We had a few beers after work today to celebrate another successful 24 Death Pool, and to my astonishment the future Commish took the position that Kansas was a great rock group and Carry On, My Wayward Son and Dust in the Wind are great rock songs. I have to admit this caused my considerable [...]
Archive for August 13th, 2009
Carry On, My Wayward Son, Dust In The Wind, And Other Unpleasantness
Posted in Music, tagged 24, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Carry On My Wayward Son, Dust In The Wind, Kansas, Music on August 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Come Together
Posted in Family, Music, Music videos, tagged Come Together, Miles Greene, Music, Music videos on August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Although he technically is not a Webner, I have to give some props to my nephew Miles Greene for his spirited renditions of Son of Sam and the Beatles’ Come Together at an open-mike night at a San Francisco bar, which is available on youtube. Way to go, Miles!
Man vs Food – New Season
Posted in TV, tagged Adam Richman, Food, Man vs. Food, TV on August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
August 5th marked the start of the second season of one of my favorite shows on cable, Man vs Food on the travel channel. The star of the show is Adam Richman who travels around the country taking on different cities toughest food challenges such as the 13 lb carnivore pizza, the 72 ounce steak [...]
Too Much Money for Too Much Medicine
Posted in Healthcare Reform, Uncategorized on August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been a subscriber and avid reader of Money magazine since I graduated from college back in the late 70′s. I have continued to renew my subscription because I feel that Money has always tried to give a fair and balanced point of view to the major issues facing our country over the past thirty years. The August [...]
Technology, Timekeeping, And The King’s English
Posted in America, Reflections, tagged clocks, Dark Side Of The Moon, Generations, language, modern culture, Technology on August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The standard clock — with its hour hand and minute hand, its twelve Arabic or Roman numerals, and its soothing metronomic ticking — is quickly becoming an endangered species. Think for a moment about how often you see a standard clock face any more. To the extent that commercial establishments have any kind of timekeeping [...]
