Wow... so did Jim Webb deliver or what? I was really impressed, not only by his speech last night... and I was impressed quite a bit with that, but also with how much he said in 8 minutes when compared to the President's 50 minutes of blah blah blah.
Great stuff, if you ask me, and exactly the sort of inspired and inspiring fare that people need to see more of, and incredibly heady stuff. If you missed it, you can watch it above!!
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Webb Slinging the Goodness
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
I've got 99 posts...
I was going to call this post WJLC in honor of the fact that I've been enjoying using my ipod as my own little radio station of late.
In the WJLC post I was going to share some happy songs from this morning's drive-time play list including:
Death in the Park (by Archers of Loaf)
Collide the Tide (by Chin Up Chin Up)
My Name is Jonas (by Weezer)
Fisherman's Blues (by The Waterboys)
and as a bonus... a song that I found last night on a CMJ New Music Monthly sampler and is great, even if I didn't listen to it on this morning's drive:
Escape from New York (by Chris Mills)
After finding this happy song on a CMJ sampler last night I searched around for some other good Chris Mills songs, as I had never really known much about the guy, and I also downloaded and am enjoying, "You are my favorite song." One of the reviews I read compared the guy to Ben Folds, and while I can see it, maybe, the comparison is only so-so. They've both got the melodic singer-songwriter shtick down, but the horns, etc. and the vocal quality of Mills is a little something different. Perhaps something like the Decemberists or... maybe The Pernice Brothers. I recommend checking him out.
Meanwhile, here it is... my 99th post. Tomorrow my blog turns 100... posts old!?!? wow, that's a relatively lame thing to even comment on. I guess if you're here regularly you're accustomed to my lame commentary.
Speaking of lame, I post this on the very day of President Bush's lame-o state of the Onion speech. What can I say on this momentous occasion?? Well, for starters, what does anybody expect out of this evening?
I, for one, am happy to see some of the enviro-stuff that's swirling around the emergence of newfound Democratic power in Washington. I don't care if Bush is going to try and co-opt some of the credit by talking it up tonight, it's about time for any and all of this (+ more)!
Otherwise, I can't say I'm really expecting anything, except hopefully a rockin' response from Jim Webb. He seems to be a pretty interesting character, and a pretty great choice for the response speech, so if anything I'm hoping that he delivers something worth listening to. Ideally, he'll deliver a speech worth pinning some hope for the next two years on.
All-in-all, I'm pretty excited to get home and do a little reading this evening, have some mashed sweet potatoes (I cooked/mashed them up last night!!!) & other tasty treats, and call it a day. I'm looking forward to the drive home with WJLC, hopefully I'll have more good play-list entries to share tomorrow. Until then, buenas nachos everyone.
In the WJLC post I was going to share some happy songs from this morning's drive-time play list including:
Death in the Park (by Archers of Loaf)
Collide the Tide (by Chin Up Chin Up)
My Name is Jonas (by Weezer)
Fisherman's Blues (by The Waterboys)
and as a bonus... a song that I found last night on a CMJ New Music Monthly sampler and is great, even if I didn't listen to it on this morning's drive:
Escape from New York (by Chris Mills)
After finding this happy song on a CMJ sampler last night I searched around for some other good Chris Mills songs, as I had never really known much about the guy, and I also downloaded and am enjoying, "You are my favorite song." One of the reviews I read compared the guy to Ben Folds, and while I can see it, maybe, the comparison is only so-so. They've both got the melodic singer-songwriter shtick down, but the horns, etc. and the vocal quality of Mills is a little something different. Perhaps something like the Decemberists or... maybe The Pernice Brothers. I recommend checking him out.
Meanwhile, here it is... my 99th post. Tomorrow my blog turns 100... posts old!?!? wow, that's a relatively lame thing to even comment on. I guess if you're here regularly you're accustomed to my lame commentary.
Speaking of lame, I post this on the very day of President Bush's lame-o state of the Onion speech. What can I say on this momentous occasion?? Well, for starters, what does anybody expect out of this evening?
I, for one, am happy to see some of the enviro-stuff that's swirling around the emergence of newfound Democratic power in Washington. I don't care if Bush is going to try and co-opt some of the credit by talking it up tonight, it's about time for any and all of this (+ more)!
Otherwise, I can't say I'm really expecting anything, except hopefully a rockin' response from Jim Webb. He seems to be a pretty interesting character, and a pretty great choice for the response speech, so if anything I'm hoping that he delivers something worth listening to. Ideally, he'll deliver a speech worth pinning some hope for the next two years on.
