Eyjafjallajökull from Space

| April 19, 2010

This week, the news has been filled with reports of the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull Volcano. Now, there’s this image of the eruption from space.

Don’t Try This At Home!

| April 5, 2010

Monty Python: What to do if you’re being attacked with a banana (but not a pointed stick)

| April 1, 2010

I just finished my post about Serge Gainsbourg and I feel like I need to cleanse my palate. So here’s some comedy:

Buster Keaton Moment

| March 25, 2010

Another one of my favorite bits of comedy. This one is from Buster Keaton’s Seven Chances. After this, it’s all downhill.

Officer Saved By God

| March 6, 2010

Found this, today: One of the two police officers shot by a gunman outside the Pentagon says he is doing fine and credits God for shielding him. This, of course, reminds me of Pulp Fiction (another noir), where Samuel Jackson turns from repeating blindly his favorite Bible speech (6:00) to actually thinking about its meaning [...]

OK Go

| March 6, 2010

This could be a candidate for What I’m Listening to This Week, but I have not actually been listening to this song this week. But I found this on the web today and always loved Rube Goldberg: To buy an mp3 of this song, click here. To download the album Of The Blue Colour Of [...]

You can’t read my lobster face

| March 2, 2010

Still love her, but WTF?

Mean Kitty Song

| March 1, 2010

My cat died last month. When she was young, she used to be a mean little kitty, too. I still miss her.

Firesign Theater

| March 1, 2010

My friend Bill reminded me of Firesign Theater in January, so I looked them up on YouTube and found some of my favorites. The first clip features two ads, one for Bear Whiz Beer and (my favorite) one for McGog Brothers Atlantis Carpet Reclaimers: The second clip is an extended clip featuring “the rumors behind [...]

Slaves of Freedom

| December 18, 2009

More Neil Innes from Rutland Weekend Television. “Judy Garland. The toast of kings, the delight of queens. And after her, her daughter Liza. Liza with a zed. Romping through the gay, uncluttered world of Nazi Germany.”