Steel Kaleidoscopes

Lyrics of the Day

"I wonder what he was thinking when he hit that storm or was he just lost in the flood?"

— Bruce Springsteen, 1973

Things That Go Bump

Part of having a child growing up in your house are the toys and games that take up residence.

And toys and games with audio can be outright freaky, especially when they come alive at odd moments.

You want creepy?

In the dark of night with the entire house quiet, all of a sudden we hear from the bottom of the stairs, "Do you want to play with me?"

Then cackling laughter.

A horror movie come to life?

No. Just our daughter's audio book that somehow reacted to house vibrations (we think).

Yeah, that's creepy.

Quote of the Day

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

— Albert Einstein

The Burning Sessions

 

Should we tape Uriah Heep? Donovan? Judy Collins?

Will Mrs. Vargas hear us?

How do we shake off the cold?

Soft vinyl, cassettes, new-age CDs, MP3s.

Are you kidding me or what?

And so the Burning Sessions enter their 26th year.

Aging rock stars, athletes, sons, brothers and carriers of the flame of youth.

Leather jackets, T-shirts, jeans.

We've got it going on.

Bad Hair Day?

  

Sonicbids member Miff creates a hair-raising experience. 
 

Social Media Quagmire

Has social media made us more productive or more distracted?

Ten years ago, you checked your email when you got home from work to make sure nothing imploded back at the office.

Now, there are so many more plugs in the outlets.

There are three more friend requests on Facebook. And, if you're like me, you don't just allow someone to friend you haphazardly. If he or she is truly a friend (or, at a minimum, someone you once worked with), I write a little note asking how they're doing. If they don't have time to respond to a simple "what's up," are they really a friend?

Another LinkedIn request. Someone else asks for a recommendation. Someone is looking for a marketing director. Do I know anyone?

What's so-and-so tweeting about? Is it worth a retweet? Now I have something to say.

Back to email. My work account. My personal account. My other personal account.

What the hell is this Google Buzz? More commentary.

Oh, and now to check out those videos that were sent around the office today. Over to YouTube.

Damn, I haven't blogged in two days. What can I write about? What's on my mind?

I look at the clock and an hour has passed.

So much for just checking my email.

Rainbow Tongue

 

Here's a cat that likes his colors.

Quote of the Day

"Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry."

— Bill Cosby

Volume

My in-box just exceeded 1,000 emails.

What's up with that?

At what point does an in-box implode?

Lyrics of the Day

"Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling."

— Frederick Weatherly, 1910