Ghost of SNL Past

Funny or Die's Presidential Reunion from Will Ferrell

Muholland Endor

Oh what could have been....

Dry Dock

As I prepare for the start of the second semester of my high school, I feel a great deal like the guy in the boat.

As of today, I'm really not sure if I will be voted to or even be allowed to speak at this year's graduation, but I do know that my speech is going to be about not accepting the mediocre.

I'm also curious about this news story about how everyone being connected and online makes the young folks smarter than the older generations. Of course that depends on what the definition of "smart" is. If they are saying that being able to navigate an iPod makes you smart, then, yes, my son is smarter than my father. However, if it is being able to take the knowledge and apply it, then most of the students I work with are severely behind their peers.

Here is an article that covers some of the issues I have right now about how we all need to be heard.

I seem to be rambling. Maybe it's time to bring that back...and for me to try and sleep. I hope to talk about some of the modern issues I'm seeing in education soon as well as some other observations. I know this blog has been sporadic as of the last year and having two kids will do that to you. I will try to post more often.

Namaste.

No, Really...Check the Punctuation

The SarcMark

I could probably use this in my texting and even in my posts. I just find it incredibly fascinating that out language has evolved to a point that we have to create a brand new punctuation mark so that our ideas are understood.

Will I have to add this my grammar lessons?

B is for Victory

By Agan Harahap


This is the real reason why we won World War II.

More on Flickr here. Enjoy.

Namaste.

This is for Bob

Here is my mandated holiday post. If you're a fan of Twin Peaks, you'll love this.

Hit-Girl

God help me if I had a student like this.
God help me that I actually want to see this for some reason.

Snipes and Snails

Sometimes when we go hunting out at night, we find the strangest animals....

Throw Me a Bone Here

A favorite when I was child. However, I could see how in 1929 (when it came out) this could be considered scary. Enjoy "The Skeleton Dance".

Happy Halloween!

Namaste.

Shiny, Sir...Shiny.

You have to love an actor who's willing to make fun of himself. Bravo, Mr. Fillion.

Oh Goody...

Via

Gee, you want to guess why people are so angry?

With so many people losing money and so many people without jobs, how is it that these guys can go out and make hats for every firm, broker, and trader?

I guess we can all celebrate that they made money while we didn't.

Namaste.

Video Game Twittering

If they really did this on the Wii, I might actually start a Twitter page.

There are some companies thinking about doing this for real. Make a major achievement in a game, and it will be automatically uploaded to your Twitter page. Same thing for MMORPGs. If your guild or friends go on a quest and do well, you could have the game auto-tweet so other people would know what was happening.

Of course it could also be abused and incredibly annoying. This was shown to the company who turned it off. Wise move...sort of. They just needed to tweak it to have it make sense. Don't do a "completed Chapter one" tweet. Instead, do major things. "Got a platinum trophy," or, "scored [x] points." How is that different from reading about your friends' bejeweled status on Facebook?

Twitter could be used wisely... if the companies think it through.

Cab Fight!

Sometimes...I really miss the East Coast.

If the video doesn't work, here's the Link.

A Little Mad Sometimes

Sesame Street does Mad Men.

Here is the Simpsons' parody.
Click here

And of course,

The original

Enjoy.

Force is Strong....

via

Just try not to smile....

Soundtrack for the Evening (9/5/09)

Hey Ya (cover) - Mat Weddle

Sleep to Dream Her - Dave Matthews

Mango - Sascha Funke

Island Blues - Koop

Mandeer - Asian Beets Culture

Namaste.

Breathing Hard

Opening week has ended, and I am...spent.

So here is a very strange yet fun to listen to mash-up.

Blurvana

Enjoy.

Morning

Streak

There's something about the light.

From Spippo

How awesome are these?

You have My Little Chtulhu and My Little Fett.

This artist is awesome.

Go check her stuff out.

Click

When I was in high school, I loved photography. There was something about capturing the moment.

With the birth of my children, that feeling has come back.

I'm not as good as Sopheava or her friends, but I still like the shots. Occasionally, I'll just post a photo. Always enjoy comments.

So enjoy a few.

Burn

How Children Play