19th Muppet Music Video Breakdown
With apologies to The Rolling Stones, here are a few fun Muppet-related videos and links to tone down the recent seriousness of this space. Please to enjoy. First Listen: ‘Muppets: The Green Album’...
View ArticlePuppets, ESPN & Nielsen Ratings
Ever struggled to figure out the difference between ratings and share? Eager to learn about acronyms such as C3? Like ESPN, Puppets (or both)? Well, then, you’re in luck. There’s a video for that:...
View ArticleIt’s Time To Get Things Started!
The rush is over. The show is done. The curtain is closed. Now what? I’m in the lull, the sugar crash, after waiting for almost a year (maybe more) for The Muppets to return to the big screen. I know...
View ArticleThe Maopets
Last night The Daily Show aired one of their “Money Talks” segments featuring John Hodgman and the subject of discussion was Fox News’ labeling of The Muppets as “Communist Propaganda”. In the segment...
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The Hot Sauce Chronicles
I love Firehouse Subs. Toastier than Quiznos. Not as skimpy as Blimpies. Fresher than Subway. I even (almost) got into an altercation with the Labor & Delivery nurse during Imogen’s birth over the...
View ArticlePinning my hopes
I’m sitting on the rooftop (or thereabouts) terrace of a building on campus typing this post on an iPad with a bluetooth keyboard attached. The words are flowing from my fingertips into an app, iA...
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Still Sauced
The only real drawback to writing regular hot sauce posts is that it reveals just how much hot sauce – and by extension Firehouse Subs – I’m eating this month. For the second installment, I have to...
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Of Malts & Wood
Sometimes you don’t need a reason to celebrate, you just need to raise your glass to the fact that you continue to draw breath and wake up in the morning. Jenn & I have been working on a killer...
View ArticlePrimer
On the advice of Kottke I watched the movie Primer last week. I’m still not sure I get the film (or the exact workings of the time travel it portrays) but I had fun in my confusion. If you were ever...
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Sunday Funday Runday
Since the weather was so gorgeous on Sunday, I decided to go for a run on the Silver Comet Trail and have one of our younger daughters tag along. She needed to take a nap – and wouldn’t fall asleep...
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Vacation challenge: Craft beer in cans
Before heading off on our annual Summer vacation to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina I made the executive decision that I wanted to drink only craft beer in cans the entire week. With the growth of...
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The Uncanny Monument Valley
I’m not the first person this week to tackle the amazing game Monument Valley, but it’s deserving of the hype and worth the purchase price. For the unaware, Monument Valley is a mobile game from ustwo...
View ArticleEarworm: King Tuff
Not sure whether I heard King Tuff‘s single Black Moon Spell, from the album of the same name, on AltNation or XMU but it was definitely one of those SiriusXM stations. Either way, I’ve been wearing...
View ArticleTame Impala: Currents
I hadn’t pulled the trigger to buy Tame Impala’s latest album, Currents, until a couple of videos crossed my path this morning. First, I watched the haunting & emotional video for the single “Let...
View ArticleCommodity Coffee
Most of my weekday coffee comes from the office Flavia Creation® 400, so I’m not a total snob about coffee. Mostly I experience coffee as a comforting ritual and a vital part of my daily routine. I...
View ArticleBeers of Walmart
Sooner or later everyone ends up at a Walmart, whether they’d like to be there or not. Unfortunately for me I had to purchase some items for Jenn this weekend that are just better/easier to get at...
View ArticleDay Drinking (Deserves a beautiful day)
With apologies to REM, I thought I’d get that title out of my system. Partly because I think it’s funny; partly because I think it’s an accurate representation of the amazing experience I had this...
View ArticleHow Muppeteers “Muppet”
One of my daily routines is watching videos on Uncrate while I eat lunch at my desk. (Exciting life, I know) Yesterday I stumbled on a great video from Wired: Sesame Street Puppeteers Explain How They...
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Magic Mountain
At the end of September I had the opportunity to take a work trip for the first time in over 3 years and I took advantage since the destination was the Los Angeles metro area. I had meetings in El...
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