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- Ali and the Conscience August 30, 2010
T Mobile Dance
Some spirited fun from the folks of London, England and T-mobile. Maybe during this economic down turn we should have more semi-spontaneous moments that bring a reprieve from the mental enslavement of recession talk. Just imagine if you could do this every day for 2-3 minutes. Yes, it doesn’t pay the bills or put food on the table, but it does bring a lift and keep you engaged in the vision.
Thanks to Dominic Hoffman for sending me the link.
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Tagged 24, Dance, Dominic Hoffman, London England, T-mobile
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Keeping Newspapers Alive
Another Great commentary on the state of news and magazine publications on comedy Central. Thanks to my blogging buddy, >Brooklynron.
1981 Primitive Internet Report on Kron
I just received a RSS feed from my blog colleague Brooklyn Ron about a news report in 1981 regarding internet newspapers. When I watched the video I had to laugh because it again demonstrates the pioneering spirit that has made America great, and what we need most of all in 2009 to move ourselves forward.
Mickey’s Birthday Party (1942)
Jerome Green
Mickey Mouse is a symbol of many things: Hope, fantasy and new energy. Walt Disney had faith that his vision would work, but it wasn’t until Mickey Mouse was born did the Disney’s fortunes change. In this time of economic upheaval and discussion on stimulus packages, it may be time to look to a new way of living.
Trying to recapture what has been lost is sometimes like looking for a needle in a haystack. Your odds of finding the needle are slim, and if you do find it, you just might forget why you were looking for it in the first place.
This is a time for real change not parallel changes, but death to the old and birth to the new. Mickey, always represent the spirit of the New, no matter how old he gets.
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Tagged Disneyland, Mickey Mouse, Mickey's birthday, stimulus, Walt Disney
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UP in Smoke ?
I’ve been wanting to write an article on the Phelps issues, but Mike Edison, former editor of High Times, beat me to it and pretty much expressed my feelings on the matter. I would also like to state that when I use to get high 23 years ago, kelloggs frosted flakes where my favorites. I get tired of these companies acting like they are saints, when the world itself is made up of people who make mistakes every day. If Kellogg is really about presenting a pristine image, than they should make a public statement that reads as follows.
“if you smoke pot, don’t eat our cereal”
Read full story here
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Tagged Barack Obama, High Times, Kellogg Cereal, Michael Phelps, Up in Smoke
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Calvin and Hobbs Prophecy from 15 years ago
Who knew that Watterson, who wrote this comic 15 years ago, was an economic prophet ?
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Tagged bailout money, Calvin and Hobbs, Sam Watterson, stimulus package
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America on Parade
The Inauguration of President Obama was an event to behold. Mr. Obama is the first presidential candidate since Kennedy to inspire me to hope and believe once again in our government. I wanted so badly to regain my lost hope in the Great Idea that is America. It seems that I am not alone. Almost 2 million people gathered in the freezing cold to be part of that historical moment.
I felt a connection with Barack Obama from the first time I heard him speak but I was unsure of how mainstream America would respond to him. My grandparents are from Iowa so when the good people of Iowa voted for him in their caucuses, I knew that he had a chance to win the election. It was the Iowa spirit that kick-started Obama’s victory, placed him favorably in the national spot light, and led to this Inauguration.
When race seemed to become an issue during the campaign, Mr. Obama faced it head-on. Mr. Obama’s historic speech put American racism in perspective with grace and civility. I could feel him speaking from his heart. It was then I knew that he was the breath of compassionate and intelligent fresh air that was needed for this country to move beyond stigmatizing people based upon their skin color. (read more )
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First Kitchen Confidential
Obama family’s favorite Chicago chef is coming to the White House.
* By: Dayo Olopad
Samuel Kass, the 28-year-old cook who served as personal chef to the Obama family in Chicago, will be cooking nightly at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, White House Social secretary Desirée Rogers confirmed for The Root. Kass, who will hold the title of assistant White House chef, is also the son of Robert Kass, Malia Obama’s former fifth-grade teacher and onetime faculty director at Chicago’s Laboratory School.
The young chef’s organic cuisine and sustainable kitchen philosophy won over the new first family years ago. Kass trained in Europe after graduating from the University of Chicago in 2003 and ran a private catering business that counted the Obamas as clients even before Malia was assigned to the elder Kass’ classroom in 2007. The Obamas’ refrigerator used to be filled with “Cheez-Its and stuff like that,” says one former Lab student, who has known the Kass family for years. “[Sam] got him eating healthy—got the whole family eating healthy.” The family friend says Kass, a varsity college athlete, “has been cooking for [the Obamas] since they got to Washington.” (A White House spokesperson could not confirm or deny Kass’ involvement in any pre-inaugural snacking.) read more here