When will California’s Liberal minority get out of the way and let capitalism save their state?

When will Islamic Fascists succumb to reason and respect innocent life?

When will the Media go back to reporting news instead of creating it?

When will Trint start posting these videos more regularly?

When pigs fly. (And don’t take the nightly news’ word for it. The swine has not flown.)

For my Facebook friends. Clicky clicky.

I recently discovered a cool time-waster on the intertubes.

Wikipedia has the most comprehensive “This Day In History” collection that I’ve seen. I was surprised by today’s entry (April 20th).

There were major, commercial plane crashes on April 20th of 1967, ’68, ’78, and ’98. Is it just me, or is that statistically remarkable?!

The other major event from April 20th was the Colombine massacre. Do you remember were you were when you got the news? I was sitting in Computer Algorithms class at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs (less than an hour away from the school). My friend Bryce Webster, the first person I knew who owned a PDA, told me after he had read it on a news feeder.

I can’t believe that not even one person guessed on my music meme post!! None on the blog and none on Facebook. What’s the matter, people? Too tough for ya?

1. Mom and dad, I am fine, how are you?
(Reality, Newsboys – Shine: The Hits)

2. I can’t stop thinking about it, I don’t like living without it.
(Sometimes, Pillar – The Reckoning)

3. Pack up all my cares and woe. Feeling low. Here I go.
(Bye Bye Blackbird, Joe Cocker – Sleepless in Seattle Soundtrack)

4. Where I came from there were no hills at all.
(White As Snow, U2 – No Line on the Horizon)

5. Seven o’clock in the evening, watching something stupid on TV.
(Trapped in the Drive-Thru, Weirld Al Yankovic – Straight Outta Lynwood)

6. We met these sisters _______’s their last name. (Word removed for rule #2 above.)
(Barlow Girls, Superchick – Karaoke Superstars)

7. There seems to be something going on inside of you.
(Staring Back, Pillar – Where Do We Go From Here)

8. Receive Him! (Sorry, this breaks rule #2 above.)
(Receive Him, Five Iron Frenzy – Proof That the Youth Are Revolting)

9. Request the honor of your presence, the tear gas has blown away.
(Woohoo, News Boys – Shine: The Hits)

10. If you’ve been there, put your hands in the air and let somebody know that the Most High cares. (Used second line for rule #2 above.)
(Stories (Down to the Bottom), Superchick – Beauty From Pain)

11. When I was young, the smallest trick of light would catch my eye.
(Every New Day, Five Iron Frenzy – Our Newest Album Ever)

12. I have climbed the highest mountains, I have run through the fields.
(I still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For, U2 – Rattle And Hum)

13. “There must be some way outta here,” said the joker to the theif.
(All Along the Watchtower, U2 – Rattle and Hum)

14. I’ve had questions without answers. I’ve known sorrow. I’ve known pain.
(When the Tears Fall, Newsboys – Devotion)

15. Since you’ve been gone, since you’ve been unglued, it’s hard to figure out your next move.
(You Can Do It, No Doubt – Tragic Kingdom)

16. Come on, babe, why don’t we paint the town?
(All That Jazz, Chicago soundtrack)

17. Lord my God, in the morning show me how I can serve you today.
(Lift Me Up, The O.C. Supertones – Loud and Clear)

18. In the quickness of our haste it seems we forget how to live.
(World Go ‘Round, No Doubt – Tragic Kingdom)

19. Let me introduce you somebody that I know.
(Who Could It Be, The O.C. Supertones – Loud and Clear)

20. I wear a disquise. I’m just your average Jane.
(One Girl Revolution, Superchick – Karaoke Superstars)

21. You left me sad and lonely. Why did you leave me lonely?
(You’re Drivin’ Me Crazy, Squirrel Nut Zippers – The Inevitable)

22. And now the purple dusk of twilight time steals across the meadows of my heart.
(Stardust, Nat King Cole – Sleepless In Seattle soundtrack)

23. I was born the child of grace. Nothing else about the place.
(All Because of You, U2 – How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb)

24. The flowers they cover your feet. All the colors of you and they shine over all I see.
(Tearing Down, The Psychedelic Furs – World Outside)

25. Make me. Take me. Break me.
(Pierced, Audio Adrenaline – Adios: The Greatest Hits)

26. You see in the past I had a dream, a fantasy.
(End It On This, No Doubt – Tragic Kingdom)

27. Tears have fallen. Water beads. Wipe the floor with my regrets.
(Praises, Newsboys – Shine: The Hits)

28. I’d rather take a shot in the chest than take a shot in the back.
(Crossfile, Pillar – The Reckoning)

29. I had a song about clouds and rainbows. I hum a tune that sings like a dove.
(Antying But Love, Squirrel Nut Zippers – The Inevitable)

30. Hold me close and hold me fast. The magic spell you cast.
(La Vie En Rose, Louis Armstrong – French Kiss soundtrack)

I got a couple of responses to my Brain Strain post. They were close. Although, Elysse did have a good point about the plurality of the verb.

“theirs” should be “there’s”

“precisly” should be “precisely”

“three” should be “two”

Incontrovertibly, theirs precisly three mistakes in this nonessential, unsubstantial sentence. What are they?

