Jack's Back and Busy

Jack Johnson's All at Once Community and new Solar CD

Also, his first song on new the album Sleeping Through The Static...

Homework: A Brief Look at Switzerland

While some of my homework assignments may seem a bit dense, you never know what country's political system Alec Trebeck might ask about... what is a canton?... who is their president and how long do they serve?... who is the biggest foreign investor in Switzerland?

Why Switzerland? Because I've been there twice and love it. Get to reading.

The American (worth subscribing to their RSS feed) article by John Fund: "Cuckoo for Switzerland"

Now because of me--my blog--you will soon be the proud knower of these invaluable factoids: you're welcome young sirs and madams.

Daily Coop: George W. Booed, Trailering, Lou

The Art of Trailering...

Oh Lou...

Photos from 'It's Complicated: The American Teenager,' by Robin Bowman (source: lessons in brevity)

America's greatest pastime has a collective voice too... this is some serious booing:

Homework: "The Internet? Bah!"

Tonight's homework is a Newsweek article written by Clifford Stoll on February 27, 1995 titled, "The Internet? Bah! Hype Alert and Why the Cyberspace Isn't, and Will Never Be, Nirvana (blog summary available at Paleo-Future)... funny stuff

Homework: "Renewing the American Economy"

I hope you enjoy a new addition to my blog: Homework. Most likely these assignments will be of the reading variety (history, politics, baseball, or film). There's no tests or quizzes; what's my objective? Well...to better my Jeopardy skills of course :)

Just finished today's assignment: "Renewing the American Economy" ...

UPDATE: Video

Daily Coop: Uncle, Nietzsche, Rockets

Congratulations to me for becoming a soon-to-be uncle! Yesterday, I found out my sister is going to have a baby boy! I already know what books I want to get him for his first 7 birthdays. I'm a little bummed that I have to wait until he's in high school to pass along Hemingway, but that's alright: Twain, Whitman, Wilder, etc. will suffice for a few years.

Onward and upwards... to the Daily Coop:

Interesting blogpost by Ali eteraz (solid reference to PBS painter Bob Ross): Obama is Nietzschean...

Keep it up Friendfeed...

Hi honey, I got you a great gift for your birthday this year...

Ode to the Elimination of One's Dynastic Deceit

Dear Superdelegates of the Land:
Please end this lady's bid for the White House before she steals America's chance at a new type of government--void of lies and dynastic deceit:

Hillary in Tuzla: The Tale of Bosnian Sniper Fire (TRAILER):

Daily Coop: Conservative Convert, Richardson

One of the better politcal commentary posts I've read in awhile... with Richardson's endorsement this morning, the tides may be turning back. I urge all those Republican's on my side of the family to take the time to read this.

Richardson's endorsement (a nice speech--especially the "whisper" moment: definitely a Veep candidate)...

Barack Obama: 'A More Perfect Union' (Full Speech)

UPDATED: Some are saying America has not heard such words since King's "I Have a Dream":

"A More Perfect Union"


UPDATE: A Bright, Shining Moment, blog post by Jon Robin Baitz

Music Video Vault: Bright Eyes

For those in the mood to think or just ponder why...you're welcome:

At the Bottom of Everything



Lua



First Day of My Life

Obama in Indiana: "We Have to Come Together"

Our history is being defined in front of our eyes--I hope my generation is watching:

Daily Coop: Chamonix, Huff, J. Adams

One of the highlights of our honeymoon...the picture on the top of my blog--atop Chamonix, overlooking Mont Blanc--was taken by Emilia: a once-in-a-lifetime, epic snap.

Arianna Huffington recent blog post is worth a read if you have the time...

I hope our free HBO doesn't end anytime soon: this new series on John Adams should be great...

Daily Coop: Web 2.0 Politics, Hulk, ScJo, Short, Boost

Web 2.0 Politics: These candidates couldn't be more different in strategy and tone. The generation gap is almost funny...

Another Depp as Dali article...

Norton's Hulk gets a trailer...

I'm really looking foward to New York, I Love You...

Big guns in Hollywood seek Obama boost

Daily Coop: Norton's Doc, Superman, Affleck, Brain Fitness

Edward Norton developing Obama documentary!

They should have gone the Batman and upcoming-Hulk route; hopefully Singer learned his lesson...

Gone Baby Gone team at it again with The Blade Itself: should be a solid film...

The wave of the future: brain fitness...

Daily Coop: 2 Powerhouses, Blogs, Spain, Conrad, Dali

Pacino and DeNiro together again in Righteous Kill...

The world's 50 most powerful blogs (source: Ry's lessons in brevity)...

Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero reelected(what does the future hold for Spain?)...

Oh the Clinton horror (also new NYTimes piece)...

Depp as Dali!

Daily Coop: Stuff, Yale, Charlie

Stuff. There's too much stuff. A big house: no thanks. No wonder the world is laughing at the shallow hoarders across the pond. A small space, a safe place, hot water, a bookcase--and a coffee maker.

Sometime I like to think about NYC.

Tony Blair to teach at Yale.

Clinton continues to ruin her legacy. Her only way to win is to steal the election--should be an interesting next few months in American politics.

Charlie Rose: over 3,000 archived interviews: tiny but free.