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):

The Federal Commission of T-Pain - Auto-Tune the News

What do VP Biden, Michael Vick, Scott Van Pelt, Sen. Chuck Grassley, and Maggie Rodriguez have in common?

Auto-Tune the News. (More on Auto-Tune here.)

A nice bit of information regarding 'Pan and Scan'

Courtesy of the always good kottke.org, a short piece on how directors feel about 'Pan and Scan' versus the ratio actually filmed by the director and cinematographer.

Jeff Goldblum's Downward Spiral (A Work of Fiction)

It might be hard to stick with the entire article (after all, how long are you willing to watch 1999 Apple ads featuring Jeff Goldblum at half-speed), but it still works as a concept. Courtesy of The Morning News.

Jeff Goldblum's Downward Spiral (a story in 5 episodes)

These are actual Apple ads from 1999; they're just played at half-speed.

About, I dunno, 6 years late?

Thizzle quizzle brown fox jumpizzle ovizzle thizzle lizzle dog. Or, in English, the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.

Translation courtesy of the Snoop Dog Translator. Now, if only they'd design a Quentin Tarantino translator.

Triumph Lives

Definitely NSFW that is, in a late night TV sort of way. I mean, it did air on network television but it still pushes the boundaries; hell you make the choice. And, yes, only dog lovers can laugh.

Fast forward to 12'10".

You just got Rick-Nirved

Gangster Style

This is nice.

Salmonella Outbreak in Michigan

Lansing, Mich. - Twenty people in Michigan are among those reportedly sickened in a nationwide salmonella outbreak.

Story link here.

Wait a minute. That's old news. Oh, well; time to throw the towels into the laundry.

No means no!

I'm sure the police report will list it as consensual but I think not. Remember, no means no!

http://www.fox6now.com/media/photo/2009-07/23976417637620-17124506.jpg

It's more like who he isn't

Further proof to buttress my argument Ricky Gervais is the antithesis of Jim Carrey: