Archive for January, 2007
Robert Earl Keen singing Merry Christmas from the Family at Gruene Hall
YouTube is blowing me away. Where else can you find stuff like this? Thornson’s got it right on - ‘It’s like seeing Pele play sandlot soccer in Brazil.’
Mel Blanc on Johnny Carson
Classic Mel Blanc.
Most Interesting Fact I heard Today
“There are more Ethiopian doctors in Washington D.C. than in all of Ethiopia.”
From NPR: Hospital Gives Ethiopian Women a Chance at Care
Footnote.com - Online Repository, Social Annotation Tool for Original Documents
Here’s a great idea that seems long overdue now that someone else has finally put it into action. Footnote.com is an online repository and social annotation tool for documents and images. Watch the video above for a demonstration. Doing anything useful requires a membership either free or paid depending on the functionality and the images […]
XC-skiing at the Frisco Nordic Center
I just got back from seeing if I could remember how to cross-country ski. I do remember how, however, I’m just too out of shape to do it very well anymore. BBQ is the devil’s own invention.
Tickets on Sale for the Houston College Classic
If you like baseball there’s no better event than the College Classic. I went last year and sat in every section of Minute Maid Park. Just for the record I’ve got to go with 1st base line as the best seat in the house. I’ll be cheering on the Coogs all three days as they […]
From Russia With Love, BBC Documentary of Tetris
Line Rider, Addictive Flash Games
Line Rider is all the rage.
GeekEnvy: iPhone
Steve Jobs pulls yet another great gadget out of his pocket. iPhone. Before you get too excited it’s $500 in its cheapest configuration on Cingular. More iphone deets. iPhone Backstory.
The Six Wards of Houston
NB: Cross-posted at Metroblogging Houston. Read more.