Love the Colbert. Love the "better know..." series of interviews. This is one of the funnier ones I've seen. Guam.

If you have your own brand of beef jerky...you might be a redneck

I've been trying to place Kristen Wiig since I first saw her on SNL. I think she's one of the great underrated talents on the program. She was extremely funny in a Michelle Dison sketch this weekend.
I checked IMDB and found out she was on the Joe Schmo Show, an extremely odd and addictive show that I watched a few years back.

**Note: the link to the SNL video has been removed, so don't bother trying to see it.

Efficiency

I'm starting to believe that as the last century was obsessed with excess, in this century, we will only benefit from a dedication to efficiency. Wanna take some small steps that can make a big difference in your home? Home Depot has devoted a portion of their site to Eco Options. Some good suggestions here for conserving energy, water, and more.

The boy listens

Matthew's now fourteen months old and he reached what, for me, was a huge milestone on his fourteen month birthday. He was holding his toy fish. It's mouth opens wide to swallow another fish. I suggested to him that the fish should eat the small soccer ball he got recently. I said 'get the ball. put it in the fish'. He listened, turned, grabbed the ball, opened the fish's mouth, put the ball in, and closed the fish's mouth. Such a dream come true. You tell the boy something specific and he understands enough of the words and what you're asking and does it. Later I told him 'put the book back in the box' and he did that too. You have no idea how thrilled I am. 14 months of feeling like I'm talking to myself are finally over.

Influences

I was telling my friend Taj about the new Kings of Leon record last week. It's a good record. I'm convinced the second half is better than the first, but I told him I thought it sounds like they've been listening to the Pixies and U2 quite a bit since they made the last one. It's still got that Kings sound, but they're expanding what they're doing in very specific ways. Well I got a chuckle this evening when I came across their "artist playlist" on iTunes. Among the "many songs that have influenced us over the past 2 years while writing and recording our new record" are a couple of Pixies tracks and, you guessed it...a song by U2.

Vonnegut

Heard at the office today that Kurt Vonnegut died. Cat's Cradle was one of my favorite books when I was in high school. He was a great writer and a fascinating guy. Pick up one of his books if you've never read him. The story collection Welcome to the Monkey House is great too.

Memory is a funny thing...

The internet's ability to spark nostalgia never ceases to amaze me. Check out this video. I want a show of hands (comments will do fine, thanks)...who else remembers this?

The Battlestar Galactica season finale was kind of crazy. Did anyone else see it?
I can't decide whether it was a "wow that was awesome" kind of crazy or a "did Colonel Tigh just quote Dylan?" kind of crazy. Crazy, nevertheless.