Confucius say: Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without. No, really. He actually said that. And Bob Marley said, “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” That’s why Thursdays are reserved for music in this space. Please enjoy this week’s sublime musical interlude.
Hump Day Hiatus: HERE
Being raised in and around Chicago, I thought it was a big city. And it is. But the first time I went to New York, I realized how tiny Chicago is by comparison. New York City is the big apple. It is the big apple. And yes, it is the big apple. Regardless of how you may feel about New …
Watch this:
It’s the PSA of the Week! And it’s a twofer! First watch this 30-second Public Service Announcement. Listen to the announcer’s voiceover at the end. With his words in mind, watch this PSA from South Africa. Eye opening, isn’t it? Don’t be the person who complains about a barking dog or a neighbor’s loud music, but who turns a deaf …
What’s with the bleeping???
Today’s I Hate Monday is a bleep-free rant about bleeps. This is The Age of The Bleep. Someone should institute an annual Bleeping Award – except that it would be a decidedly dubious distinction to win it. What is with all the bleeps? Please don’t misunderstand me: this is not about censorship. It’s about people whose vocabulary is so stunted …
Church of the Infinite Chasm
Last week, the topic of the C.I.C. Sermonette of the Week was about the Bible’s accuracy when it happens to touch on scientific matters. Cited were verses where the Bible describes the water cycle, the earth’s spherical shape, and its suspension “upon nothing,” not on the backs of elephants, as many contemporaries believed. It is a book that was centuries …
Pet Therapy
This day has gone to the dogs, so let’s give in and enjoy some pet therapy herewith and forthwith and so on and so forth, et cetera:
Very warm off the press!
Yes, it’s yet another issue of The World’s Most Salubrious Newspaper, the Medical Examiner. (The print edition, to clarify, is Augusta’s Most Salubrious Newspaper.) This issue is, as usual, chock full of splendid reading that will encourage you to live, eat, and sleep healthier. Our 3-word mantra: health, wellness, medicine. As this issue illustrates, sometimes the medicine comes in the …
V is for Video
Ever wonder why the Swiss have no army? This should answer your question. And they wear nice hats too.
Hump Day Hiatus
Better late than never, right? It is still Hump Day, after all. This sumptuous feast of natural beauty is even better when viewed in full-screen (or “couch”) mode just click the 4-arrow icon in the bottom right corner. Feel free to pause at your favorite view and do a screen capture for a spectacular homemade wallpaper. Eye of the Beholder …
PSA of the Week
As we do every Tuesday here at The Internet’s Most Salubrious Blog, we offer a brief message in the public interest. Today’s PSA (public service announcement) powerfully illustrates the well-known maxim that a picture is worth a thousand words. With the additional words in the caption, this message contains a total of 1,004 words. That’s a veritable torrent of words, …