Thanks to JMG for pointing this out:

Beyonce's choreography was a move-for-move homage to the late Gwen Verdon, Bob Fosse's wife. Here's the '60's-era clip that inspired Beyonce's moves, set to Single Ladies.

The day after Thanksgiving presents a perennial problem — what to do with the leftover turkey? The individual homeowner’s problem is nothing like that facing the Swanson Company in 1953. Overestimating the need for Thanksgiving turkeys, the firm found itself with over a half-million pounds of unsold turkey. Enter a salesman named Gerry Thomas. He modified a tray used by airlines into one with three compartments, filled it with a turkey dinner, and suggested tying the idea to the nation’s latest craze — television. And so the TV dinner was born. Much more sophisticated frozen dinners are today a staple of people short on time. Almost all refrigerators have a freezer section and more than a third of U.S. homes have a separate freezer.

Provided by the US Census Bureau

If someone were to combine all my geeky high school moments into a single video, this would probably come close. Tall skinny blond guy, into a capella, who is also a geek.

Presenting “Star Wars: A Tribute to John Williams”



It is probably a miracle I no longer live in my mother’s basement.

Tonight was Blu-Ray Movie night with Pat and Matt. Great choice.

This morning I rode the Divorce Bus to work. Occasionally, CTA will allow an advertiser to completely cover the inside of the bus with just a single ad or set of ads. In this case it was a law firm that specializes in helping you end your marriage.

I really need a better camera on my next phone. It was just kind of jarring to see all these McCain-esque, blue background, ads that tell you that if you are in a bad or failing relationship to call the number to get help with ending your marriage. Hopefully, my next phone will have a better camera for when I encounter these kind of situations.

Then I saw this video:

h/t to Jonathan Britton (one of the guys I follow on Twitter).

This past Saturday, the Gay Liberation Network (GLN) held a protest in downtown Chicago. It was a protest of James Dobson’s inclusion into the Museum of Broadcast Communication’s Radio Hall of Fame. It was also a protest of unity against California’s Proposition 8.

Growing up in Colorado Springs, headquarters to Dobson’s Focus on the Family, my family watched as a wonderful community was torn apart when Focus arrived in town and Colorado’s Amendment 2 got started. Friendships, neighborhoods, and even families were torn apart by the anti-gay amendment and the support it received from Dobson and Focus.

So on Friday evening, when I saw information from a Twitter friend saying they were protesting Dobson, I shot an email to my mom asking her if she wanted to go. He response was a resounding “YES” followed by a comment about her dislike for Dobson (that probably should not be printed on a website that was once very Googleable).

Some photos of the event can be seen at the Protest Photos link. It includes a pic mom and me. Mom really likes how the rainbow flags look. You know you are at a gay protest when some of the signs are made with glitter.

There is also a video of the protest (you can see “Family TumbleDry” briefly at the 6 second mark).


Side Note: Getting letters, emails, IMs, and Twitter messages from friends telling me how cool my parents are never gets old... thanks everyone who sent stuff! I always forward it to mom.

Despite my workouts, attempts to learn a little more about sports, switching from crap like “Spritzers” and “Cosmos” to a man’s drink like Jack or a good scotch and soda...

I can’t get enough of this...

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Of all the reaction pieces in the news. I like this one the best.