I am still trying to track down the definitive list of the top 10 breakup songs – apparently George Michael’s “Careless Whisper” got ranked #6. Personally I think “When you were mine” would need to be in there somewhere. First recorded by Prince, in 1980, it seems this track has been covered by a fairly …
Category Archives: Culture
Writing Challenges & Uncomfortable Questions
A friend at the local St Louis Podcaster’s Meetup group suggested I listen to a nice little podcast called “Writing Challenges“. I had no idea going into it that the podcast comes from a Brit – a delightful surprise – always nice to get a dose of the accent. (especially today, the day when I …
Movies
I was looking ahead, and I think this is the list for most of the rest of the year – expect me to buy advance tickets and be there on opening night for them! March 20 - Knowing (Nick Cage) - Duplicity (Julia Roberts & Clive Owen) March 27 - Monsters vs. Aliens (Pixar) April 3 - Fast & …
Some couples really do live happily ever after!
I saw this on the Daily Telegraph website today. Very cool! Some couples really do live happily ever after By Matthew Moore, 16 Dec 2008 The study found that couples married for more than 20 years showed similar brain activity to lovers in the throes of a new relationship, when shown pictures of their partners. …
Bond cars
I ran across some pictures on the Daily Telegraph news site today – cars featured in James Bond movies through the years. Strangely enough, it was the Aston Martin cars that really grabbed my attention! Aston Martin DB5 Aston Martin v8 Vantage Volante Aston Martin Vanquish Aston Martin DBS v12 What can I say? I …
Einstein Quote
What a genius: Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler. — Albert Einstein Apply it early and apply it often.
Lest we forget…
Thanks for the link Merinda From the YouTube description: On November 11, 1999 Terry Kelly was in a Shoppers Drug Mart store in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. At 10:55 AM an announcement came over the store’s PA asking customers who would still be on the premises at 11:00 AM to give two minutes of silence in …
A fitting tribute
A friend sent me this. A fitting tribute.
“Munny” Show St Louis
Also known as “my friend is famous”