“There was a time when the world asked ordinary men to do extraordinary things” The photo above is of Engine Company 22, Ladder Company 13 10th Battalion at 9:17 AM today. The words are from a plaque that is found under the photos of nine men who gave their lives trying to save ordinary people […]
For many people who live in NYC, there is a clear line between those that were here on 9/11/01 and those that were not. In prepping for the 5 year anniversay next Monday, the Times has an article today about this very topic. “I’m amazed because it was such a big event, and people never […]
The Onion’s Caltech Physicists Successfully Split The Bill article is ridiculously funny if you are a science nerd. Anytime someone references the Heisenberg Uncertainty principle in a humor piece, I smile big-big thankee-sai.
To the fans of Opus and Anthony, let me start by saying I am not talking about “Whip’em Out Wednesdays” in this post. W.O.W. in this case stands for World of Warcraft, a game that has redefined the massively-multiplayer online role playing game category, aka MMORPG or MMO for short. As the article states, “There […]
In the end, it was as in the beginning; no one learned anything. What was alive was killed and posed, stuffed, put on display. The remaining live wandered around amongst the dead, wondering what they looked like when they were alive and in the positions in which they were now posed, which the live could […]
“The Scream” can scream publically again in Oslo and every Nowegian can breath a sigh of relief. Not to slight the country but they don’t have that many famous people and Munch is at the top of the list. I read about the heist in the New Yorker and let me tell you, those guards […]
I was watching Jeopardy’s “Tournament of Champions” tonight and when Alex introduced the first 6 categories at the start of the show I just laughed at the sheer magnitude of the dork factor: Star Trek, Star Wars or Lord of the Rings Action Figures Dinner for one In need of a date Still living with […]
“Modern Times,” the first studio album by Bob Dylan in 5 years, is being streamed this week by AOL Music so feel free to “try before you buy.” Thus far, I’ve listened to the first 3 tracks. He sounds, for want of a better term, strong. The first track is robustly bluesy, not stripped down […]
The term “working poor” should be an oxymoron. If you work full time, you should not be poor, right? Unfortunately, more than 30 million Americans — one in four workers — are stuck in jobs that do not pay the basics for a decent life. Read that again. One in four – g-d damn! Then […]
I wish I always could be so lucky: this past week I started and ended it at a concert. On Monday, I saw the Foo Fighters play an acoustic show at the Beacon Theatre (Frank Black – Pixies – opened). Last night, I saw Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (CSNY) perform at the Theatre at […]