012 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Gorilla Cam

This is simultaneously the coolest and saddest thing I’ve seen. (The zoo does that to me.) It’s also got a nice twist at the end that proves we are, without-a-doubt, evolved from apes! 😉

Posted 15 February 2012 § Humour § Sad § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – Whitney Houston

I wasn’t her biggest fan but, as someone says in the MetaFilter obituary thread, her music was the soundtrack for many a high school dance.  Her talent and success can’t be denied either. Here’s her isolated vocal track on “How Will I Know?” which is pretty amazing. And here’s my favourite Whitney Houston song…

Posted 13 February 2012 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “I have felt some hard times/In my life/But I don’t want/To feel it anymore.”

I don’t watch David Letterman too often but happened to catch Paul McCartney’s son making his US network TV debut the other night and was impressed by this catchy tune. (And yes, he totally looks like his old man!)

Posted 06 February 2012 § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,