Some U2 to tide us over until 2009

OK, enough politics for the week. U2 has delayed release of their upcoming album, that fans speculate will be called "No Line on the Horizon," until early 2009.

So, in the meantime, I found this classic concert film at atu2.com. Concert.tv has streaming video of U2's first live TV appearance, at "Rockpalast" in St. Goarshausen, Germany. This is a great "War" era show from August 20, 1983.

I also found this interesting "interpretation" of the U2 classic "I Will Follow" by American singer-songwriter Waz on Scatter 'O Light Blog



Enjoy!

Wilco and Obama

Jeff Tweedy, Pat Sansone, and Glenn Kotche of Wilco introducing Sen. Barack Obama in Chicago.

Signs of Hope and Change

New Obama campaign video.



Music by The National.

Civics 101

Jon Stewart Says it Best!

I love it!

180 degrees

I just had to post this. Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) has done quite the about face since 2006.



Found on the huffingtonpost.com

Class of 2012 Mindset List

Beloit College in Beloit, Wis., has released their College Mindset List for the Class of 2012. I love reading the list every year, even though it makes me feel old. The list was designed to help college professors understand the worldview of their new students, most of which are 18 year olds, born in 1990. Check out the list here.

A couple of items on the list struck me.

3. They have always been looking for Carmen Sandiego.
7. Gas stations have never fixed flats, but most serve cappuccino.
9. Electronic filing of tax returns has always been an option.
15. Martha Stewart Living has always been setting the style.
22. Clarence Thomas has always sat on the Supreme Court.
28. IBM has never made typewriters.
29. Roseanne Barr has never been invited to sing the National Anthem again.
31. They have never been able to color a tree using a raw umber Crayola.
32. There has always been Pearl Jam.
33. The Tonight Show has always been hosted by Jay Leno and started at 11:35 EST.
34. Pee-Wee has never been in his playhouse during the day.
36. They may have been given a Nintendo Game Boy to play with in the crib.
37. Authorities have always been building a wall across the Mexican border.
46. The Green Bay Packers (almost) always had the same starting quarterback.
49. Soft drink refills have always been free.
58. Radio stations have never been required to present both sides of public issues.

2008 DePauw Football schedule

Football season is fast approaching! We always try to go to at least one DPU Tigers game at beautiful Blackstock Stadium. Maybe this year Parker will enjoy watching part of the game. And if not, that's ok. We'll get out on a fall day and enjoy a Marvin's GCB. Still a winner.

• Sept. 13 vs. ANDERSON (Community Day)
  
• Sept. 27 vs. SEWANEE (Family Weekend)
• Oct. 11 vs. BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN (Old Gold Day)
• Oct. 25 vs. COLORADO COLLEGE
  
• Nov. 8 vs. RHODES
  
• Nov. 15 at Wabash (115th Monon Bell game)

We likely won't be able to make the Sept. 13th game. we'll be busy getting ready for Parker's 3rd Birthday party on the 20th. If you're interested in joining us, let me know!

Parker's pick up line

We visited Lebanon a few weeks ago to help Cathy's Mom re-roof her house. While we were there, Cathy and Parker visited with Kary Hill and her family. While the kids were playing, Kary's youngest, Molly, who's about 7 months or so older than Parker, can downstairs wearing one of her Disney princess dress up gowns. Parker proceeded to tell her "Molly, you're a pretty princess. Wanna see my underwear?" When Cathy told me this, I just about died laughing. Watch out ladies, here comes Parker!

The Tales of Beedle the Bard

Ok, so I'm a 33 year old Harry Potter fan. Sue me. If you're a fan, you probably read about Amazon.com's purchase of a hand written original work of J.K. Rowling's called "The Tales of Beedle the Bard." This fictional book played heavily in the final novel of the series, The Deathly Hallows. Amazon.com payed $3.98 million for it, with the proceeds going to one of Rowling's favorite charities, The Children's Voice Campaign. This is an organization that fights for the rights of children living in institutions.

Well, Potter fans will finally have their chance to read these wizard "fairy tales" on December 4th. Proceeds from the book will also go to The Children's Voice Campaign. It comes in a standard hardcover version and a Amazon.com exclusive deluxe version, featuring a recreation of the handwritten version owned by Amazon.com, for a mere $100!

A 800 word "prequel" to the series was also recently auctioned for charity. The auction raised $48,910 for English PEN and Dyslexia Action. You can read it here.