The Ohioana Book Festival is Saturday, May 8 at the Ohioana Library and State Library building at 274 E. First Avenue in Columbus. It promises to be an exceptional day, beginning at 10 a.m. and running until 4:30 p.m. There will be readings from authors, a chance to get books signed by authors, the presentation [...]
Archive for April, 2010
Ohio Books And Authors
Posted in Books, Ohio, tagged Books, David Catrow, Lisa Klein, Lucy A. Snyder, Martha Moody, Ohio, Ohioana Book Festival, Ohioana Library Association, Writing on April 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Another Dog Bites Man Story
Posted in Humor, Politics, tagged Charlie Crist, Democrats, Florida, Humor, Joe Lieberman, Parker Griffith, Politics, Republicans on April 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Florida Governor Charlie Crist, who went from having a commanding lead in the polls to getting clobbered in the Republican primary contest for the U.S. Senate seat from the Sunshine State, has announced that he will run as an independent. Of course, the fact that Crist was likely to get walloped in the primary wasn’t [...]
The NCAA Tournament Expands
Posted in sports, tagged CBS, NCAA, NCAA Basketball Tournment, NCAA Tournament Expansion, sports, TBS, TNT, truTV on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The NCAA has decided to expand — ever so slightly — the NCAA Basketball Tournament field, from 65 to 68 teams. Starting next year, there will be four “play-in” games instead of just one. I suppose this is a compromise solution, between people who wanted an 80- or 96-team field and those who would prefer [...]
Debt Commission Deception
Posted in America, Politics, tagged Congress, Federal Debt, National Debt, National Debt Commission, Politics on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Debt Commission established by President Obama to recommend ways to reduce the federal deficit has begun its discussions and deliberations. Its first meeting produced the expected round of sound bites. Erskine Bowles, one of the chairs, said the federal debt is “like a cancer” that would “destroy our country from within.” Fed Chair Ben [...]
Something Similar to Alan Parsons Project (Pt. 3)
Posted in Music, tagged Animals, I Robot, Jean Michel Jarre, More Songs About Buildings and Food, Oxygene, Pink Floyd, Talking Heads, The Alan Parsons Project, The Wall, the Who, Tommy on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In addition to what Dad posted, here are some albums I think are similar to the Alan Parsons Project’s I Robot. 1. Jean Michel Jarre, Oxygene. Oxygene, released in 1976, is more electronic and less rock than I Robot, and it’s not exactly a concept album, but it has a similar sound and sensibility. 2. [...]
Massachusetts’ Offshore Wind Farm
Posted in America, Politics, tagged Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, Nantucket, Wind power on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m delighted that the federal government has approved construction of America’s first offshore wind farm, which will provide most of the power for Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. The project was held up for nine years, partly because locals complained that the turbines would be an eyesore. I don’t know what they’re talking about. Every time [...]
Greece Fire
Posted in America, The Economy, World, tagged Budget Deficit, California, California budget deficit, Federal Debt, Greece, Greek Debt Crisis, National Debt on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Standard & Poor’s has cut Greece’s credit rating to “junk” status. In so doing, the ratings agency indicates that it considers it unlikely that investors who purchase the bonds will ultimately be paid the principal amount of the bonds and all required interest payments. What is the meaning of this for the United States? The [...]
Something Similar To . . . Alan Parsons Project (Cont.)
Posted in College, Music, tagged Abbey Road, Alan Parsons Project, All-Nighters, College, Dark Side Of The Moon, Eldorado, Electric Light Orchestra, I Robot, Music, Pink Floyd, the Beatles, The Moody Blues, This Is The Moody Blues, Wish You Were Here, Yes, Yessongs on April 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Russell was right. I did get a big kick out of his unexpected, early morning post about I Robot, and not just because I like to see postings on the family blog. I think I Robot is a classic album, and Russell’s tale of listening to that album at the close of an college all-nighter [...]
Worst. President. Ever.
Posted in TV, tagged 24, Cherry Jones, Jack Bauer, President Allison Taylor, TV on April 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
No, I’m not talking about a real President. I’m talking about President Allison Taylor, who has taken an abrupt turn for the worse in the last few hours on 24. First, she seems to be willing to risk just about everything for some kind of Mideast peace agreement, even though she knows that the Russkies [...]
Something similar to… Alan Parsons Project
Posted in Art, Music on April 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
what’s up webner house. I know Dad will really enjoy this surprise early morning post. Anyways, I’m wrapping up the tail end of an all-nighter doing schoolwork and some painting. Recently I’ve come across I Robot by Alan Parsons Project and have really enjoyed listening to it while working. It’s an album that I’ve heard [...]
A Verdict (Of Sorts) On The “Stimulus” Bill
Posted in Politics, The Economy, tagged economy, Politics, stimulus bill, stimulus package, stimulus spending, Unemployment on April 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The National Association of Business Economics yesterday published the results of its quarterly survey of its 68 members who work in private sector firms. The survey asked them to evaluate the impact of the $787 billion stimulus legislation passed at the beginning of last year, and 73% said employment at their companies was no higher [...]
Staying In The Foxhole
Posted in Science, tagged Alien Life, Extraterrestrial Life, Science, Space, space exploration, Star Trek, Stephen Hawking on April 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Scientist Stephen Hawking is convinced that there is alien life elsewhere in the universe — mathematically, it just seems likely — but strongly recommends that we not look for them. He envisions a situation where a nomadic race of aliens might raid the Earth for our natural resources or a “Columbus discovers the New World” [...]
Brace for Disaster
Posted in Politics on April 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The forecast is bad for Democrats this November: the Republicans could take back the House and will certainly take some seats in the Senate. If he loses the House, Obama will find himself in the same frustrating situation President Clinton was in after 1994, when Newt Gingrich’s Republicans captured the House and Senate. Obama won’t [...]
Another Three Years
Posted in TV, tagged bill kristol, comedy central, daily show, Healthcare Reform, jon stewart on April 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I was glad to hear this week that Comedy Central and Jon Stewart were able to come to terms and the Daily Show will continue for at least another three years. I love watching his show and try to catch it whenever I can. I think he does a pretty good job of addressing the important issues [...]
Reserving Judgment On Treme
Posted in Humor, TV, tagged Clarke Peters, HBO, Humor, New Orleans, Steve Zahn, Treme, TV, Wendell Pierce on April 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Over the years, Kish and I have loved many of HBO’s series. The Sopranos, Deadwood, and The Wire are some of the finest TV programs ever made. So, we looked forward with tremendous anticipation to Treme, a show made by the creators of The Wire and set in New Orleans only a few months after [...]
