The 80 year legal battle is over and children can now sing ‘Happy Birthday to You’ without fear of being sued by Warner/Chappell, the publishing arm of Warner Music, who claimed copyright. A California federal judge ruled Warner Music can no longer charge for the performance of the song. Phew!! Mother’s no longer need to […]
Global ocean warming: don’t ‘go’ there
Last week I bought a small wastebasket. They put it in a bag and when I got home, I put the bag in the wastebasket. There’s something wrong with that. It’s like buying a car to get to a gas station to fill the car with gas to go out and buy a car. We’re […]
Get behind a national ‘Do Not Disturb’ registry
Back in the old days (Before smart phones) unless you told someone where you were, they couldn’t get in touch with you. Today, we’re tracked with cameras everywhere you look. We enjoy smart cars and smart phones so it’s difficult to get lost, and let’s not even talk about that pesky Google Earth picture […]
Itsy Bitsy Spider slips off spout; children horrified
The children’s world was shocked at the near accidental death of an iconic character today as the ‘Itsy Bitsy Spider’, aka the, ‘Incy Wincy’ Spider, experienced some quirky weather in front of a group of young school children. In a pre-planned appearance during his New York State summer tour, all was going well until the […]