Music

I have a wide range in tastes when it comes to music, but if I was asked to show someone who had never heard of music what it is, I would show them this.

A Few Forgotten Characters

I ran across these old clips from Mad TV. Saturday Night Live has always had very memorable recurring characters, but I forgot how good Mad TV was at times. Here are just a few off my favorite recurring characters from that show:

Here is Dot:


And Miss Swan:


And Stuart:


And Lorraine:

Baby Tabler

As everyone knows by now, Julie and I are expecting our first baby at the end of January or early February (official due date is January 30th). I think we are still both in the stunned faze, even though this is exactly what we wanted. However, it all still feels little abstract. That being said, I think it will really sink in once we have the first ultrasound and/or hear the heart beat. We are both very excited and are doing what we can to get ready. Aside from reading everything we can get our hands on, we have started on the nursery. It is freshly panted and ready for us to start putting it together. Jen and Chip gave us the crib they used for the boys, which is fantastic. Julie and I also bought a dresser from Louisville Antiques that is a good size to use as a baby changing table. I still need to install a new ceiling fan and switch out the blinds. All in all, we are very excited and know it will be here quickly. We look forward to sharing this experience with all our friends and family and relying on the experience of those who have been through it.

In an effort to save money and eat healthier food, Julie and I have made an effort to cook more meals at home. On Sundays we have started making several dinners for the week. Yesterday, we made chicken enchilada casserole and I have chicken and dumplings in the crock pot. I will probably finish off the baked spaghetti we made in the next day or two. Doing this gives us lunch for the week as well. I haven't had fast food in over two weeks and we limit eating out to once or twice a week. When we do eat out, we often split a dinner because the portions are so big. Another benefit is the gas and time we have saved by not running out to pick up food at lunch and dinner.

Julie hasn't had any strange cravings yet, but has had a mild aversion to some foods. It will be interesting to see how this holds up as baby gets bigger. She will be 11 weeks this coming Friday, so the baby is about the size of a peanut shell.

We will keep everyone posted as we go through our doctor visits and check-ups.

 

Meteorite Landing in Russia

I spent much of the early morning watching and reading coverage of the meteorite in Russia that caused wide spread damage and around 1,000 injuries. When I first saw this story breaking this morning, the nerd in me was very excited and I immediately began looking for videos of the event. In doing so, I found several incredible videos. I also wanted to see peoples reactions to the event and hopefully see some interesting conversations. I made the mistake of looking at reader comment sections on popular news sites and found the exact opposite of what I was looking for. Some comments I agreed with, but here are some comments from people in need of a good slapping:

Wouldn't it have come from above rather than the side?? Just saying...... Looks staged to me!

- Umm, west yorkshire, 15/2/2013 2:52

There appears to be a lot more to this story, as usual a lot of speculation, maybe the truth will be told, maybe not!

- maggie Elaina, jasper Ga USA, United States, 15/2/2013 10:06

I'm not totally buying this story. A meteorite is random yet there just happen to be a camera on a pod shooting a empty scene in the exact location. Also, there were reports of the Russian air force intercepting the meteorite? Really? How many thousands of feet per second does a meteorite travel? I'm not buying it. The Russians were testing something that went awry.

- TN_Ric, Nashville, 15/2/2013 9:39

Cameras at the ready to capture this thing from every angle, just at the moment it happend to appear? C'mon - give me a break. Look at that trail, something in there is reflecting light, something liquid perhaps. And it looks more like smoke than vapor. Meteorites don't smoke. This was the breakup of some high flying aircraft that was going to require an explanation and they decided "There's an asteroid passing by today - we'll just say it was a meteorite - they'll never know the difference."

- Forward Observer, Miami, 15/2/2013 9:21

Check out the book of revelations. It fortells an event where burning ice falls from the sky. Sounds like frozen gases entering the atmosphere. It also describes a star falling to earth that destroys a third of the trees and a third of the sea life. How could the ancient writer have speculated with such accuracy the impact of space objects on the earth with such limited science in that day? Could he have been taking dictations from God? Igf he was, then this little rock was just a trailer for the big action flic to come.

- markd4lyph, LangleyOKusa, 15/2/2013 9:19

Global Warming strikes again. When are we going to learn?

- asmith555, Charlotte, 15/2/2013 8:29

So, how come a meteor strike has never been witnessed before? I'm as sceptical as the next man, and I think human causes are more likely than meteorites. It looked more like the Columbia did when it broke up on re-entry.

- Realist, Kent, United Kingdom, 15/2/2013 8:25

Was it the same one which wiped out the dinosaurs?

- Dexter Morgan, Kettering, United Kingdom, 15/2/2013 8:18

so it was big enough to knock a building down but no crater??? more likely some government body has used the meteor passing us today as an excuse to test fire something!

- mark, hull, 15/2/2013 7:36