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Remember Toto? This 80’s Pop/Rock group (they really were a lot more, but that’s another post) may have fallen out of favor in the US, but they have had continuing popularity in Europe. This acapella performance of the their song ‘Africa’ by a Slovenian chorus called Perpetuum Jazille is one of the most interesting musical [...]

There is a new movie that released this weekend, “Food, Inc”. The film details the unhealthy and potentially disastrous rise of manufactured food. Our grocery stores are filled with unhealthy choices. I recommend this movie.

This new film will premiere on YouTube tomorrow. Here is a link to the channel. And here is a preview:

Here is an interesting article I found on Ars Technica. According to this article by Matt Ford
“A new study utilizing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) looks at the brains of early risers and night owls and detects a physical basis for their differences“.
Aha!! I knew that there was a dfference between earlybirds and us normal [...]

See more Ron Howard videos at Funny or Die

Here’s another way to easte your time:
http://www.coasttocoastam.com/timages/page/pumpkin_sim.html

Here is a HIGHLY recommended web site:

Get the facts about those outrageous political ad claims. You can check them all out here! This is an indispensable tool for this election campaign. Use it often!

I ran across this column from the New York Times Eric Asimov. His sentiments about California Cabernet’s is very similar to my feeling:”The prevailing Napa style of plush, oak-laden overwhelmingly fruity and powerful cabernets is simply not for me, no matter how high these wines are rated or how much acclaim they receive. ”
here’s a [...]

www.shorpy.com is a great Old-Photo blog. It has hundreds of old photographs, including many classics by FSA photographers like Dorothea Lange! I (literally) spent most of the day browsing through this site. Some of the photos I had seen before, or were famous well known images. Others, like this floating girl below were knew to [...]

In my post about DirecTV, I alluded to the fact that I had purchased a new TV.Well, here it is: Philips 42″ flat screen.
It isn’t a high-end set, but it is pretty nice. It is possible to spend close to $3,000 for a 42″ flat screen TV, but frankly for a guy who wears bi-focals, [...]

Do you shop online? I do, and I am doing more of it. Part of the reason is because of where I live and the lack of shopping in a small town. But much of it has to do with unsatisfactory customer experiences in stores. I would like to patronize local merchants, although there are [...]

Here is a cute online game from Lufthansa. It tests your knowledge of geography. See if you can navigate from the US to Europe. Give it a try. Here is the link: http://www.lufthansa-usa.com/useugame2007/html/play.html