Jack Norris

Thanks for sharing; now i need to get the mp3. Anyone recommend a particular recording of this piece? (preferably available at Amazon's mp3 store) :) - Dan Hsiao

Definitely checkout Yo-Yo Ma's rendition. It's always at the top of my "Top 25 Most Played" iTunes playlist. - Benjamin Golub

Janos Starker's performance is so much better than Yo-Yo Ma's, if you ask me. Starker tends to be more emotional where as Ma always sounded to be a bit sterile. Also, Ma only recently began playing it properly with the double-stops. - Akiva Moskovitz

I love how the woman asks, with a straight face, whether or not Obama is a Marxist. Awesome. What channel is this? - Rob Schonberger

man lefties get pissed when the shoe I'd on the other foot - Robert Hafer

I thought this was hilarious, it looks like something you'd see on the Colbert Report. (It was on some local TV station in Florida.) It's also amusing to hear some conservatives compare this to Palin's interviews—sorry, I just don't quite see it. - Jim Norris

"The big "buzz" here is of course John McCain's choice for running mate: Sarah Palin, who has been governor of Alaska for two years, before which she was mayor of the Alaskan city of Wasilla, which has the same total number of households as John McCain." - Jim Norris via Bookmarklet

Excellent post Jim - Dave Barry at his best! - Jack Norris

"Indeed, for the first time since the women's movement came to life, an economic recovery has come and gone, and the percentage of women at work has fallen, not risen, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports." - Jessie via Bookmarklet

Not encouraging statistics for our daughters starting their careers . . . guess no early retirement for us Anne :-) - Jack Norris

"A 75th-birthday bash for wrestling icon Capt. Lou Albano turned into a real-life "Wrestlemania" event when "The Sandman" allegedly got drunk and went berserk - and "The Zombie" and "Pitbull" struggled to restrain him as a SWAT team was called in." - hunter walk via Bookmarklet

I especially liked the pop-up that came with this... "The Dumb Test". - Erin

"If you didn't know better, you'd think the whole thing had been staged." hmmm . . . ya think? - Jack Norris

@ Anne: we could do this! - Jack Norris

Where's the Hello Kitty armbands? - Jack Norris

Very strange - some of these solutions, especially the airplane sleeping gas system, seem as scary as the threat. - Jack Norris

Link of the weekend - I'm ordering up my self contained potty bio-hazard suit now so i don't miss a minute of the big game with annoying bathroom runs. - Steve Craft

"In a country where the discussion of some social and cultural issues, like homosexuality, can be all but taboo, drug addiction has been widely acknowledged as a serious problem. It is talked about openly in schools and on television. Posters have encouraged people to think of addiction as a disease and to seek treatment." - Jessie via Bookmarklet

"We don't want to fight addicts; we want to fight addiction. We need to manage addiction." - Anne Bouey

So glad to see such progressive and positive measures by the government to treat widespread addiction and co-morbidities (HIV) in Iran. Needle exchange programs and methadone treatment are a good start. I understand Iran now has >40,000 members in NA - there is hope. - Jack Norris

When I click on the link - I get The Beach Boys video "California Girls" - I was tired of that song in the '60's and would like to read the article - help?! Or am I just missing something obvious here? - Jack Norris

@Jack Scroll up above the video. - Anne Bouey

why? - Anne Bouey

what's happening in "The Show Me State?" - Jack Norris

"OMG I MUST KNOW EVERYTHING MY DAUGHTER IS DOING AT EVERY SECOND"-mom and dad - Kelly

@Kelly - yep, looks like Kristin tried to slip a deep breath past them. :) - Steve Craft

"Suddenly you couldn't turn on your TV without seeing some guy doing something incredibly retarded and dangerous with a Mountain Dew logo pasted on him." What could be more fun than that? - Jack Norris

"Today, despite it tasting like piss mixed with orange drink, Mountain Dew is the most popular soft drink after Coke and Pepsi." - Anne Bouey

"While the older and much better established Darwin had undoubtedly been thinking about evolution and collecting voluminous data, up to that moment he had not published a single word on the subject. Wallace, on the other hand, had written several papers on evolution prior to the Ternate Paper, including the 1855 Sarawak Law, which stated the now obvious principle that "Every species has come into existence coincident both in space and time with a pre-existing closely allied species." Did Darwin plagiarize Wallace?" - Jessie via Bookmarklet

Great article Jessie - Jack Norris

"It should come as no surprise that the thing about saving the environment that politicians and companies like the most involves more spending and new industries. Everyone toss out your eco-hostile cars (at five years old, they’re an embarrassment) and buy “green” models fresh off the factory line. You can boost consumption and feel like you made a difference." - Jessie via Bookmarklet

"Never mention emissions and export growth in the same sentence. But if one must, then use the term “sustainable development” and hope the audience is incapable of critical thinking . . . "More symbolism and less substance, please. It is imperative that you join the campaign to shift the environmental debate away from our pursuit of unchecked consumption and onto token gestures." - Jack Norris

Great game. Pretty sure it wasn't the best ever though, not having Jordan, Magic, or Byrd in it. :) - Chris White

I love the use of brackets in quotes... and through the clever use of said brackets, I will quote Chris Reed: "[Greatest game]ever." - Rob Reed

As they say its not over until its over! - Syed F Ahmad

Excellent!!! Reminds me of my early years watching tv test patterns - with a much better sound track! 4 stars! - Jack Norris

huh? - Jack Norris

Very good question, Jack. - Voyagerfan5761

@Jack - He's your kid, I'm afraid we all blame you. :) - Steve Craft

Sounds dangerous I'll stick with LSD thanks. - Steve Craft

Sounds interesting - so where can you get this? I understand "miracle fruit" is difficult to get outside of Asia. - Jack Norris

if this could make beer taste like watermelon, i could cut my baggage in half for my next camping trip. - Jessie

it's car wash but only for motorcycle. the size of motorcyle will not bigger than 150c.c. maybe i can try it because mine is 101c.c. ;-P - Dominic Yang

excellent - I'd like to try it on my lawn mower and Jessie's Hello Kitty tricycle - Jack Norris

yes, it's a good idea! i think they will be free for these two! - Dominic Yang

Very cute! This is more exercise than our cats get in a week! - Jack Norris

Good list: I'm going with a new book, music, and eating as many empty calories as I can . . . Pilates? No way!! - Jack Norris

very, very sad and frightening for the people there, I hope the economic and social conditions stabilize soon. - Jack Norris

some really wonderful comments on this video. - Larry Greenfield

Actually I think he does sort of resemble a hyper-caffeinated care bear. - Jim Norris

I thought Krugman came across as the more creditable of the two; interesting how the economic times have changed since this video re: housing and gas prices. - Jack Norris

Do patients like you? - Jim Norris

Exciting idea - could be a great information resource, and will lead to some "interesting" discussions with your treating physician. I like the idea of pooling information and experience, and "quantifying" symptoms. Intriguing. - Jack Norris

I want one of these! - Jack Norris

Are you making fun of Cricket's hair? I hope you enjoy sleeping in the cat room the next time you come home. - Jack Norris

My bedroom has already become the new cat room. - Kelly