Looking for the best TV, digital camera, netbook for yourself or a friend? Not sure where to start? Overwhelmed by variety and tech terms? For all you Analog Brain in a Digital World types (like myself), who get bewildered by the range and number of choices out there, here’s a helpful site to save you [...]
Analog Brain In A Digital World on a t-shirt just strikes me as amusing. And I can think of lots of people (my mom, for example) who would crack up if they got one as a gift. So I’m premiering t-shirts with my CD release. But as anybody who’s seen me in person knows, I [...]
For an American from Kansas, dining with a dozen fast-talking Jamaicans feels like a Bob Marley concert sped up to 78 rpm. It goes by quick, and the accents are thick. You have to pay attention with both ears, all of your brain, and preferably a slang dictionary). There are funny words and phrases you [...]
My new CD Analog Brain In A Digital World is coming along as fast as I can hurry it up. We’re now finalizing songs and mixing. I hope to show you a contagiously clever cover cartoon in a week or so. Meanwhile, as a public service, and for the illumination of your own personal self, [...]
The survey results are in…and so are the comments, suggestions, and two bits worth from nearly 1,000 of you. Thanks to all who participated! You can scroll down to get the results and some selected comments from the survey. (Note: these are only about 10% of the comments received…) But first… LISTEN AND VOTE: TITLE [...]
Recently I read about a fascinating two-question study that demonstrates how people who tend to be “liberal” or “conservative” are actually wired differently. It’s all in the brain. The questions: Would you slap your father during a skit if he gave you permission? Does it disgust you to touch the faucet in a public restroom? [...]
The following words are a tiny sample of over 2,035 (!) that were introduced (invented, coined) by one person. Do you know, or can you guess who made ‘em up? (Answer below…) cranny forefathers aggragate (verb) beautified abstemious antipathy critical dwindle extract horrid vast excellent eventful barefaced assassination lonely leapfrog indistinguishable well-read zany and countless [...]
We’re invited to a swank hotel lobby, given beverages, finger food, and aprons. An excellent musician plays piano in the background. Lots of upscale people are milling around, waiting, like us. Finally, a chef from California instructs us to line up according to table numbers, and to put our hand on the shoulder of the [...]
I like Sarah Palin. She’s not hard to like. She’s attractive, funny, and has serious charisma. She’s also kinda hot. She’d probably be fun to hang out with. But haven’t we made this mistake before? Sarah Palin already has the best job for her. She’s wildly popular as Governor of Alaska because she clobbered the [...]
The Chinese government, out of concern for foreign sensibilities, has ordered that dog meat not be served in restaurants during the Olympics. It’s wonderful to know the dogs are safe for a couple of weeks. (No word, however about a similar reprieve for the Lamas in Tibet…) My brain retains many colorful memories of China, [...]