There’s a meme going around again that’s as old as the iPod. (Jeez, if the iPod is actually old, then I’m dead and a half!) You put your iPod on shuffle and then post the first line of the first 30 songs. People then try to guess the song and artist. It’s surprisingly revealing. What you listen to says a lot about who you are.

I don’t have an iPod (Tammy does), but I do use to iTunes. I never listen to iTunes on full shuffle. I have several play lists that are very specific for what I need: “Relaxing Jazz”, “Coding Classical”, “Coding Rock”, “Fun Rock”, and of course, “U2”, plus a bunch of weird music I don’t listen to that often. So it will be interesting see what comes of this.

Step 1: Put your music player on shuffle.

Step 2: Post the first line or stanza from the first 30 songs that play (unless it reveals the song title), no matter how embarrassing.

Step 3: Strike through the songs when someone guesses both artist and song title correctly in the comments.

Step 4: Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is cheating.

Step 5: If you like the game, post your own!

(I’ll have to skip a of instrumentals and audio books. But I’ll make notes of what I skipped.)

(Skipped Tales that Really Matter – LotR: Two Towers soundtrack)

1. Mom and dad, I am fine, how are you?

(Skipped Pilgrim’s Progress, book 1, chapter 7)

2. I can’t stop thinking about it, I don’t like living without it.

(Skipped Love Theme – Batman soundtrack)

3. Pack up all my cares and woe. Feeling low. Here I go.

4. Where I came from there were no hills at all.

5. Seven o’clock in the evening, watching something stupid on TV.

6. We met these sisters, _______’s their last name. (Word removed for rule #2 above.)

(Skipped Treasure Island, chapter 19)

7. There seems to be something going on inside of you.

(Skipped Edoras – LotR: Two Towers soundtrack)

8. Receive Him! (Sorry, this breaks rule #2 above.)

(Skipped Einstein (biography), chapter 7)

9. Request the honor of your presence, the tear gas has blown away.

10. If you’ve been there, put your hands in the air and let somebody know that the Most High cares. (Used second line for rule #2 above.)

(Skipped The Battle of Stirling – Braveheart soundtrack)

11. When I was young, the smallest trick of light would catch my eye.

(Skipped A Family Affair – PotC: Dead Man’s Chest soundtrack)
(Skipped Sent for You Yesterday, Count Basie and His Orchestra)
(Skipped Alice in Wonderland, chapter 12)

12. I have climbed the highest mountains, I have run through the fields.

(Skipped Achilles Footwear, Eddie Izzard – Glorious)
(Skipped Huckleberry Finn, chapter 5)

13. “There must be some way outta here,” said the joker to the thief.

14. I’ve had questions without answers. I’ve known sorrow. I’ve known pain.

(Skipped First Confrontation – Batman soundtrack)

15. Since you’ve been gone, since you’ve been unglued, it’s hard to figure out your next move.

16. Come on, babe, why don’t we paint the town?

17. Lord my God, in the morning show me how I can serve you today.

18. In the quickness of our haste it seems we forget how to live.

19. Let me introduce you somebody that I know.

(The Great River – LotR: Fellowship of the Ring soundtrack)

20. I wear a disguise. I’m just your average Jane.

21. You left me sad and lonely. Why did you leave me lonely?

22. And now the purple dusk of twilight time steals across the meadows of my heart.

23. I was born the child of grace. Nothing else about the place.

24. The flowers they cover your feet. All the colors of you and they shine over all I see.

(Skipped Caravan, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra)

25. Make me. Take me. Break me.

26. You see in the past I had a dream, a fantasy.

27. Tears have fallen. Water beads. Wipe the floor with my regrets.

(Skipped Sing Sing Sing, Benny Goodman and His Orchestra)
(Skipped Freedom Theme, Braveheart soundtrack)

28. I’d rather take a shot in the chest than take a shot in the back.

29. I had a song about clouds and rainbows. I hum a tune that sings like a dove.

(Skipped American Patrol, Glenn Miller Orchestra)

30. Hold me close and hold me fast. The magic spell you cast.

Next week sometime, I’ll post all the answers. There’s no way you guys are going to guess all these.

We’re home from the Galveston mission. Awesome trip. I hope to post more details later. Meanwhile…

It might just be the fact that I’m totally exhausted, but I literally had tears on my cheeks I laughed so hard at this video. Be prepared to watch this over and over. Also, remove any liquids from your mouth or the vicinity of your keyboard before watching. You have been warned.

I managed to pull off a Work-From-Home-Friday video this morning. Bonus!!

Also, please check out this video by a couple of guys who graduated from our church youth group. Really nicely done. They make me look bad, but then again, I put my videos together in minutes not weeks. They’re in a contest and more hits help! You can click on the video to go to YouTube and give them a good rating.

Thanks to TinDogCoffee for tweeting me this!

Check out this case-by-case analysis that an interesting companion to my own trilogy theory (here and here). I don’t agree with all of his findings, but I love the notation.

Clicky clicky.

Early 60’s equivalent of today’s slutty Britney/Christina/Beyonce music video. Priceless.

“You’ve come a long way, baby… sadly.”