Gun Safety

Classic.



27 June 2014

Queen Elizabeth & the Iron Throne

The Queen approaches the throne at about the 38 minute mark.



I find this funnier than it probably actually is.

26 June 2014

Snuggles with Lions

Life would be much more grand if I could snuggle with lions.

23 June 2014

Stampede of Cute

This is the "Running of the Bulls" for a squirrel!



10 June 2014

Apparently, I'm becoming "that guy"

Evidence.  If you are asking yourself "what type of guy," then perhaps I'm safe for now.

6 June 2014

Endangered Kakapos Humps Ornithologist

Stephen Fry says it just right.  I'm sorry but this is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

Sadly, the wild population of these flightless birds is very, very tiny.  See them while you can.



5 June 2014

America's Got Dancers

Last night, my wife and I joined hockey fans everywhere to watch game 7 of the series between the Kings and Blackhawks.  Since we more or less refuse to watch commercials and because the game didn't start until 9 PM, we needed to do something while the first 45 minutes or so of the game was recorded.  Flipping around, we hit something on NBC titled "America's Got Talent."  Combined with a bit of other surfing, I think we watched about 20 minutes of this.  Not remotely being a fan of reality television -- this 20 minutes probably doubled my total time watching the format -- I didn't care much for the structure of the program.  We did, however, see one performance that was a lot of fun, the unfortunately-named "Blue Journey."




Radiohead's "Street Spirit" was a great choice of music and terrific inspiration.



Now, on to the Stanley Cup Final.

2 June 2014

"Why is Capital So Much Stronger than Labor?"

A nice essay at TPM by Jared Bernstein.  From the intro to the link by Kay Steiger:

Former White House economist Jared Bernstein takes a look at Thomas Piketty’s book on inequality and points out that one reason capital has become so powerful is because labor has become much less powerful. It's worth a read.

And I want to include this one-line quote simply because I've always loved it.

As another Thomas—Pynchon—said: “If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about answers.”

2 June 2014