I can remember as a kid watching him – his interviews with children were pretty funny. "He is the only person to have five network television shows running in prime time simultaneously" (Wikipedia). 97 years old. He led a fascinating and at times tragic life. I thought he'd died years ago. 'People Are Funny' Host Art … Read more
Actually it turned up in my basement a few days ago. My friend Damian, who had a big birthday yesterday, gave me this talking doll thing of Ronald Reagan several years ago. I never opened it, and now, as Hope and Change becomes Hype and Who Knows, people are pining for the good ol’ days. … Read more
On my theory you always subtract seven years; 53 again. Here he is, summer of 2007, having returned from his sugar plantation in Barbados. Summerfest, 2008 Giving tips to the local weightlifter Easter, 2009, at an undisclosed location. Same Easter, with the main squeeze, quieting the natives Easter 2010, as always HAM … Read more
Bizarre. For a man who embraces non-violence? He's currently giving lectures at Radio City Music Hall in NYC. 'I'm a Marxist' says Dalai Lama, but agrees capitalism has helped China "(Marxism has) moral ethics, whereas capitalism is only how to make profits," the Dalai Lama, 74, said. However, he credited China's embrace of market economics … Read more
Matt Riner, my college roommate’s son, marries Kristen George, who also happens to be a Fairfield grad. Here are two shots – more to follow after I finish putting up a larger posting of the Novotny wedding from five plus weeks ago. Mike and Karen with Matt, and his sister Lauren The bride and groom, plus … Read more
Of course this is no surprise. Cellphones Now Used More for Data Than for Calls Instead of talking on their cellphones, people are making use of all the extras that iPhones, BlackBerrys and other smartphones were also designed to do — browse the Web, listen to music, watch television, play games and send e-mail and … Read more
Our great friends Paul and Doreen had their second daughter Marissa marry on April 10th. Here’s a very amusing short post with a picture of Marissa at her own wedding, and at her sister Alison’s wedding, one year and one week earlier. You don’t do blonde jokes at Novotny weddings It’s only now that I’ve been able … Read more
Great stuff. Oakland's Dallas Braden Blanks Rays in Perfect Game In Boston, where the Yankees were preparing for a Sunday night game against the Red Sox, Rodriguez was gracious when asked for his reaction. "Good for him," he told reporters. "Even better that he beat the Rays." Braden threw 77 of his 109 pitches for … Read more
The big science news yesterday and this morning is the announcement by researchers that modern humans have Neanderthal genes – maybe up to 4% of our genes from them. The theory had been that the split between our ancestors and Neanderthals occurred about 400,000 years ago, with the Neanderthals going extinct about 30,000 years ago, and … Read more