Sunday, February 12, 2012
It's Purely Animal - Issue No. 46 - Underwater Dogs
Seeing these photos remind of Spirit aka "Baby" - a Pitbull Ryan's parents own. He loves to jump in their swimming pool during the summer months, and I'm sure he pretty much resembles these amazing photos.
Pet photographer, Seth Casteel took these photos of dogs nose-diving for their toys underwater. It's interesting to see how the water transforms their sweet innocent faces into ferocious-looking animals underwater. You can check out Seth's prints which are available for purchase at Little Friends Lifestyle Pet Photography. Check them out.
Poster of the Week - Issue No. 45 - Mediocrity
Continuing alphabetically, I bring you this week's poster, "Mediocrity".
Quoted - Dolly Parton Upon Hearing The News of Whitney Houston's Death
"Mine is only one of the millions of hearts broken over the death of Whitney Houston. I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song ["I Will Always Love You"], and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart, 'Whitney, I will always love you. You will be missed.' " - The lovely Dolly Parton Upon Hearing The News of Whitney Houston's Death
Must Watch: Happy Valentine's Day Rube
Nearly a month ago I showed you a video from Joseph Herscher who put together A Real Page Turner. He set up a Rube Goldberg to turn a page of newspaper for him. It was pretty darn impressive.
Well, since it's Valentine's Day in two more days, why don't we have a Date Night Rube?
Courtesty of 2D House, this Rube took them several days to complete, but I'm more than sure it was fun and challenging to say the least.
Watch as a styrofoam ball falls onto a piece of wood, knocking it off and starting a chain reaction that will have a toy Spiderman twirling around a stick, kicking a golf ball that leads to the eventual pouring of wine through a funnel which ends up into two wine glasses. But it doesn't stop there.... the Rube continues, turning some music on, some lights, and so forth... check out this excellent video to see what happens next.
Well, since it's Valentine's Day in two more days, why don't we have a Date Night Rube?
Watch as a styrofoam ball falls onto a piece of wood, knocking it off and starting a chain reaction that will have a toy Spiderman twirling around a stick, kicking a golf ball that leads to the eventual pouring of wine through a funnel which ends up into two wine glasses. But it doesn't stop there.... the Rube continues, turning some music on, some lights, and so forth... check out this excellent video to see what happens next.
Star Wars 3D Will Not Change Anything
I'm not sure what George Lucas is drinking? But he's obviously gone off the deep end much like Britney Spears and Anne Heche did 'back in the day.' By now everyone has either heard or read about his grandiose idea of re-editing his films into 3D. Fans are outraged, but personally, they are his movies and he can do with them as he pleases. I think you should buy the movies as they are now, before they're gone forever. LOL.
The Force is gone with this one: Why 3D will do little to improve Star Wars
A long time ago, in this very galaxy, Star Wars was a great film. Sadly, after his glorious pinnacle of creativity, George Lucas started a downward slide and ended up hacking away at his own legacy.
A long time ago, in this very galaxy, Star Wars was a great film. Sadly, after his glorious pinnacle of creativity, George Lucas started a downward slide and ended up hacking away at his own legacy.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Whitney Houston Is Looking To You
Earlier this evening, Ryan and I took a nap, and when we woke up our Facebook was flooded with the news that Whitney Houston had died. We both looked at each other and said, "WTF! How can this possibly happen?"I grew up at the height of Whitney's career. The 1980's were hers and no matter who got in her way, ie. Madonna, Cindy Lauper, Taylor Dayne, Jodi Watley, Vanessa Williams - she pushed them aside with the sole power of her voice. I honestly believe that if she had not married that loser Bobby Brown, she would still be with us tonight. Her career went downhill after that.
The last time I wrote a I blog on Whitney Houston was on September 11, 2009 on my old MySpace blog, and as a tribute to her, I will re-post it as I had back then.
The following week after posting this blog, Whitney's newest album, "I Look To You" hit #1 on Billboard's U.S. Chart.
You can see the blog I posted on 09/18/2009 after the jump...
Saturday Morning Coffee Break: The License
"Now, did you bring your own rocks or did you need one of ours? There'll be a small service charge for that."
Because every moment I saw those couples embrace, or kiss, you could see how much they loved each other in the same way I love my dear Ryan. We are all loving people. Why can't love conquer all?
The short film, written and directed by Keith Hartman from Los Angeles, California was filmed shortly after California banned same sex marriage in 2009, and it's a very poignant film. It's about a straight couple who wishes to get married, and find out their relationship isn’t as "traditional" as they thought when they go in to get a marriage license.
You'll enjoy it, I assure you - it's a definite must watch!
Don't Judge, Because He Could Be The One Saving Your Life
The moment I saw this I loved it, and favored it! Share away, because it's so true!
