A Drop of Golden Sun . . .
Friday, April 3rd, 2009 Posted in Fun Clips | 1 Comment »A friend posted this on Facebook, saying that it "made her day," and hopefully it will make your entire weekend. Enjoy. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EYAUazLI9k]
Where The Wild Things Are Trailer
Thursday, March 26th, 2009 Posted in Current Events, Fun Clips | 1 Comment »Who knows![youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--N9klJXbjQ]
25 ALBUMS: MY LIFE IN MUSIC
Monday, March 16th, 2009 Posted in Bystander, Fun Clips, Greatest Hits, Music | No Comments »On Facebook, it's popular for people to make lists of the 25 albums that "affected them profoundly." As a music lover, I figured such a list was for me, but found it an impossible and wholly unsatisfying task. Yet I ...
“We Are Living in Exponential Times”
Thursday, February 12th, 2009 Posted in Around the Web, Fun Clips | No Comments »Watch this, guaranteed to make you think, whether you are an educator, a parent, or just a Homosapien residing on the planet. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEnFwiqdx8] According to the website, Shifthappens: "Did You Know?" originally started out as a PowerPoint presentation for a faculty meeting in ...
The Mom Song
Friday, February 6th, 2009 Posted in Fun Clips | No Comments »This song, written by Anita Renfroe, has pretty much gone viral, so maybe you already know it. I like how the momentum builds. Just when you start to think, "Okay, I get it, that's fine," it gets funnier and keeps ...
One Year in 40 Seconds: Sublime
Monday, January 5th, 2009 Posted in Fun Clips | No Comments »[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmIFXIXQQ_E] The video speaks for itself. For more information on "the making of," including all sorts of camera-geek details, go here.
Stand By Me . . . Around the World
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 Posted in Fun Clips, Music | 3 Comments »I don't know how I found this remarkable video, which in its way is reminiscent of the viral Where's Matt? clip, but I'm glad I did. It's five minutes -- and who's got five minutes? -- but play it anyway ...
My Mitzy Kafka Story
Thursday, December 4th, 2008 Posted in Fun Clips, the writing process | No Comments »In my interview with Ellen Miles, we traded a few war stories from the trenches, odd jobs we've done over the years as "writers for hire." I mentioned a pen name I twice used, Mitzy Kafka. Someone remarked on it ...
Happy Thanksgiving
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 Posted in Fun Clips | No Comments »Not sure what I'll accomplish this week, blog-wise. So I think we'll see a few days of light posting, if anything. But we'll come back strong at the end of the weekend with a terrific interview with author Ellen Miles. As ...
“Way back.”
Friday, November 14th, 2008 Posted in Fun Clips | No Comments »That's a 1969 baseball card of Tony Oliva, from back when I was eight years old. I still treasure mine. Along with Mickey Mantle, and Nolan Ryan, and Hank Aaron, everybody else from that Topps set, all 660 cards. I enjoyed ...