Fastest relay split ever before this final: 46.62.
Fastest relay split ever after this final: 46.02.
Hey, France, who's your daddy?
http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/share.html?videoid=0811_hd_swb_hl_l0194
Monday, August 11, 2008
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Happy Action Deluxe Rockin Birthday
Nothing spells Happy Birthday like a rockin' gift from your big brother. Mine--you know him as Mudge! (aka Gux, aka Guxaldine, aka GuxTBraaaaahhh, aka "Son, you're looking a little puffy," aka "Now George!", aka That Guy on the End of Zoe's Leash, aka the OG)--got me the new 6-CD U2 box set, complete with their first 3 LP's (Boy, October, and War) plus 3 extra CD's with lots of goodies. I feel like I'm 18 again.
I'll just hit some high points. First, the October goodies-CD has the best live version of "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" ever, to my knowledge, recorded. All of you fans who once owned the vinyl (?) version of the bootleg I Ate B4 I Flew will remember that, back in the old days, the boys really didn't have enough songs to fill up an entire show, so they played "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" twice--once at the beginning, and once at the end of this show. This is the version from the end of the show and, well, it's worth whatever price G paid for the whole set. And that is to say nothing about the sublime live versions (from the same show) of "I Will Follow", "The Ocean," and "Cry/ The Electric Co" right before this. Put this last one on all of your iPod playlists--or rather, make a whole playlist of this song and "11 O'Clock" and try, just try, not stop your workout and writhe on the gym floor in ecstacy when it plays. I dare ya. You can't do it--or at least I couldn't--and now I've got to find a new gym. Oh, well.
For those of you who think that "Bullet the Blue Sky" was the first time U2 donned the Led Zeppelin manque masks, there is "Speed of Life" on the Boy goodies CD, which moves along a bit like "The Song Remains the Same." And there is also--who knew?--another live version of "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" on this CD. It's grande, but you can tell that they are still just getting how great this song is going to be. And there are lots of other cool things on this CD, too--like live versions of "Boy-Girl" and the studio version of "Things to Make and Do"--which reminds me, for some reason, of Sleater-Kinney (minus the estrogen, 'natch).
Probably the most greatestest thing about the set--besides the fact that it was given to my by my big brother--is the remix of "Tomorrow" on the October goodies CD. This version sounds like it was pulled right off of Pop--and I mean that as a very good thing. Have we really listened to "If You Wear that Velvet Dress" or "If God Will Send His Angels" properly? I don't think so. And this version of "Tomorrow"--stripped down, ethereal, a little like a note of redemption from the future, belongs there, a head of its time. On the same CD that gave us the greatest U2 single ever, "Please." Go check that CD out.
So anywho, I love it. And I'm so glad I've got such a cool big brother who sent it to me. And he's got a great dog, too. I hope I have many more birthdays to share with him.
I'll just hit some high points. First, the October goodies-CD has the best live version of "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" ever, to my knowledge, recorded. All of you fans who once owned the vinyl (?) version of the bootleg I Ate B4 I Flew will remember that, back in the old days, the boys really didn't have enough songs to fill up an entire show, so they played "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" twice--once at the beginning, and once at the end of this show. This is the version from the end of the show and, well, it's worth whatever price G paid for the whole set. And that is to say nothing about the sublime live versions (from the same show) of "I Will Follow", "The Ocean," and "Cry/ The Electric Co" right before this. Put this last one on all of your iPod playlists--or rather, make a whole playlist of this song and "11 O'Clock" and try, just try, not stop your workout and writhe on the gym floor in ecstacy when it plays. I dare ya. You can't do it--or at least I couldn't--and now I've got to find a new gym. Oh, well.
For those of you who think that "Bullet the Blue Sky" was the first time U2 donned the Led Zeppelin manque masks, there is "Speed of Life" on the Boy goodies CD, which moves along a bit like "The Song Remains the Same." And there is also--who knew?--another live version of "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" on this CD. It's grande, but you can tell that they are still just getting how great this song is going to be. And there are lots of other cool things on this CD, too--like live versions of "Boy-Girl" and the studio version of "Things to Make and Do"--which reminds me, for some reason, of Sleater-Kinney (minus the estrogen, 'natch).
Probably the most greatestest thing about the set--besides the fact that it was given to my by my big brother--is the remix of "Tomorrow" on the October goodies CD. This version sounds like it was pulled right off of Pop--and I mean that as a very good thing. Have we really listened to "If You Wear that Velvet Dress" or "If God Will Send His Angels" properly? I don't think so. And this version of "Tomorrow"--stripped down, ethereal, a little like a note of redemption from the future, belongs there, a head of its time. On the same CD that gave us the greatest U2 single ever, "Please." Go check that CD out.
So anywho, I love it. And I'm so glad I've got such a cool big brother who sent it to me. And he's got a great dog, too. I hope I have many more birthdays to share with him.
Friday, July 11, 2008
Desk Rage!
Road rage is so last year.
http://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSN0947145320080710
Those of you prone to desk rage, you know who you are. You don't have 4,000 pounds of steel to protect you. So be careful.
http://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSN0947145320080710
Those of you prone to desk rage, you know who you are. You don't have 4,000 pounds of steel to protect you. So be careful.
Friday, July 4, 2008
Manly Firmness
Happy 232nd to the United States of America!
This morning, as I was contemplating the declaration of independence--marvelling at its grammar and vocabulary (it uses the word "usurpations" several times)--I came across this in the list of the crimes of King George III against the colonial settlers:
"He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people."
Men in wigs, opposing the king with manly firmness--now that's a good way to start a country.
Have a hot dog today, in celebration. :)
This morning, as I was contemplating the declaration of independence--marvelling at its grammar and vocabulary (it uses the word "usurpations" several times)--I came across this in the list of the crimes of King George III against the colonial settlers:
"He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people."
Men in wigs, opposing the king with manly firmness--now that's a good way to start a country.
Have a hot dog today, in celebration. :)
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Name
Lhawang Nyima is the name given to me by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. It means Divine Lord Sun. Mudgebro is a shorthand for Mudge's (other) brother.
Hooray for me! I have a blog!
Hooray for me! I have a blog!
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