Showing posts with label random. Show all posts
Showing posts with label random. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
You Never Know
I was thinking the other day (shocking, I know) about people of whom I esteem. Then I thought about the average person crossing paths with these people, and I wonder, do they know them? Then I thought about the people with whom I might cross paths and wonder--are these people who are highly esteemed? For example: Could the person I'm honking at because they are not going quickly enough be a college professor? Could the person standing behind me in line at the big box store be a well-respected artist in her field? Might the person sitting near me in a restaurant be a retired Boeing engineer who developed some supersonic something-or-other that I may never understand? It's interesting to ponder. . .
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Radio Unexpected
Rating: NSS
More than once I have found myself staying in the car in the driveway to hear the end of the song on the radio. I have even stayed in the car listening to a song I own on a CD--to this I could listen anytime. Yet, there is still something pleasingly unexpected about hearing a favorite song on the radio. Radio will not lose its appeal for me for this very reason--never knowing what one may hear next. CDs are a little too predictable.
More than once I have found myself staying in the car in the driveway to hear the end of the song on the radio. I have even stayed in the car listening to a song I own on a CD--to this I could listen anytime. Yet, there is still something pleasingly unexpected about hearing a favorite song on the radio. Radio will not lose its appeal for me for this very reason--never knowing what one may hear next. CDs are a little too predictable.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Random Stuff (sorry, Mrs. Mills)
Rating: NSS
If you run out of ideas of things to look up on the internet, here are a few (with editorial comments).
First stop, this quote of Albert Einstein from Quotations Page: “If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.”
Apparently I need more Z in my life! (That's Z, not zzzzs.) Ergo, I have TWO blogs. . .
It was theme song day on 106.5 the Arch yesterday. At 5:32 pm they played “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay, which is the theme song to Issues, Etc; at 6:37 they played “Who Are You” by the Who, which is the theme song to CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Check it out for yourself. Just type in 11/20/2008 and 5:32pm.
I bemoaned the fact that The Morning Show on MPR was ending in December. Apparently they’re planning on keeping the format as a webcast and on an HD station. Whew. The good news is, it’s not going away; the bad news is, it will be a 24-7 format. Sorry, people in my office!
If you’re truly bored, you can read the news story and watch the newscast segment about the first female “Catholic” priestess to give birth. Apparently she is part of the Ecumenical Catholic Communion, which is not recognized by the pope. The priestess’ husband is a pastor at a United Church of Christ congregation, which makes their son truly ecumenical.
If you run out of ideas of things to look up on the internet, here are a few (with editorial comments).
First stop, this quote of Albert Einstein from Quotations Page: “If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.”
Apparently I need more Z in my life! (That's Z, not zzzzs.) Ergo, I have TWO blogs. . .
It was theme song day on 106.5 the Arch yesterday. At 5:32 pm they played “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay, which is the theme song to Issues, Etc; at 6:37 they played “Who Are You” by the Who, which is the theme song to CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Check it out for yourself. Just type in 11/20/2008 and 5:32pm.
I bemoaned the fact that The Morning Show on MPR was ending in December. Apparently they’re planning on keeping the format as a webcast and on an HD station. Whew. The good news is, it’s not going away; the bad news is, it will be a 24-7 format. Sorry, people in my office!
If you’re truly bored, you can read the news story and watch the newscast segment about the first female “Catholic” priestess to give birth. Apparently she is part of the Ecumenical Catholic Communion, which is not recognized by the pope. The priestess’ husband is a pastor at a United Church of Christ congregation, which makes their son truly ecumenical.
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