All-in-all, I'm pretty excited to get home and do a little reading this evening, have some mashed sweet potatoes (I cooked/mashed them up last night!!!) & other tasty treats, and call it a day. I'm looking forward to the drive home with WJLC, hopefully I'll have more good play-list entries to share tomorrow. Until then, buenas nachos everyone.
Chessies Big Day Out (2 more photos pt.2)
Chessies Big Day Out 4
Originally uploaded by Chambo25.
Part 2 of 2
I love rear-view mirror pictures!!!
Saturday, January 20, 2007
What arrrrre you doing?
Chessies Big Day Out 2
Originally uploaded by Chambo25.
This is the second photo from Lyndsey's and my outing with Chester the dog a few weeks ago that has now appeared on the blog. I ended up with a lot of pictures I like from this adventure. It was a beautiful day and Chester had quite a walk. He went swimming, all around it was a great outing. I think this picture is pretty funny.
As for today, it's darn cold up here in CT. I just got some new sneakers and an I-pod case to keep my screen from getting all scratched up and whatnot.
What a day!
Friday, January 19, 2007
Colbert & O'Rielly
Pretty awesome... can't believe I missed this but if you have a highspeed connection and some time to burn... check it out!
Thanks You Tube, and AmericaBlog!
Thanks You Tube, and AmericaBlog!
Wow Winter!
Wow Winter!
Originally uploaded by Chambo25.
I walked outside this morning and it actually decided to become winter in New England! I was so happy to see some snow that I snapped this picture and a few others. Yay for snow!
Happy winter, people.
Where's my coco???
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Cheese On Bread
Add to my list of things that make me nostalgic for DC:
Last night Lyndsey and I were going out to meet up with some friends and we were in my car, so the music was provided by ye-olde i-pod. This means an eclectic mix of stuff I've managed to upload out of my roughly 10-year old 1,000 disc-ish CD collection. The choice tracks for last night were provided by Cheese on Bread, who once preformed live in the first floor of the Colonel Mustard... actually I think they preformed at least twice. Anyway, it was a nice little moment of DC nostalgia.
This after last weekend when we took a very quick trip up to Boston. We had hoped to spend MLK weekend in DC, but with Lyndsey's parents out of town we expected to act as pet&house-sitters. Very last minute another pet&house sitter was arranged, but she was only available starting around mid-day on Saturday. This made DC seem inconceivable so Boston jumped up the list. The trip was great. Thanks Nate for fun adventures and wonderful baked goods, and thanks to Meghan for hosting us... good times...
That's all for now, I'm back to work (for the moment)
Last night Lyndsey and I were going out to meet up with some friends and we were in my car, so the music was provided by ye-olde i-pod. This means an eclectic mix of stuff I've managed to upload out of my roughly 10-year old 1,000 disc-ish CD collection. The choice tracks for last night were provided by Cheese on Bread, who once preformed live in the first floor of the Colonel Mustard... actually I think they preformed at least twice. Anyway, it was a nice little moment of DC nostalgia.
This after last weekend when we took a very quick trip up to Boston. We had hoped to spend MLK weekend in DC, but with Lyndsey's parents out of town we expected to act as pet&house-sitters. Very last minute another pet&house sitter was arranged, but she was only available starting around mid-day on Saturday. This made DC seem inconceivable so Boston jumped up the list. The trip was great. Thanks Nate for fun adventures and wonderful baked goods, and thanks to Meghan for hosting us... good times...
That's all for now, I'm back to work (for the moment)
Friday, January 12, 2007
Long Bets... Cool Link
Hey, it's been awhile since I've actively modified the links along the left of my blog... by awhile I mean a few weeks... but anyway, there are two fun new additions. One is Loren's blog about being car-less. I'm proud to say that it features some sentimentally discussed photos from our camping trip with Loren & Tyler to the Shenandoah Valley National Park last year. It was a fun trip, and while the beloved vehicle that transported us has gone to her higher reward I hope we all go camping again soon, and I'm excited to see more posts soon!
The other new link is to Long Bets, an interesting site I just found out about today. I think it's pretty fascinating but I'm at work so I haven't had a chance to dig into it too much. I thought others might find the concept and the organization itself interesting too, so I invite you to check it out!
The other new link is to Long Bets, an interesting site I just found out about today. I think it's pretty fascinating but I'm at work so I haven't had a chance to dig into it too much. I thought others might find the concept and the organization itself interesting too, so I invite you to check it out!
Chessie's Big Day Out (pt. 1)
Chessies Big Day Out 1
Originally uploaded by Chambo25.
Last weekend it was beautiful here in Connecticut so we took Chester the dog out to the park. He was very happy and we had about a 2 hour adventure where he swam, and where Lyndsey, Chester, and I all enjoyed the outdoors.
