Thanks to John Gruber/Daring Fireball, I’m now anxiously awaiting the Nook re-release David Kazzie’s The Jackpot. Here’s David’s recap of the whole experience of offering his book as an Amazon exclusive: “The download rate increased steadily during the course of … Continue reading →
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My Daughter’s New ‘Do
I’m not going to include a picture because I don’t have one available. Think of this an informational post. Research. My eldest daughter got a new haircut/hairstyle/hairdo this week and, since she’s been staying with her grandparents, last night was … Continue reading →
It’s Time To Get Things Started!
The rush is over. The show is done. The curtain is closed. Now what? I’m in the lull, the sugar crash, after waiting for almost a year (maybe more) for The Muppets to return to the big screen. I know … Continue reading →
A Very Muppet Oscars
It’s always amazing to see first-hand just how fast the internet moves. What started yesterday with Brett Ratner out as Oscars producer and continued this morning with Eddie Murphy out as Oscars host has culminated in the rapid ascension of … Continue reading →
The barefoot blog post I want to write
The barefoot blog post I want to write – the one I haven’t written yet for a variety of reasons – is due in no small part to the fact that I’m not doing any barefoot running. Let me back … Continue reading →
Muppet Movies
A few videos for your Friday enjoyment: First, the latest trailer for the upcoming movie The Muppets: Next, Elmo creates a Ginger PSA for Conan O’Brien: Last, no video, but a bit of music/video news: The Muppets will cover Nirvana’s … Continue reading →
Steve Jobs & Sesame Street
Shortly after the news of Steve Jobs’ death rippled through the internet last night, Grant Robertson posted the following picture to his blog: Apple, the Mac & Steve Jobs always had a close association with education. The first computer my … Continue reading →
Happy 75th, Jim Henson
Without the inimitable talents of James Maury “Jim” Henson I wouldn’t have a blog titled “Mostly Muppet” and I don’t think I’d have the same sense of humor, the same outlook on life or a career in the entertainment industry. … Continue reading →
The Quantified Self
I don’t know that I have all the pieces and parts of my own personal ‘quantified self’ arsenal fully deployed, but I’m a dedicated logger of workout data via RunKeeper. The past week have seen the RunKeeper Health Graph API take off, the merger of Contagion Health and Health Month in to Habit Labs and [...]
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Exercising altruism
I caught the tail end of a discussion program on NPR last week where the interviewee was Oren Harman, author of “The price of altruism: George Price and the search for the origins of kindness” Most of the talk centered around the biological (and genetic) reasons that human beings help one another out. Harman’s book [...]
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New Jayhawks album, Mockingbird Time, coming in September
The Jayhawks’ Hollywood Town Hall and Tomorrow The Green Grass both share a special place in my heart and on my iTunes playlists. “Blue” has got to be one of my favorite songs of all time, even the cover version by The Thorns is pretty darn good. The Jayhawks have a brand new album coming [...]
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Major Tom & The Shuttle Program
So this morning marks the last launch of the NASA Space Shuttle and the event has been on my mind all week. My first memories of the space shuttle date back to a family vacation we took to Florida in 1983 or 1984. I can remember getting a die cast metal shuttle toy and hearing [...]
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Summertime siblings
Your arguments are invalid. There can be no more fun had than playing in the Summer sun with your sister/brother. Your browser does not support the video tag Your browser does not support the video tag Related posts:It’s a boy! NFL Draft News: Jason Hall del.icio.us delights
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Learners are doers, not recipients
The title of the post is a quote by Walter J. Ong from “McLuhan as Teacher: The Future Is a Thing of the Past” and it’s also the first sentence in an excellent article on Wikipedia, learning and the internet in general running right now on The Awl. Here’s the thesis from the piece’s first [...]
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Muppet Star Wars figures
I might have to wait until the Fall to purchase the upcoming Muppet Star Wars figures, but that doesn’t mean I can’t pine for them now. After posting a link to the figures on Facebook last week my old friends Erik & Kelly Hess sent me a text of the figures on display at the [...]
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