SNL has had many memorable musical performances over the years, from the merely great, to the highly controversial. I thought I'd share a few of my favorites. At the top of my list, perhaps not unexpected, is a solo performance of Bruce Springsteen sitting at a piano playing "You're Missing". It was a rehearsal performance; … Continue reading My Favorite Musical Performances from Saturday Night Live (SNL)
Last week I wrote about how popular videos of people pressure washing their houses have become, with some of the videos having over one million views! Well I just came across another category of popular YouTube videos that is just as strange, if not more so. The category: study-with-me videos. And before you try and … Continue reading Yet Another Odd Category of YouTube Videos
You might think that the title refers to how the unhealthy food found in a typical vending machine could lead to poor health, and eventually, death. But no, this refers to actual deaths from the vending machine itself. I came across this odd statistic in quite a roundabout way. I was reading an old Seth … Continue reading Death by Vending Machine
It's been a recurring theme of this blog - how different my perception of men's fashion is compared to the Wall Street Journal's perception. Here are the previous posts I've written about this: The Wall Street Journal's Annual Comedy Issue I Don’t Know Any Teachers Who Dress Like This My Lack of Fashion Sense, but … Continue reading It’s That Time Again – The Outrageous Wall Street Journal Guide to Men’s Fashion
Back in the summer of 1979, Philadelphia was the host city for the World Premiere of Rocky II. We did not have any tickets to the movie premiere, but my future wife and one of my best friends thought it would still be fun to go down into the city and see all the stars … Continue reading How Many People Did It Take to Make Rocky II?
You may be familiar with the famous Stanford Marshmallow Experiment, which was a series of studies on delayed gratification in the late 1960s and early 1970s led by psychologist Walter Mischel, then a professor at Stanford University. In these studies, a child was offered a choice between one small reward provided immediately or two small rewards if they waited for … Continue reading Curiosity as Important as Self-Control for Future Success
It's the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. this week, and the New York Times had a Back Story feature article about some highlights of the competition. One fun fact - the first winner, back in 1925, received $500 in gold. This year's winner will receive $40,000. (While that may seem like a big … Continue reading 13-Year Old Showed “a Lot of Integrity”; Why Can’t Our Leaders
Warning: If you don't have 20 minutes to waste, you may want to skip this post; I can't take responsibility for your getting sucked into watching pressure washing videos. Today's Wall Street Journal had a cover page story about how popular pressure washing videos have become. Let me repeat that. Today's Wall Street Journal had … Continue reading Pressure Washing Videos Go Viral??!!
Memorial Day - a day for remembering the people who died while serving in our country's armed forces. This video captures the solemnity of the occasion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfe4TxvUOiw And here are George H.W. Bush's beautiful words from today: "... am forever grateful not only to those patriots who made the ultimate sacrifice for our Nation -- … Continue reading Memorial Day
16 years ago this past Wednesday, shares in Netflix began trading publicly for the first time. When I saw the story, it showed a picture of the iconic red envelopes that the DVDs used to be mailed in. I had completely forgotten about those envelopes, and now just think of Netflix as offering movies online. … Continue reading To All You Movie Lovers Out There – Too Bad You Didn’t Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is
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