There are actually quite a few more photos to follow, but I only uploaded the ones from my camera, so here's the first of a series of 9 that start off the story of Chessie's Big Day Out.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Iraq Coverage Spotlight
Slate, as usual, has a pretty good bit of analysis on last night's speech and the proposed actions. I can't say it's an uplifting read, but worth passing one's eyes over, if you have 10 minutes for reading.
www.slate.com
Articles of note: "How Bush Bets the Farm on Maliki," "How the Dems could Stop the War Expansion," "and Why they Won't,"
Interesting news sidelight: Gates Says Timetable for Surge Unclear. Cause, you know... that's cool.
www.slate.com
Articles of note: "How Bush Bets the Farm on Maliki," "How the Dems could Stop the War Expansion," "and Why they Won't,"
Interesting news sidelight: Gates Says Timetable for Surge Unclear. Cause, you know... that's cool.
The President says
"Blah blah blah blah blah."
It's funny, going into last night I read a couple articles that touted W's love of surprising people, of delivering speeches where he defied expectations. Then, I sat down on the sofa and watched last night's declaration... and I have to say... it was pretty unsurprising, that's for sure.
I guess it's hard to claim disappointment when you go into an event with zero expectations, but somehow disappointed is what I feel.
Man, what a mess we've made over there. It's really, incredibly worrisome how thoroughly Bush & Co. have mucked this all up.
It's funny, going into last night I read a couple articles that touted W's love of surprising people, of delivering speeches where he defied expectations. Then, I sat down on the sofa and watched last night's declaration... and I have to say... it was pretty unsurprising, that's for sure.
I guess it's hard to claim disappointment when you go into an event with zero expectations, but somehow disappointed is what I feel.
Man, what a mess we've made over there. It's really, incredibly worrisome how thoroughly Bush & Co. have mucked this all up.
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Don't Forget!!
Just a little testimonial on the fact that New Orleans (and certainly untold dozens of other gulf coast communities) is still not in a place that anyone could rightly call recovered. They still need the funding they have never received from the federal government, and they still need us all to figure out ways to help, however and whenever we can. Note to self: still need to get my butt down there, can't believe I still haven't.
Just a little link from work
Check it out, folks. Jack Abramoff, Georgie Bush... smiling for the birdie.
They look chummy, don't they? I think so.
They look chummy, don't they? I think so.
Monday, January 08, 2007
An Admission
Alright, I have to admit it, I've been neglecting ye olde blog. But, never fear, I'll be back in full force in the days to come. Why, you might ask, have I been so absent, so silent, so sparse in my posting of photos, random blathering and other formerly reliable drivel???
Well, the reason, folks, is that I've been spending way too much time uploading music to my new mp3 player. I've been happily ripping tracks (681 to date, to be precise) and um... I've still got many more to upload.
While I've now explained myself, it's no excuse. This weekend Lyndsey and I went for an awesome huge walk in a park with the Ellis' dog Chester. He went swimming, and it was a gorgeous day. I took way too many pictures, and that means that before too long I'll be uploading a bunch of random happy outdoor pics to Flickr... and they'll soon be gracing the pages of this fancy little cyber-zine. Also, I'm just gonna try to prioritize writing a bit more.
It's like a resolution, a week late.
So, that's all to say... expect more soon. More photos, more rambles, more junk of various kinds, and more fun fun fun.
Hope everybody's week is starting off in style.
Well, the reason, folks, is that I've been spending way too much time uploading music to my new mp3 player. I've been happily ripping tracks (681 to date, to be precise) and um... I've still got many more to upload.
While I've now explained myself, it's no excuse. This weekend Lyndsey and I went for an awesome huge walk in a park with the Ellis' dog Chester. He went swimming, and it was a gorgeous day. I took way too many pictures, and that means that before too long I'll be uploading a bunch of random happy outdoor pics to Flickr... and they'll soon be gracing the pages of this fancy little cyber-zine. Also, I'm just gonna try to prioritize writing a bit more.
It's like a resolution, a week late.
So, that's all to say... expect more soon. More photos, more rambles, more junk of various kinds, and more fun fun fun.
Hope everybody's week is starting off in style.
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Year of the snail?
snail
Originally uploaded by Chambo25.
Happy New Year everybody!
So far, 2007 appears to be the year of the Guitar Hero for me. If you are not familiar with Guitar Hero, it's an amazing game that involves... sort of... playing the guitar through a video game system.
It may not sound completely concrete, but if you haven't seen it in action, that's about the best I can do to describe it for you.
More soon, but I wanted to get a post up to welcome in 2007. So far... an interesting year. Can't wait to see what else happens as the months unfold.
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