The Olympics are here, but did London top the synchronous complexity of the Beijing 2008 opening ceremonies? Yes!!! Over the top! England has certainly earned a gold medal for self-promotion in their opening ceremony. They managed to cram more references to ‘British pop culture through the ages’ than we could count. There were more people […]
There’s Something about the Virgin mary
“From certain angles it does look like the Virgin Mary,” says acting manager Melanie Todd of Hamburger Mary’s in Ybor City. Yes, it has happened again, and what is it about the West coast of Florida that makes it the epicenter of ‘Virgin Mary’ sightings? Pareidolia is a psychological phenomenon involving a vague, often random […]
Dubai-Land, the Disney of the Desert
Question: You’re the ‘Sheik/Pashsa/Overlord of a very wealthy middle eastern country and your oil reserves are expected to be depleted in 20 years, what do you do? A, Have your solid gold Bentley adjusted for regular gas B, Develop a market for a 6 ton hour glass that only needs to be turned once a […]
Cable TV Blues
Listening in rapt attention, I sat there as songs like ‘From a Distance’, ‘Tonight’ from the classic musical West Side Story and ‘What a ‘Wonderful World’ were performed in lush orchestral arrangements by full symphonies. There were more show tunes and movie themes bringing back memories which calmed and befriended you in your time of […]