In case you want to know how to do it right

'Nuff said.

Novelists, anyone?

For Jody: 'Are You Absolutely, Positively, and Wholeheartedly Ready to Publish Your Novel?'

Courtesy of the good folks at Chart Porn.

Pixar Characters Drawn to Scale

Courtesy of Juan Pablo Bravo's Flickr site:

Who knew Randall was so big? I wonder who would win in a battle of Randall vs. Mr. Incredible. Also, I didn't think Kevin was that tall. (Ooooh - Steve Buscemi vs. Craig T. Nelson, eh? Kind of like an even weirder Fargo scene or something like that.)

Solar System Music Box

Pluto is especially beautiful, but you have to wait for it.

Juvenile? Absolutely. Funny? Absolutely.

Student Detention slip - That's what she said.


Link here: 

If I Wrote the Cards

Valentine's Day, in our household, is met head on with a birthday. As a result, there are more cards in our household at this time of year than any other (except Christmas).

And, sometimes, the cards are a bit hard to swallow. I'm sure not all of the cards that graced our house made it to production without a few rough drafts and I've uncovered some of the early ideas that didn't quite make the cut. I hope you enjoy.

Each 'final' card is followed by one that wound up in the circular filing cabinet but lives on in this post.

Brilliant Idea: Terrible Execution

Disney's 'Give a Day Get a Day' promotion is fabulous and its use of the always wonderful Muppet franchise has been brilliant. That said, their newest promotion feature is so poorly executed I wonder when they'll change it.

The idea is below:



Unfortunately, the site to create the video (http://disneyparksgive.com/spread-embed.php#embed) doesn't allow you to use your blog site name at this time, and it limits your blog name to 15 characters, with no spaces.

Not smart, Disney. Go figure it out or beat the crap out of your marketing partner, Culture Buzz.

Walter Matthau does the Grinch

Who knew? I think it's pretty good to hear it with a twist.

Must Watch

Perhaps it's 'Two-fer Tuesday' but this is a must watch, just as Guernica, just in its own odd way.



Everybody gets on board, trust me.

Picasso's 'Guernica' in 3D

A rather amazing representation of Pablo Picasso's Guernica in three dimensions.



Somehow this makes the tragedy of the bombing in this small Basque region more impressive than history alone and is a great tool to visualize Cubism.

Hmmm. If only certain persons in my household agreed with this

Amen. 

Finally

A guide to know when to use and not to use.

Sesame Street Hits of the '70s

All of the goodness of the '70s is available at the following link; just click on the '70s tab at the bottom:
http://www.sesamestreet.org/onair/history/voteresults

If it were up to me, pinball (1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12) would be the best of all time.

Although, 'Near and Far', '2: The Mad Painter', 'H: Hand', 'Lady Bug Picnic', 'A Fly in My Soup', and 'Alligator King' are pretty sweet, too.

Cultural icons collide

Sesame Street turns officially turns 40 today and as someone who closely mirrors the classic 'edutainment' show in terms of preference and age I am pleased to draw your attention to Google's appreciation for what the Children's Television Workshop delivered to millions upon millions of kids across the world.

Kudos to Joan Ganz and the great folks who brought this show from concept to reality. 40 years is an epoch in terms of cultural relevance and an even greater testament to the show's calling that it remains on the air and one of Public Television's greatest contributions to TV.

Gimme Five

As Sesame Street begins its 40th season (!) here's a great musical number featuring David, Luis, Gordon, and Bob. Think of it as a funky alternative to 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12.

Brownsburg Junior Football League End of Season

The inevitable arrived - the dreaded end of season for the Brownsburg Junior Football League. The very first year of 'Rookie Tackle' was a huge success and many thanks to Hayes' wonderful coach, Stan Ritchison, for his great work with the boys. While the final game was won by the Titans 2 TDs to 1, it was a great ending to a fantastic year.

Go Colts!

Grapefruit

This is kind of neat; it is the cutting edge of what's becoming described as 'production as performance video' . My favorite part comes at 2'04"; as someone who admittedly listens to the original (yes, it's in my iPod) it's pretty funny.



Grapefruit = Pampelmoose

Sesame Workshop meets AMC

It's good to know the folks at Sesame Workshop, in preparation for their 40th season of Sesame Street, haven't lost their touch. Where else can you find a Don Draper muppet and the word 'sycophant' in the same sketch? (Be sure to scroll down that last link to see the Beaker vs. Conan O'Brien comparison.)



Ah; if only Henson had created a show for older audiences, like this one.

Colts vs. Raiders

No. 10 giving the assembled Raiders his own victory sign.

A few shots of No. 10 in a familiar pose - messing around with his mouth guard.

Page 2: NFL T-shirt gallery discount rack

From ESPN's Page 2 direct to my homeys in Michigan (I love that they're on the discount rack):