Last night we went out for dinner with the Zs and Ds, and took them to a restaurant called Udipi that is quickly becoming a favorite. A good indicator of the high quality of the food is that I really enjoy going there even though it serves only vegetarian Indian cuisine and I hate vegetables. [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Udipi
Posted in Columbus, Food on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Best American Band: The Case for the Cars
Posted in America, College, Music, tagged Best American Rock 'N' Roll Band, College, Music, The Cars on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Cars broke into my consciousness in college, when they released their first two albums — albums that were just about flawless. Their music fit perfectly into the time and place. People were tired of disco but still interesting in dancing. Older supergroups like Led Zeppelin and CSNY were winding down, and lots of different [...]
Focus on the Fall (II)
Posted in sports, tagged Buckeye football, sports, The Ohio State University on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well, the Cavs are out of the playoffs, and the Tribe is awful. So . . . . It seems awfully early to be publishing Top 25 lists for the upcoming college football season, which is still three months away, but here is one site’s take on the Ohio State Buckeyes and their prospects for [...]
Ads and Subtraction
Posted in Reflections, tagged law, newspapers on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This article argues for an antitrust exemption for newspapers, so that all newspaper owners can get together and collusively decide to begin charging for on-line content at the same time. What’s interesting about the article is not the opinion — after all, every struggling industry could argue that the path to salvation is allowing participants [...]
Just Ronery?
Posted in Humor, World, tagged Humor, Music, Music videos, North Korea, Team America: World Police, World on May 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Maybe this really is the explanation for North Korea’s unpredictable behavior.
The Best American Band: Credence for Creedence
Posted in America, Music, tagged America, Best American Rock 'N' Roll Band, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Music on May 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
When you start to think about great American rock ‘n’ roll bands, it doesn’t take long to realize that the spectrum of American rock music is broad, encompassing country rock, blues rock, hard rock, and more avant garde rock music. Creedence Clearwater Revival is one of those bands that moved around on that broad spectrum. [...]
Safe From Remote Controls and Excedrin Bottles
Posted in Humor, Penny, tagged Family, Humor, Penny on May 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our dog Penny typically has a happy, placid disposition. If a masked villain entered our home bent on doing bodily harm, Penny would likely trot up to him, tail wagging, and lick his hand. If, on the other hand, a large remote control unit tried to enter the house, Penny would quickly attack and render [...]
The Best American Band: Experiencing Nirvana
Posted in America, Music, tagged Best American Rock 'N' Roll Band, Family, Music, Nirvana on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I lost touch with current music in about 1987 and stayed out of touch until 1994 or so. We had moved back to Columbus, Richard and Russell were infants, then toddlers, then little kids, we didn’t have a lot of money to devote to CDs or concerts, and life just seemed too crowded to pay [...]
A Trillion Here, A Trillion There
Posted in Politics, The Economy, tagged Budget Deficit, economy on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s an interesting story on the aggregate amount of debt owed by the federal government — a staggering $63.8 trillion dollars. That boils down to a mere $546,668 per American household. No problem here!
A Five-Day Boondoggle
Posted in Politics, The Economy, tagged Budget Deficit, Congress, economy, Politics, Unemployment on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Why in the world should the American taxpayers be footing the bill for the Speaker of the House and five members of a House committee to travel to China? People may disagree about Speaker Pelosi’s musings on climate change and the need for Americans to subject every aspect of their lives to an “inventory” so [...]
The Best American Band: Lynyrd Skynyrd Consydyrd
Posted in America, Music, tagged America, Best American Rock 'N' Roll Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Music on May 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
As I gave some thought to the question of identifying the best American rock ‘n’ roll band, I decided to consult an unimpeachable source of information — my Ipod. Upon doing so, I realized that it includes a lot of Lynyrd Skynyrd songs. Cognito, ergo sum: I have many Lynyrd Skynyrd songs on my Ipod, [...]
Remakes Be Damned
Posted in College, Family, Movies, tagged College, Family, Movies, newspapers, Northwestern on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Richard argues that remakes and “franchise” films should be terminated.
Nothing New Under the (Chicago) Sun (Cont.)
Posted in America, Politics, tagged Chicago, Congress, Politics on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a story on the latest problems for Illinois Senator Roland Burris and how he came to be appointed to the Senate seat vacated by President Obama. You just have to love any politician who, having failed to disclose an incredibly incriminating conversation despite being asked to provide information on multiple occasions, responds that he [...]
The Best American Band: The Doors Response
Posted in America, Music, tagged America, Best American Rock 'N' Roll Band, Music, the Doors on May 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
When I innocently mentioned the other night that I thought a case could be made that Aerosmith is the best American bank, ever, Richard gave me an incredulous look and said: “What about The Doors?” Richard, Russell and I then launched into an extended discussion of potential candidates, and the more I think about it [...]
Grok
Posted in Books, tagged Books, Columbus, Robert A. Heinlein, Science Fiction, Stranger In A Strange Land, Watership Down on May 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Today I met with the new class of summer clerks at our Columbus office and, in discussing legal research, used the word “grok.” Of course, none of these clerks had heard of the word, or the book Stranger in a Strange Land from which the word came, or its author Robert A. Heinlein. Well, what [...]
