Susan Boyle - Singer - Britains Got Talent 2009

Vintage Sesame Street-Rubber Ducky (Ernie)

if i'm posting duck songs today. . . i havta post my all time favorite. . . this one has a nicer, gentler duck. . .

The Duck Song

ok, i'm not sure if there are hidden meanings, fascist overtones, or moral lessons in this little ditty. . . but it caught my fancy so i thought i'd share. . .

violent video games and the coming post-apocalyptic futre

i have long thought about the question of whether or not violent video games can adequately prepare our children for the coming post-apocalyptic future. . .
i'm glad The Onion has done it's homework. . .The Onion's answer

30 Second Bunnies Minisode - Bunnies: Napoleon Dynamite

if you have never seen the Starz Bunnies condense a film into 30 seconds. . . well, you just haven't lived life. . .
they have a unique collection - something for everyone. . . Casablanca, Rocky, No Country for Old Men, 16 Candles. . . and if you are into slasher movies. . .
i am a chicken when it comes to horror flicks. . . so i just catch the bunny version. . . none of that building up of suspense stuff. . . or gory blood. . . it's a cartoon. . . i'm telling you. . .it's the way to go.
but here. . . enjoy Napoleon Dynamite - bunny style!

last night at ochestra hall

last night dave and i went into the city for a night at the symphony. . . ok, not something we do regularly or for that matter, have ever done before. but what made this special was Charlie Chaplin's silent film"Modern Times" was shown - exit organist - enter orchestra! how cool was that?

Chaplin's "Modern Times"
Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Timothy Brock, conductor
In the last screen appearance of the Little Tramp, the character that brought Charlie Chaplin world fame, the incomparable actor-director created a brilliant comedy about man’s struggle to survive in the industrialized world during the Great Depression.
Modern Times © Roy Export Company Establishment.

there we were - people from all walks of life - watching a film with no color (obviously), very few spoken words, and a plot that looked vaguely familiar - laughing our heads off at the antics and misfortunes of one man against the "machine." not to mention enjoying musical score that Chaplin himself composed for the movie.

i had really forgotten what a great "dancer" (that words hardly justifies Chaplin's incredible movements/body language) and performer he was.

anyway, if you ever get the chance to see a Chaplin film on the big screen - organist or orchestra - make the effort. you will be glad you did.

Left Behind (The Rapture Song)

as someone who didn't sleep for 12 days straight after seeing A Thief in the Night as a 5th grader,

debated pre-trib vs post-trib as a college junior,

converted to pre-wrath as a thirty-something,

and now holds strong to the apathetic eschatological view - i know its going to happen, i know i'm going, i just don't care about the when, where, and how - and i'm much happier for it. . .

as that "someone" - i found closure in the five minutes and sixteen seconds of this video.