July 31, 2010
My son likes You Tube. Ducklings swimming, babies laughing, Elmo, and Kevin the Bird from UP are among his favorites. About seven seconds into the clip, if it’s not what he wants, he begins shaking his head, saying, “Nah…nope,” then looking at the thumbnails for something else.
I’ve started insisting he watch the entire clip because I feel it’s important his attention isn’t constantly firing off in ten different directions and I don’t want him to end up with Attention Deficit.
I find myself doing the same thing though while on the internet. You can find so much so fast that if it’s not exactly what you’re looking for, the next search result may be.
Is the internet rewiring our brains?
July 30, 2010
Okay, Sports Fans, the clock is ticking down (or up if you’re playing soccer…) Be it tennis, basketball, swimming, or curling, if you could be the World Champion in any one sport, which sport would it be? PLAY BALL!
July 29, 2010
This is a three-question QOD today. Songs aren’t usually pulled out of thin air. They have remnants of real people threaded through them, lyrics pulled from real life situations, personal stories set to music. If someone’s feelings for you elicit writing a song about or for you, man…you rate!
If you could have a song written about you, what musician would you choose to compose it, who would you want to perform it, and what would it be called?
July 28, 2010
I really enjoy reading TW9 blog And The Beat Goes On. I always learn something new about a musician or certain song or genre, and Bad Heart serves up some true hidden gems via You Tube. His posts cover many genres, some I am not that familiar with.
What’s your favorite genre of music?
July 27, 2010
Today, we’re getting materialistic. We’re talkin’ funds, casheesh, cabbage, dinero. I don’t want any “My life is rich through my creativity, family and friends.” We all know about that and that’s good.
It used to be a millionaire was set for life and in some parts of the world that may still be the case. While I certainly wouldn’t step over that million-dollar pile (hell, I’d pick up a buck!), I just don’t think one million dollars goes as far as it used to.
How much money would you have to have to consider yourself rich?
July 26, 2010
The stupidest thing, by far, while intoxicated harks back to sophomore year of college. I was at this fraternity party, I’m sure it was late and I’m certain I was drunk with a capital D.
A group of friends were up in this guy’s room and for some reason, I allowed this guy (he was pretty cute) to pick me up. He carried me out of the room and down the hall (don’t ask me why.) He took me out on the fire escape and held me over the landing. And dropped me. From the second floor. Into a snow drift.
After realizing I was still alive, I began laughing hysterically. Then heard a bunch of exclamations from other people, “Wow!” “What a DICK!” “Oh my GOD!”
A visit to the osteopath and a dozen roses later, I was fine. (Why did I let him pick me up???)
What’s the stupidest thing you’ve done while intoxicated?
July 25, 2010
Some people are just barefoot types. Not saying I don’t love the feel of soft grass underfoot, but I’m not a fan of digging my toes in the sand. New, plush carpet? Sign me up. My own cat-human-dog-hair hardwood floors? I’ll just slide on some flip-flops. There are even a few showers I wouldn’t remove my footwear for…
Where do you go barefoot?
July 24, 2010
Since The Whole 9 has launched The Peace Project, we have been continually reminded how very lucky we are. The photos of the people of Sierra Leone will not only stop you in your tracks, they will bring you to your knees. Not having the time to clean my house really takes a backseat in priority after seeing the problems these people face daily.
With each photo I see and stories I hear, my mind swirls with things I want to send to them. It gets overwhelming because the need is so great. I guess we will conquer it bit by bit.
What organizations do you donate to and why?
July 23, 2010
I love this piece. It is by Gustave Caillebotte simply entitled Les raboteurs de parquet (The Floor Scrapers), circa 1875. I first saw a print of it in a friend’s dining room and have been somewhat obsessed with it ever since. What a shitty job, but at the same time the feeling of the piece is so triumphant. The light coming in through the window, the shape the men are in, and the bottle of wine on the table (with only one glass) — are they all drinking from that one glass or is only one of the men drinking?
What does this piece say to you?
July 22, 2010
There are lessons to be learned in every situation. Often times we may only see the lesson in something lost, not won. What have your victories taught you?
but Zappa would have written it~
Heidi Huber started her career with the sink or swim theory. Luckily she knows the freestyle which has taken her from the Chicago stage to behind the scenes in Los Angeles where she currently continues to tap as The Whole 9’s Master of Disguise.