Crimes of the Century - No. 10 - The Tate-Labianca Murders
THE TATE-LABIANCA MURDERS, 1969
On Aug. 9 and 10, 1969, two sets of grisly murders took place in Los Angeles. On the 9th, a gang of four people brutally killed the actress Sharon Tate, who was married to director Roman Polanski and eight and a half months pregnant, four of Tate's friends and the son of her gardener. Tate begged for the life of her unborn child but was told by one of the female assailants, "Look bitch, I don't care about you. I don't care if you are having a baby. You are going to die and I don't feel a thing about it." Tate's blood was used to write the word PIG on the home's front door.
The next day supermarket executive Leno LaBianca and his wife were killed in a similar fashion, a fork used to carve the word WAR on his belly left sticking out of his corpse. This time, the leader of the gang took part in the slaughter.
Authorities would take nearly five months to track down Charles Manson and his so-called Family. And when they did, America discovered a terrifying mix of a libertine counter-culture and stupefying mind-control. Manson sent out his mostly female agents like the Furies of Greek mythology, to take down those whom he saw as his enemies. His trial ended in 1971 with a death sentence which was vacated by the U.S. Supreme Court's declaration of the penalty's unconstitutionality. He is up for parole this year but is unlikely to receive it.
TIME Magazine posted this article online several years ago, along with a list of 24 additional notorious crimes. I will be posting these crimes every Saturday on my blog, hope you enjoy.
Go back and read the previous 9 crimes here.
Coincidence or Not?
Saturday Morning Coffee Break: It's Back!!!!
My re-booted series will focus on gay short films. dealing with being in the closet, coming out, finding love, hate, abuse, bullying, and/or parenting, but most importantly showing who we are in some form or another. The first video I chose to blog about today has been posted. You can view it here.
If you wish to look back at some previous issues, click my logo below and enjoy. And make sure to check out Saturday Morning Coffee Break every Saturday for another classic or current gay short film.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Blade's Box of Jams: Track #15 - None of This
Currently listening to
Isaiah Robert Grass
Being that I've posted 14 previous tracks you're well aware that my usual pic of choice is a guy with headphones. Ironically enough, the song I'm listening to belongs to the artist in the photo here, Isaiah Grass.
He's an up and coming pop singer who writes his own music and has garnered quite a bit of attention lately. Apart from being an awe-inspiring artist, he's also taken the modeling world by storm, having been scouted by several scouts in New York and eventually working for LEDOM Management Group.His passion for writing and singing his own music speaks volumes. I've had the pleasure of becoming his friend on Facebook, where I accessed his website, IsaiahGrass.com, and enjoyed listening to several of his singles. Regardless if he wrote them based on his past relationships or own experiences, the music is fantastic.
At the moment I'm currently listening to "None of This", but you can also check out his other singles on his website or YouTube page. Feel free to purchase this and his other singles on iTunes as well.
Disney Prince of the Week 005
In today's issue, and for the next 15 weeks I'll be posting a Disney Prince of the Week. Can you guess the movie and the name of the character who played this week's Prince?
The Hard Task of Being a Loving Parent: Father Scolds Daugther and Destroys Her Laptop for Facebook Status
Videos are going crazy-viral these days, and since this is going around I had to blog about it.
I honestly didn't know what to post this under, because I have two series that are currently running on my blog, "The Joys of being a Parent," and "The Woes of being a Bad Parent."
Obviously the parent isn't being bad, he's just trying teach his daughter a lesson after she wrote a harsh status update on Facebook about him, her mother, step-mother, and the "cleaning lady" he refers to as Linda.
So because there's no joy in having to punish or ground our kids, and the father was not being a bad parent, I will post this under, "The Hard Task of Being a Loving Parent." It is a hard task. What would you have done differently? I respect my parents so much more today than I ever did for the scolding, grounding, spanking I received growing up, and there was no Facebook. So just imagine. LOL.
I honestly didn't know what to post this under, because I have two series that are currently running on my blog, "The Joys of being a Parent," and "The Woes of being a Bad Parent." Obviously the parent isn't being bad, he's just trying teach his daughter a lesson after she wrote a harsh status update on Facebook about him, her mother, step-mother, and the "cleaning lady" he refers to as Linda.
So because there's no joy in having to punish or ground our kids, and the father was not being a bad parent, I will post this under, "The Hard Task of Being a Loving Parent." It is a hard task. What would you have done differently? I respect my parents so much more today than I ever did for the scolding, grounding, spanking I received growing up, and there was no Facebook. So just imagine. LOL.
Warning: Since this video seems to have gone crazy, I figure I'll post this notice. I'm going to read a letter my 15 year old daughter wrote. There ARE some curse words in it. None of them are incredibly bad, but they are definitely things a little kid shouldn't hear... not to mention things MY KID shouldn't say! If you want to see the original Facebook thread, it's located at: http://www.facebook.com/tommyjordaniii/posts/299559803434210
What if Condoms Had Sponsors?
These are an absolute hoot! These are my kinda condoms and "I'm Lovin' It" LOL.
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