This isn’t particularly graphic, I’m glad to say, but it does illustrate the dangers of cell phone use, especially for texting, while behind the wheel. The drivers shown here are all teenagers, but we older goats aren’t immune. I’ve wised … Continue reading
Back in 2014, the University of Maryland’s Memorial Chapel played the following from its bell tower on the first day of April, sometimes known as April Fool’s Day: Link: https://youtu.be/tmehbkhPWGs by … Continue reading
This is one of the longest videos I’ve ever posted or linked to here (it runs a bit over 33 minutes), but I think it’s worth watching. John Oliver talks and jokes about the Patriot Act (sometimes beating the jokes … Continue reading
My friend Bruce Arthurs has written a brief but interesting piece on his blog about the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) that I recommend. Here’s the link. Among other things, Bruce mentions a couple of instructive examples: someone who had … Continue reading
A television report from Atlanta presents in a straightforward way the benefits of music therapy for elderly persons in a rehabilitation program. It’s worth a few minutes of your time. Link: http://youtu.be/KriZZhRjr7g by … Continue reading
Texas filmmaker Ryan Connolly has released another entertaining short, this one called “U.F.Oh Yeah.” It runs a bit over five minutes and is well worth your time: Link: http://youtu.be/qQB2wtKQkvM The star is Ryan’s younger brother Josh, who is in real … Continue reading
If you haven’t already seen this, below a math teacher named Matthew Weathers pranks his students on April 1 with a clever bit of mixed live action and video. Link: http://youtu.be/P2SsIYEbCio by … Continue reading
The following caution from the packaging for a flying Batman toy is among the most poetically cryptic I’ve ever read. It’s not often that instructions include the word “prythee” or the expression “till the cowcomes home.” Someone named Sandy Moritz … Continue reading
Two items from FailBlog. The first is probably a doctored photo but still amusing. The second reminds me of when I worked in local television production. by … Continue reading