Complacent Administration

This is the best assessment of Barack Obama that I have seen so far.

Barack Obama’s former mentor criticises ‘complacent Administration’

Tai Shan's Farewell

Video from Tai Shan's farewell party.

Video of Tai Shan's Day.

Catherine Zeta Jones on Letterman

I can't pass up a Catherine Zeta Jones video. Here she is on Letterman last week.

5-Second Rule Flow Chart

From the A new way to think about the 5-second rule in the Los Angelos Times

J.D. Salinger's Safe

The mystery grows: What's in 'Catcher in the Rye' author J.D. Salinger's safe?

Pictures of the Flood

It did flood at the Inner Harbor, but I don't think it was enough to get into any buildings. I lucked out. I was going to the bank, and because I had $10 in pennies I needed to take my book bag. I took my camera out of the bag, but then decided to put it back. So when I got to the Harbor just as the clouds were breaking and the water was spilling onto the walk ways, I had my camera.

Pictures of the Flood

Black & White pictures inspired by Aubrey Bodine.

Phineas Gage on Flickr

A picture of Phineas Gage has shown up on Flickr. Phineas is famous because in 1848 a 43" tamping iron shot through his eye and out the back of his head. He survived and is remember today as one of the first documented cases where a brain injury affected a man's personality. The Smithsonian has an article including the picture.

Crazy Heart

A Video of Scott Cooper the writer and director of Crazy Heart, a movie starring Jeff Bridges, Maggie Guyllenhall and Robert Duvall. I see that Jeff Bridges just won the Best Actor award from SAG for this film.

The Big Burn

Here is Timothy Egan discussing his newest book The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America. I think I preferred his previous book, The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl. The most interesting aspect of the new book is to see how the arguments in politics today are almost exactly the same as the argument that went on in the past. If you are into the genre of natural disaster books, both of these books are worth reading.

"Water for Elephants" the movie

Reese Witherspoon, Sean Penn and Robert Pattinson possible for the movie of Water for Elephants.

Almost-close encounter

Meteorite hits Lorton doctor's office

Mexico's Cueva de los Cristale

Video of the Cave of Crystals in southern Chihuahua Mexico.

Alice in Wonderland

The Times has what it claims is an exclusive first look at Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. I went to the Tim Burton exhibit at MOMA last week end, and I have a new appreciation for him as an artist. There must have been about 1,000 pieces of his work there. Unfortunately, it was so crowded it was had to see a lot of it.

Unemployment in the United States

A dynamic map that shows the spread of unemployment over the US in the last couple years.

The End of a Tradition?

Edgar Allan Poe Toaster is 'Nevermore'

What to eat?

The 11 Best Foods You Aren’t Eating

The Nature Conservancy - Nature's Best Photo

You can vote in the The Nature Conservancy's Nature's Best Photo contest. I was going to vote, but I cannot decide which pictures I like best.

Pictures From New York

I was hoping to take more pictures on Sunday, but it rained in the afternoon. I got pictures of Times Square on Saturday night and Central Park on Sunday morning.

Saturday Night & Sunday Morning - NYC 01/2010

A Little Night Music

Everything about A Little Night Music was great. The only criticism I could think of is that Desiree, the character Catherine Zeta Jones plays, should be just a bit past her prime. By no stretch could you say that Cathernine Zeta Jones is even a little bit past her prime. But I am willing to over look this for the sake of art.

Here are a couple clips. The stars discuss the show.



Catherine Zeta Jones - Send in the Clowns



Angela Lansbury - Liasons

Slash: Paper Under The Knife

I went to the Museum of Art and Design today, primarily because I thought it would be a good place to stay out of the rain today between the time I had to check out of my hotel room and when I was supposed to catch the bus. I was happy I went. It was far less crowded than MOMA, and I saw one of the best art exhibits I have seen in my life: Slash: Paper Under The Knife