Homemade Highlights a Smashing Success…

Here’s another “Homemade Highlight” by the “budget conscious” team at The Wall Street Journal. This time they covered the gold medal beach volleyball match where the team of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings defeated number six seeds Jennifer Kessy and April Ross in straight sets. Get past the forced… more »

London Booster — The Bus that Does Pushup…

Outside of the Czech Olympic House in The London Borough of Islington, there is a 1957 double-decker bus is doing push-ups. Called the “London Booster,” it is one of a number of public sculptures around the city commissioned for the Games. Created by Czech sculptor David Cerny, the six-ton bus… more »

ChalkCar Stimulates the Inner Artist…

Mike Kepka featured the “ChalkCar” in his “The City Exposed” column that ran over the weekend. Grant Gordon, the owner of a 2001 Toyota Echo, has turned his vehicle into a movable chalkboard / art installation. At least once a week, armed with a box of chalk, he heads to… more »

Funny Ha-ha or Funny Uh-oh…

The other day, I got a text message that said, “Siri is funny.” Siri is a built-in app on iPhone 4S that lets you use your voice to send messages, schedule meetings, place phone calls, and more. The “funny” message arrived after one that Siri messed up. It was supposed… more »

Respect Yourself — A Good Message from an Unusual Source

Looking at some old videos I put together got me on a Bruce Willis tangent. Not too many people know about the “Return of Bruno” album. Here’s Willis and the Pointer Sisters. I had used his cover of “Secret Agent Man” for a company video a long time ago. That… more »