Roger Green: a librarian's life, deconstructed.
Tomorrow marks the 250th anniversary of Amadeus’ birth. To paraphrase the great Tom Lehrer, “When Mozart was my age, he had been dead for 17 years.”
Listen to some Mozart tomorrow; it’ll make your brain swell. Or maybe not, but it’ll sound purty.
Note to Gordon: A good lapsed Catholic like yourself may enjoy “The Vatican Rag” on the Lehrer site.
Lydia’s talking up a storm at home. At the house, nose blowing is a struggle, though she’s moderately more co-operative with her hair, All of those listed activities she does at home, notably unzipping her pajamas. But she often wants the paci, and since she pretty much weaned herself only a month ago, we’re not going to sweat it much.
Fortunately, there seems to be more integration between the home Lydia and the day care Lydia. She sings a lot in both places. She clearly understands language, even when she doesn’t speak. She’s using the paci less at home.
Lydia is 22 months old today. We love her, and it appears that the feeling is mutual.
The universal symbol for “I want my paci.”
Some parent, probably the male one, has capitulated.
I have a real reference question for which I BELIEVE data exist, but I simply cannot put my hands on it.
What are most recognizable animated characters in the U.S. by rank?
and a corallary,
Top 5 animated characters total licensing revenue by categories, (TV, apparel, toys, accessories).
There’s this list, but it isn’t exactly what I’m looking for.
And speaking of marketing with animation, behold the lawsuit against cereal maker Kellogg’s.
FUN
The e-Bay Song, audio and lyrics. Name-checks William Shatner AND Dr. Dre.
See what song was #1 the day you were born unless you were born before 1955 in the US, in which case, find out what was #1 when you turned 18. For me, that was…”One Bad Apple” by the Osmonds. Oy.
The Absolutely Bottom 50 Funeral Eulogies.
Friend David Brickman will be doing his art criticism spot on WAMC (90.3 fm) today at 9:48 a.m. The topic will be a show of art and artifacts from the Brooklyn Museum at the New York State Museum in Albany. By the way, for the out-of-towners, it is possible to listen online at WAMC.org (live only – not archived).
See the “hottest TV spots of the week” here. The code is aar30z -three letters, two numbers, one letter.
Get your HOOTERS calendar here.
Of course, I’m NEVER bored, but if I were, I’d go to the videos here. The foosball is quite good.
One can buy items with the picture above here. The camisole is my favorite.
INTERESTING
“So there you are, on the road, notebook full of trade secrets, and someone swipes it while you’re canoodling at the KitKat Club. Career over?” Not necessarily. There’s a service which “promises to shut down the PC, and even delete all the data on the notebook.”
30-minute pizza promise wreaking havoc in India
In George Washington’s days, there were no cameras. One’s image was either sculpted or painted. Some paintings of George Washington showed him standing behind a desk with one arm behind his back while others showed both legs and both arms. Prices charged by painters were not based on how many people were to be painted, but by how many limbs were to be painted. Arms and legs are “limbs,” therefore painting them would cost the buyer more. Hence the expression, “Okay, but it’ll cost you an arm and a leg.”
MORE SERIOUS
Beyond Treason DVD for sale.
Bush on Trial for Crimes against Humanity at the same church where MLKing, Jr. gave that speech most inportant to me.
FINALLY: in anticipation of the new February 3 deadline for the PATRIOT Act’s reauthorization, the Bill of Rights Defense Committee has designated January 25, 2006, as National PATRIOT Act Call-In Day. Dozens of other organizations are joining in.
What to do: Please join this effort by calling Congress TODAY, January 25th, and ask your friends to do the same.
Dial the Capitol switchboard, 202-224-3121, and ask the operator to connect you (24 hours a day) or
Enter your zip code here to find your legislators’ direct Washington office phone numbers. To find their district office numbers, click on their names or call your local library.
Please phone both of your Senators and your Representative. Ask your member of Congress to work for a PATRIOT Act reauthorization bill that truly preserves free speech and privacy, and that restores checks and balances, including judicial review and much greater congressional oversight.
Other talking points: If you want to make additional points, here are a few suggestions:
Now that we know the president has secretly authorized illegal, warrantless wiretaps and spying on peaceful protest groups, Congress must immediately stop those actions and hold much more detailed investigations over the whole Patriot Act (not just the sunsetting provisions) before reauthorizing any part of the Patriot Act.
Although the Senate reauthorization bill is insufficient, it is a much better starting point than the House version or the Conference Report.
Can’t get through right away? Many people must be phoning Congress. Keep your calls coming! If you prefer not to wait, call the next day or phone the district office.
Find additional resources at the Bill of Rights Defense Committee web site.
Other organizations supporting the call-in day (partial list) include the Alliance for Justice, American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, American Civil Liberties Union, American Library Association, Amnesty International USA, Campaign for Reader Privacy, Center for Democracy and Technology, Code Pink, Council on American-Islamic Relations, First Amendment Foundation, Friends Committee on National Legislation, Global Exchange, League of United Latin American Citizens, League of Women Voters, Liberty Coalition, MoveOn.org Political Action, National Lawyers Guild, People For the American Way, Rights Working Group, San Francisco Labor Council, Unitarian Universalist Association, and United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America.
In the “it’s about time they did that” category:
From TV Week’s Jay Sherman:
“CBS Corp. and Warner Bros. Entertainment announced Tuesday that they are merging The WB Network and UPN to create a new network to be called The CW.
“The network, which will launch in September, will be owned jointly by Warner Bros. and CBS Corp., with each company owning a 50 percent stake in the network. Tribune Co., which had owned a stake in The WB, will become an affiliate of the new network but won’t own a stake. Tribune has signed a 10-year affiliation agreement with the new network.
“UPN President Dawn Ostroff will become president of entertainment of the new network, while John Matta, chief operating officer of The WB, will become chief operating officer of The CW.
“Tribune’s 16 major-market stations and the 12 CBS-owned UPN stations will give The CW immediate coverage of 48 percent. The remaining distribution will be a combination of selected UPN and WB affiliates that is expected to exceed 95 percent of the United States.
“On the programming side, The CW will have a six-night, 13-hour prime-time lineup seven days a week, using a combination of programming from both UPN and The WB. The lineup of programs in the new network’s lineup will be described later, according to the announcement.”
Yes, I know the WB doesn’t still use Michigan J. Frog; I LIKE the Frog.