Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road, sung at Tim Russert's funeral

CNN video - The Boss at Tim Russert's funeral

John McCain as a creepy husband (SNL)

A bunch of years ago, I had a discussion with a family member about Bill Clinton's appearance on the Arsenio Hall show. Clinton played the saxophone. The family member thought that it was disrespectful of the office of president to go on an entertainment show as a performer while Clinton was a candidate for president.


Well, we have to wonder how the religious right feels about John McCain's nude shower scene on SNL.

Crime in suburbia

From the Holden police log:

Thursday, June 12
9:38 p.m. Large TV in middle of the road on Reservoir St.
Friday, June 13
12:31 a.m. Couch and box spring left on Reservoir St.
...
3:08 a.m. Individual walking on Reservoir St.
...
11:53 p.m. Ongoing problem with wife reported, caller needs to talk to someone

Darwin's tool box

Wondering if that outlet is working?


bookofjoe: Vilcus Dactyloadapter* Circuit Tester

I can think of four words for AP

The Associated Press is planning to charge bloggers when said bloggers use five or more words from an AP story: BetaNews | AP sets up a toll booth for bloggers citing its stories

Not only don't they get it regarding the Fair Use Doctrine and all that, but they also misunderstand how you copy text from one page to another. You don't cut and paste; you copy and paste. (Cut means that you are removing it from a document.)

We're the double-nickel

Worcester is #55 among the most congested cities in the country.

The article says that if you want to go anywhere, the best time is from 6-7AM on Tuesdays. We might ask, where would you want to go then?

Fixing our roads with signs

More about FIID (Fixing it in documentation):

On MA Route 135 in Westborough, there's a sign just before the Route 9 underpass:

Caution

Flooding occurs in
heavy rain.

The sign has been there for oh, so many years, as have the rains, as have the floods.

Dept. of memoirs and memes

A round of meme tag.

1. write the title to your own memoir using six words.
   
   As I wrote in my college's reunion book:
   
   It's been better than I expected.


2. post it on your blog.
   
   Done


3. link to the person that tagged you.
   
   eba tagged me for this meme
   
   
4. tag five more blogs.
   
   Lori, Patti, Kevin, Ruth-Ellen, Jenny
   

Why I trust the Internet for all of my medical questions.

» Overtime Work Linked to Anxiety and Depression - Psych Central News

A recent study suggests employees who work overtime are at increased risk of anxiety and depression.

Long Work Day Not Linked to Stress

A bad day at the office has little to do with the number of hours you put in working. Workplace stress, research has found, is not linked to clocking in more hours. Rather, the culprit for stress in the office is workplace environment.

The Rock of Boston - Duane Glasscock Excerpts

When I listened to Part 1 of these old Duane Glasscock Excerpts, I was disoriented for several minutes as Duane and his callers were ranting about invasions of Iran, Afghanistan, and the Persian Gulf. Then, as now, the more we know about the Middle East, the less we understand.