Archives for category: just grinning

And Now For The Truly Important News In The World

July 3, 2008 //

Apparently, Noel Gallagher of the once somewhat famous band Oasis was upset that the part owner of the soon to be Brooklyn Nets was chosen to headline the annual Glastonbury Festival this summer.

In what turned out to be a quick object lesson for Noel in not getting into a war of words with someone who basically built his name brand in such battles, Jay-Z opened his Glastonbury set with a scathing “cover” of Wonderwall, the song for which Oasis is best known. Stereogum tells more of this sordid tale here (with comments!).

I’m not a big Hova fan, but he is a big-time performer. Plus, the AC/DC workover of 99 Problems is pretty fun.

Categories just grinning, music, video

Mixtape=Love Archive

June 25, 2008 //

Here you can find a collection of my past Mixtape=Love playlists (even if they’ve become only a semi-annual event)…

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Categories design, hooray!, just grinning, music

A Video Rental Store, But For Books

June 11, 2008 //

My friend Richard is a librarian — yes, a real-life librarian — out in Illinois. I love reading his reflections about building and resourcing his local community. He is passionate, talented and has a wonderful sense of humor.

Recently, he posted about a person who was looking for a “video rental store but for books.”

Yikes.

Is this what we’ve come to? Are we such a Netflixed and TiVo’d culture that we have forgotten the old brick and mortar local library?

But enough hand-wringing… more fail!

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Categories communication, community, just grinning

1% Wax and 99% Testosterone

June 7, 2008 //

Typically, I am a bit wary of “Christian humor” which, sadly, often ends up being some unholy (ironic!) combination of derivative, corny, uncomfortable and/or offensive.

That being said, this video clip did make me grin.

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Categories communication, just grinning

Well, That’s Another Way

June 4, 2008 //

Earlier this week, when we went to pick up our daughter from her great-aunt’s house, we heard the story of how some Jehovah’s Witnesses came to their house. My aunt-in-law, who is a pretty dedicated Presbyterian, didn’t have to argue with them or engage in a theological debate.

Rather, the Jehovah’s Witnesses ended up leaving rather quickly because of the total racket the four kids there were stirring up. In fact, when we walked through the door, each of the four kids was performing different, crazed, taekwondo kicks and grunting up a storm.

Reminds me of the famous punchline Seinfeld once delivered about how to respond to telemarketers — watch for yourself below:

Categories communication, family, just grinning