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I just found out that Nicole and Brad (and probably Mike and Dan), who are ten years younger than me, have never heard (or even heard of) I Don’t Like Mondays by Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats.

Never.

I don’t really know what to say–I’m into pop culture obviously (although there are huge holes in my knowledge–see John Davies or Kevin Corcoran or Sam Caggiula for a real collective awareness). Nevertheless, I’m shocked when a piece of pop like this disappears from the cultural consciousness.

If you go to the iTunes Music Store and search for “I Don’t Like Mondays,” you’ll get the Boomtown Rats version as well as a Bon Jovi cover (with Geldof) and Tori Amos’ version (I realy have to work harder at appreciating Tori’s music–she always sounds so depressed).

Thanks to my lovely wife for this link, a 1961 automobile in-dash (actually under-dash) record player!

It’s here at Consumer Reports. Ah, the halcyon days of my old 45s…

Saw this last night, but I figured I’d made enough posts for one day. Here’s the online test.

I scored 35, which means that I’m definitely a libertarian, but not very extreme. This is probably due to the fact that I don’t advocate overthrowing the government (according to the quiz, I lose points because I actually believe that government is necessary to keep society functioning–go figure).

It’s a radically new concept in automobile engineering–will the public go for it?

Seriously, this is an exhibit from the Fleming Museum at the University of Vermont. It does show the kind of style that I hope to see in the upcoming 2007 new VW Microbus, though.

🙂

(click on the picture to go to this exhibit at the museum–the Quicktime VR movie is pretty cool)

(Thanks to Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire for the link).

Check it out at the Bush/Cheney website.

Like Goddard’s site, I can’t help but think that this could be used for evil purposes…

McCain said that an offer was highly unlikely, but yes, he’d certainly consider an offer to become Kerry’s vice presidential running mate.

Wow. It’s a long shot, but a Kerry/McCain ticket would be an amazing sight. The integrity and political clout that McCain would bring to the table would be a force to reckon with.

Here’s the story at WGAL’s website.

Sunday was torture–Monday was almost as bad.

Something snapped Monday night (like my mild fever) and Tuesday was worlds better. Today was almost back to normal.

I was the last at work to get it, so hopefully we’re all done with it.

Especially in a 35 mile per hour zone.

But that’s what the state trooper said when he stopped me. I swear I was going 45 tops, but I could have been wrong. Hey, I was driving back from Philly to Etown in a haze of illness, so I could have not noticed my speed. He said his radar clocked me at 59 and then he followed me for a half mile to make sure.

Luckily, the trooper just told me to slow it down. Someone must be smiling down on me.

You know, every time my sister comes up to visit, I tend to have an interaction with the police. Not that I’m saying there’s a connection, but–hm.

[updated–corrected hasty typos after reading helpful comment. 🙂 ]

Check it out at Wired News. Assuming that you’d want to use this (I wouldn’t, believe it or not), I can’t imagine that this would be anything other than expensively priced; $25-$30 per flight is pretty exorbitant.

Ladies and Gentlemen: the Spam McGriddle!

This sounds as good as our old tongue-in-cheek Denny’s menu proposals: The Danish Italiano (with it’s yummy Marinara danish filling), the tasty Trout and Eggs breakfast, and the Spam Slam (Spam hotcakes with Spam eggs and Spam meat on the side–don’t forget the small cruet of spam-flavored syrup!).

Doesn’t that do wonders for your appetite?