Headed to the midwest this afternoon

Happy Life Day!

With special guest stars...the Jefferson Starship!

(Click on the links after the video is finished if you dare proceed. Note of warning: there are 10 parts, including about 10-15 minutes of Wookiee conversation)

Shock and Awe

Emitt Rhodes

In 1970, the same year that Paul McCartney released his self-recorded McCartney album, a 20 year old from Illinois released a strikingly McCartneyish album recorded in his parent's garage. I draw the comparison because, in a lot of ways, this 20 year old out-McCartneyed McCartney. Emitt Rhodes' first album, on which he played all of the instruments, is filled with light-hearted, harmony-filled pop music that typifies the majority of Paul's late era Beatles offerings. Definitely worth a listen - he's a talented guy.

With My Face On The Floor



Promises I've Made



You Should Be Ashamed



It's amazing and slightly depressing to think of how good this guy was at 20. When I was 20, I was struggling to stay awake in my Psych 101 class.

An Eggcellent Video

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A sad day every year

Investing vs. Paying off loans

Administration officials have announced that there is $200 billion dollars of TARP funding left over from the bank bailouts. President Obama has expressed interest in funding a jobs plan (likely focused on updating highway and rail infrastructure and on weatherizing homes), while conservatives think it should go towards spending down the deficit. My gut reaction was to agree with the conservatives on this one, given that the deficit is at $1.4 trillion (to be fair, the deficit from Bush's last year was $1.3 trillion - so pretty much par for the course). At the same time, there are a lot of people who need jobs and energy efficiency and updating rail is always a good thing. Hmm - I'm conflicted.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30347.html

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

For all those Arrested Development fans, here's a clip from a pilot show that features David Cross and Will Arnett. It looks like they're playing somewhat similar characters, but it's hard not to love Will Arnett in this type of role. I haven't been able to find much info about the show, but apparently it's on in the UK. Click here for a link to other clips.

EPA: Greenhouse Gases Are A Danger/Must Be Regulated

The Associated Press is reporting that, later today, EPA will release findings that greenhouse gases are endangering people's health and must be regulated. From the article, "Under a Supreme Court ruling, the so-called endangerment finding is needed before the EPA can regulate carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases released from power plants, factories and automobiles under the federal Clean Air Act." While I agree with the findings, the timing and politics of this are questionable - an easy target for climate change conspiracy theorists.

Source: AP

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