Computer Neck!

The habit of craning your neck with non-stop work at a computer is very destructive. The human body is not designed to hold the same posture for more than thirty minutes. For every inch the head postures forward, it increases the weight of the head on the neck by 10 pounds.
(The average adult head [...]

The Invention that Changed Everything

Here’s something curious…There were lots of early musical recordings from the 1890s through the 1920s featuring obscure musicians but there were no recordings by some of the musical masters of the time.
Why?
Because the microphones of the time were primitive. They were only designed to pick up extreme frequencies, so the sounds of the [...]

Beatles Heaven

I recently discovered this precious clip of George, Paul, and Ringo (minus John) together for perhaps the last time in 1995 singing the old song “Ain’t She Sweet” on a sunny afternoon in a park. This must be what heaven is like.
Speaking of the Beatles, Lucy Vodden, the [...]

There Were Giants

There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
–Bible, Genesis 6: 1-

Much evidence suggests that a race of giant people has [...]

Good Jerry/Bad Jerry

The buck teeth. The white socks. The craziness. Dennis Miller once said that Jerry Lewis is only funny when he’s trying not to be. And despite being one of the world’s top humanitarians, Jerry’s embarrassments  are many.
From the bitter  feud with Dean Martin to the legendary bomb“The Day the [...]

Humiliation TV

Humiliation TV has been around for a long time. Take this rare clip from 1990 Manhattan Cable where host Ken Sander is a sitting duck to a litany of obscene callers, who gleefully abuse him while he shows remarkable calm on camera. (WARNING: Adult Language)
Because of the huge success of [...]

Inspiration!

I was recently at a doctor’s office when I read the amazing story of Sara Tucholsky.
It happened back in May of 2008. Sara Tucholsky was a Senior at Western Oregon University and an NCAA softball player on the team. In a playoff game with Central Washington University, [...]

Johnny Carson – The Animals

From “Stupid Pet Tricks” to “I Can has Cheezburger,” there’s nothing as disarmingly hilarious and utterly charming as animal comedy. They instinctively know how to steal a scene. Johnny Carson had a way of bringing comedy out of animals like no other. A couple of the most popular viral animal [...]

Michael Jackson Remembered

The highlights are many…
The Jackson 5… “Thriller”… the Moonwalk… the 30th Anniversary reunion… the “King of Pop” style, and of course, Bubbles…
Last week, Lisa Marie Presley wrote the insightful article He Knew.
And then there was this outtake from The Larry King Show on CNN the other day that shows MJ’s ghost [...]

Strange New Products

One of my favorite sites is Strange New Products which has the latest in offbeat product introductions. I’ve heard that creating a fad is like doing the 100 yard dash on a tightrope. You have to hit ‘em fast and hit ‘em hard. The strangest product introductions are in the [...]