I’m long overdue to post new photos of Emma, but I really should start to post videos because pictures can’t capture the singing, dancing wonder that is Emma Rose. Wow.
Last night she was dancing to Funky Town, while singing and and playing her Ukulele (her guitar).
I kid you not/
We’re looking into different classes for her to have some fun at.
io9 has a terrific guide: “Doctor Who: How To Discover Classic Doctor Who In 3 Easy Steps”.
To protest the Communications Decency Act of 1996, a large portion of the Web had turned their site’s background color black. Read about it on Wikipedia and read Howard Rheingold’s thoughts on the historic day.
It’s interesting to hink about the collective action that it represented and to think about that in today’s context. I mean – Yahoo! turned its home page black!
It always comes down to teamwork – or lack of it.
The Atlantic has published an eye opening piece that is a must read.
Brain Workshop – a Dual N-Back game – fun and challenging.
IBM developerWorks: Practical threaded programming with Python
Mom loved Neil Diamond and on some level, his music remains a part of my life.
NYTimes: Backstage With Neil Diamond, the Marathon Man of Pop
“I never expected that I would be doing this for as long as I’ve been doing it,” he said after his sold-out show at the XL Center here on Thursday, having changed out of his black silk stage costume and into jeans and a loose-fitting cotton shirt, his eyes hidden behind small round glasses.
“So looking back and seeing that it’s been over 40 years since the first hits makes you think, ‘Is there a time that you stop?’ ” he continued. “But I don’t think I’m ever going to stop. It’s the only challenge I have left in my life.”
Paris Hilton responded, via a video of her own, to John McCain’s Celebrity advertisement.
How you see her video is completely based upon your pre-existing bias.
Want proof?
If you are liberal you see it as an endorsement of Obama’s plan and as a smack down on McCain:
Open Left: Why Obama’s Drilling Compromise Makes Some Sense
Talk Left: Paris Hilton Strikes Back
reddit: Paris Hilton Responds to the McCain Ad = McCain gets served.
If you are conservative, you see it as an endorsement of McCain’s plan and as a smack down on Obama:
Althouse: Paris Hilton does a pro-McCain ad!
Either Paris Hilton is a genius, or we are so wrapped up in our own points of view that we look for ANYTHING to reinforce it.
Maybe both is true. But that’s a stretch right? Right?!?!?!
Beyond that, there is literally two takes on reality playing out over the video. And there are no links to opposing points of view – it is as if the opposing view point doesn’t even exist.
Congrats to Jeneane Sessum on her four years quit from smoking. Click for her 100 reasons to quit smoking.