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It's Infectious

I'll be bloviating within the next few weeks on five songs that I can't get out of my head, because they're infectious. "It's Amazing" by Jem certainly qualifies. No, I haven't seen the Sex and the City movie so I didn't know this cut was on the soundtrack. But several weeks ago I woke up on my sofa to hear Jem performing this on one of the late night talk shows...could have been Letterman. It was a pleasure to hear something so mellow and positive. 99 cents says that if you like something with a nice and soft back beat, you'll really "dig this groove," to quote the David character on the original 90210. When you watch the YouTube video, do yourself a favor and cache the whole thing so you don't throw a rock at your monitor and get in further trouble with your employer. You need that job right about now....bunkie.

Don't Worry. I'll Burn Out on this Podcast Nonsense Pretty Soon...

But I had to test this nifty new little Olympus Digital Voice Recorder I just bought. Oh, did you hear the one about the big city newspaper that might fold pretty soon because it's been losing more than $1 million per day? Oops!

Your #1 Source for the 2009 Academy Award Recap

You've come to depend on EverythingSteve.com for all that you need to know about the Oscars. And this year we don't disappoint. In order to bring you my cynical and opinionated perspective more quickly, we have captured the world famous San Carlos, California Oscar celebration as a condensed podcast. Please press 'Play' below.

Civil Unrest in Calcutta!

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Writing is so 90's...

And so is reading for that matter. Why else do you think magazines and newspapers are going out of business in droves? Strap a short wave radio to my head and play BBC World Service 24 * 7 and I'm a happy man.

But meanwhile, please indulge me in an annoying test. Simply press "Play" below.

And yes...we may be splicing in a bit of audio from time to time.

The Wall Street Journal is Now Truly Over the Top

Look at these sound bites from an editorial today:

"...the $789 billion stimulus and recovery package that Congress approved this week could have accomplished more than it did..."

"...President Obama’s futile pursuit of bipartisanship, rendered it smaller and less focused than it needed to be..."

"...the stale politics of Washington ended up including $70 billion for relief from the alternative minimum tax. The relief is necessary, but it has nothing to do with stimulus or recovery..."

"...The real question is what the Obama administration does for a follow-up..."

"...after a botched rollout this week of their bank bailout plans, administration officials will likely need another few weeks to develop a coherent proposal..."

"...it’s not clear whether Mr. Obama’s team understands the scale of the effort required.."

"The administration also appears to be waffling in its support for passing new legislation that would allow bankrupt homeowners to have their mortgages modified under court protection."

Here is the full editorial. And yes, that's right. This is from the New York Times, not the Journal. Congratulations to the Times for taking a fair and even-handed approach in its assessment. Where is Bill O'Reilly right about now?

Thank You!

My last post 10 days ago was certainly a doozy. Things are a little better now, although Heather is currently dealing with other physical issues, which I won't go into detail on here. But all in all we are A-OK.

We were extremely touched by the outpouring of warm and personal responses on Facebook and on this blog. They meant so much to us. All I can say is a heartfelt thank you!

I'll be back to posting pithy and wise-assed entries shortly. Cheers!