Thu, 28 August 2008  My Gods this is is funny, especially if you work in IT.The Website Is Down Category: Blog Post -- posted at: 10:00 AM Comments[3] |
Wed, 27 August 2008 Well, doesn't look like we're going to get anybody special on for show 100, but Lando came up with an intriguing idea for the show that I think we'll run with. I'll keep it under wraps, but a decent hint is that it will probably be exactly the opposite of what you normally expect out of us. We're looking to record it this week for a next week release date. Sorry we went a little long on getting the new stuff out, but it was in hopes of doing something extraordinary. Even so, I have some ideas for some future contests and possibly some new types of content for us to give you all, so with any luck show 100 will be the start of some bigger things from us. Hope that whets the appetite! What the hell kind of word is 'whet' anyway? Talk to you all soon! Joe Category: Blog Post -- posted at: 10:00 AM Comments[4] |
Thu, 21 August 2008 Hey all,A while back I did an illustration for Ben Grundy at Mysterious Universe, which was originally going to be used (I think) on a special DVD he was going to put out. Since the site unfortunately looks quite dead, I went ahead and submitted the design for critique over at Threadless. My wife's quite a fan of the site, and I have a big liking for the community way they pick shirts. Head on over and give me some feedback on the design, and be honest! I want (if selected) this shirt to be kickass, so tell me what you think of the layout. Thanks! Oh yeah, if you want to see how the design came about, just head here. Joe Category: Blog Post -- posted at: 10:00 AM Comments[2] |
Mon, 18 August 2008 Totally slipped my mind, but that survey company (see button to the right above the RSS 2.0 button) is running a contest for anyone who fills out the survey! Even if you did it already, fill it out again or have someone you know do it and you could a iPod Touch among other things! Sorry I was so late letting everyone know, contest ends on 08/30. Category: Blog Post -- posted at: 10:00 AM Comments[1] |
Thu, 14 August 2008 Came across this post this morning, thought of a slightly more fitting tweak on the image: Gave me a chuckle. Category: Blog Post -- posted at: 10:00 AM Comments[2] |
Sat, 9 August 2008 So far, it's been a bad year for comedians I admire.As if losing George Carlin wasn't bad enough, today the word came out that Bernie Mac has died after contracting pneumonia. I remember when I read about his illness, and I worried with his existing lung problem if it would be something he might not recover from, but my thoughts were more towards damage to his lungs, not death. When my wife came in this morning with the news, I was shocked by it. I first discovered Bernie Mac when my Tivo accidentally recorded his show instead of another I had scheduled. I watched the show and was so blown away by the stark honesty of the material I instantly got a Season Pass to continually record the show. That Pass still runs as I write this. The show was a brutally honest (and funny) fictionalized take on Mac's real life experiences. Like Roseanne, another show I've come to truly enjoy, The Bernie Mac Show was greatest when it mixed humor and seriousness within the same episode. More than anything, Bernie Mac himself was always entertaining and genuine. After the show, I started to seek out some of the shows Mac had done, and as I mentioned in our last show (our topic timing has been very strange occasionally) I had recently picked up and listened to two of his audiobooks and was impressed with how each book was a vastly different take on the same material: his life. Mac grew up in rough conditions: a mostly absent father, impoverished, and struggling to find success. Along the way, he lost two of the greatest people in his life, his mother and grandmother. It's very poignant that many times in both books he takes several opportunities to mention them both, especially when talking about getting through life's many hardships. Early last year, I saw Bernie Mac on the Tonight Show and he was discussing an impending retirement. I thought right away that if he ever came through an area where I could get to, I'd make sure I saw his act before he stopped doing it. Like Carlin, that possibility is now gone. In a world where we seem to be increasingly paranoid about how we speak and if our words will be used against us, Bernie Mac never stopped speaking honestly. Just within the last few weeks he had caught a little heat from some edgy material at a fund raiser for Barack Obama, and when I read about it I was so annoyed that people expected him to curtail his comedy to be "safer." That was never his way, and in interviews lately he had made a point that the overbearing "political correctness" that has infected our culture was part of the reason he was retiring. Isn't it sad when our fear of frankness leads us to make someone give up what made them great out of disgust?  Category: Blog Post -- posted at: 10:00 AM Comments[1] |
Fri, 8 August 2008   This week we're out on the waves with no destination, just bobbing along in the tide as we meander on alterantive learning techniques, failed rocket launches and even the future of keyboards. Between our ineptitude at typing and our tendency to wander way off any topic, it's a wonder we get this show out at all. This will be our last show for a few weeks as we gear up for episode 100, which we're hoping will be something special. Keep an eye on the site for details on what we're working on. Enjoy! Opening Music: "Alive WIP v2" by George Carpenter Closing Music: "Blau.ton" by Rauschwerk Comments[7] |
Fri, 1 August 2008 This week Lando and myself are talking about the declining desire for intelligence in society, albeit in a roundabout way. We talk about some recent examples of leadership not caring about being obsolete, as well as a seemingly pervasive dismissal of wisdom. Not all is gloom and doom though, as we lead off with some examples of the evolution of learning and how, if sought, pathways of study and intellect are becoming more and more accessible. Opening Music: "Alive WIP v2" by George Carpenter Closing Music: "Blau.ton" by Rauschwerk Comments[1] |
