A prayer


Dark Knight Toy Story



[Via Lee on IM.]


Test drive

Our son, Samuel, tries out his crib and mobile for the first time.



"You can call me Al"

Like a lot of kids who came of age in the '80s, I was not, and to this day am really not, a fan of Paul Simon. But every kid who came of age in the '80s knew who Paul Simon was, thanks to this video:

I can still watch it just any ol' time...


Habanera



Animal is my favorite Muppet. Just for the record.


Ode to Joy



With thanks to my frient Tom, who lifted my spirits with this earlier today.


Some day...




"Sorry about the mess."


Start your day with a smile


Matt's Dancing 2008 footage. My favorites: the DMZ in Korea, the two from Tonga, and Nellis Airspace. [Wave of the phin to my sweet for passing it along.]


"Lola"? No, "Yoda"


Weird Al. Who else?


"High Tech Noon"

Pretty good:

[Wave of the phin to Bruce Webster.]


Matrix Guy

What do you get when you mash up Family Guy with The Matrix?

Fun fact: Both of these pop culture dynasties debuted in 1999. [Wave of the phin to Dan.]


Remembrance




At least there was no "Ebony and Ivory"




One Gallon Axe

This is fairly awesome.

Doesn't that make you want to drink milk?


The Empire Strikes Back. In 60 seconds.

To quote Geekdad, where I first saw this: "Sheer brilliance."



Taken

Taken is an upcoming film written by Luc Besson and starring Liam Neeson as the dad you don't want to make mad by hurting his little girl:

Unfortunately, it doesn't release here in the States until September. Brent, Nathan, this gets a thumbs-up from me.


AirHogs Press Conference

The Grand Prairie AirHogs are a new minor league team in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, and we have some footage from a recent press conference:

The AirHogs season begins in May, and I'm looking forward to taking in a game or two this year.


Ride'em, cowboy!

This past weekend, we spent a few days visiting my parents in the suburbs of Birmingham. (That would be Alabama, not England. Just in case it wasn't clear.) My dad pulled my old rocking horse, Donut, out of storage, cleaned up the parts, and assembled him in the basement, all for my son to ride while we were visiting.


If you want to see a slightly larger version, click on the video.

I got Donut about the same age as the little phisch is now, roughly 1974. The nostalgia from watching my own child ride the same horse I did thirty-three, thirty-four years ago, was overwhelming.