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Archive for September, 2008

the obamas: cutest couple in the universe

Seeing the way these two look at each other gets me all choked up.  Nothing to hide, nothing but love.  I wish they’d been around when I was a kid.  Never underestimate the power of the positive relationship example, especially a high-profile public one.

Thanks to The Black Snob, who posted this yesterday as part of [...]

photos: Grenada coast

I took these photos last weekend at Bathway Beach, Grenville and the fishing jetty at Sauteurs.

Grenada Coast: Grenville & Sauteurs

Slideshow after the jump.

tribute to paul newman

Amazing Paul Newman photo montage set to It’s In The Way That You Use It, by Eric Clapton, from The Color of Money soundtrack.

Finding this on youtube was truly a magical moment.

putin rears his head

As Putin rears his head and comes into the airspace of the United States of America, where do they go?  It’s Alaska.

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tina fey, my hero

Last night, for the second time, Tina Fey played Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live. It’s almost as funny as the first one.  But not quite.  You see, a few weeks ago I thought Sarah Palin was hilarious.  Now, not so much.  (Maybe I’m just freaked out by that hurricane heading for Maine?  Nah…)
I [...]

letterman v. mccain: priceless

I have never really been a huge fan of David Letterman, but after this I’m going to try to love him:

(After the Keith Olbermann intro, there are several minutes of awesomeness from Letterman.)
UPDATE:
This one’s just The Letterman Show, no Countdown. It gets really good about five minutes in.

why i don’t watch the emmys

obama moment

I first saw this on Isaiah Washington’s Facebook page.
It makes me smile. 

photos on picasa

I’ve been having lots of fun with Picasa Web Albums.  Here’s a taste:

Captions are a work in progress.

more soca

Here’s a playlist I found on imeem.com of soca from Spicemas Grenada 2008, also known as Carnival.
If you’re only going to listen to three of these tracks, they should be:
Track 2:  “Blame the Rum” by Lavaman,
Track 6:  “Sapodilla” by some guy whose name escapes me at the moment, and
Track 17:  “Ah Little Whine” by [...]