I read an ad in Glamour that says "state-of-the-art, vintage technology."
I guess that's possible if the state of the art hasn't changed, but...
Is this an oxymoron? Or, does it just not make sense?
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Carbon Footprint Calculator
Carbon Footprint Calculator -- from IEEE, not sponsored by someone selling carbon offsets. I haven't played yet because I don't have access to my electric bills, but I will.
Friday, June 26, 2009
How My Boyfriend Shows He Likes Me
An email from Frank: "Did you leave yet? I have a table reserved at Friendly's for 7:30."
The Start of a List
Pairs of famous people who died on the same day, from Dad:
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
Jim Henson and Sammy Davis, Jr
Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie
Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
Jim Henson and Sammy Davis, Jr
Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie
Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Today's Rant
At a recent research group gathering, several people didn't know who David Lee Roth was. Not that I'm biggest fan, but I know who he is. I joked that I was going to have a series of lectures on pop culture. Today, I explained that David Lee Roth is the lead singer of Van Halen. The response: "Who is Van Halen?" The top songs I came up with by Van Halen were "Jump" and "Right Now". Emily piped up, "You Really Got Me."
What? That's not Van Halen. It took me awhile to come up with The Kinks as the originator of that song. (I'm disappointed in myself too.) I didn't know (or at least remember) that Van Halen had a cover of the Kinks' song. Emily insisted that the Van Halen version was the famous one. What?!? I'm not sure how to measure that, but it just seems wrong to call that song a Van Halen song.
I was searching for the lyrics to a Christmas song on the Web, and the first page that came up was one that was titled "Hanson Lyrics". Sigh.
Emily said that she likes some remakes better than the original. I suggested Madonna's "American Pie", which Emily claimed she had never heard. YouTube to the rescue, and she was scarred for life.
What? That's not Van Halen. It took me awhile to come up with The Kinks as the originator of that song. (I'm disappointed in myself too.) I didn't know (or at least remember) that Van Halen had a cover of the Kinks' song. Emily insisted that the Van Halen version was the famous one. What?!? I'm not sure how to measure that, but it just seems wrong to call that song a Van Halen song.
I was searching for the lyrics to a Christmas song on the Web, and the first page that came up was one that was titled "Hanson Lyrics". Sigh.
Emily said that she likes some remakes better than the original. I suggested Madonna's "American Pie", which Emily claimed she had never heard. YouTube to the rescue, and she was scarred for life.
Transformers Sequel
A while ago, I saw the trailer for the Transformers sequel with a friend. The trailer started with Shia going to college and the Transformer said something mildly amusing. And then the action starts. My friend was a little disappointed in the movie. He thought it was going to be a buddy comedy: Shia goes to college with his robot friend and hilarity ensues. Maybe that can be the next sequel.
Monday, June 15, 2009
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