Sunday, June 15, 2025
When the Bus Stop Button is Broken
The Six Ways You'll See Your Dad
The ways you see your parents changes drastically as you grow and mature. These phases start at age five and add about five years for each segment. Maybe when you have your own children, you'll remember these and suspect your kids are going through the same phases. Eventually, you'll come to appreciate your dad for who he really is.
I Wanna Be Just Like Daddy
To celebrate Father's Day last year, Ashton Williams was treated to a new t-shirt and then a performance from his children, complete with a series of dad jokes that he is known for.
I Am Your Father's Day
Italian animator Antonio Toscano prepared a LEGO Father's Day salute to the most popular dad in pop culture: Darth Vader! Watch Vader spend some quality time with his son.
Saturday, June 14, 2025
7 Things Americans Do That Brits Don't
Laurence Brown asked ChatGPT to list things that Americans do that the British don't. It came up with quite a few ideas for Brown, who's been doing this sort of thing for years and is running out of ideas. You may argue about which is better, but the British way of going upstairs to the first floor never made any sense to me. Ads for prescription drugs should be banned, however. They are unnecessary, annoying, and add to our ridiculous prescription costs. We can't help that we grow peanuts and corn in America, and Britain doesn't. There's a 60-second ad ad at 2:55.
My Dad
No More Kings
It's a good time to remember why we are America. Yeah, settling this country was messy and unethical, but we managed to be the first country to escape from the British Empire and put the power of government into the hands of the people, eventually all the people. What we do with that power is on us.
America
One of my favorite songs, from Neil Diamond, originally from his 1980 film The Jazz Singer. I couldn't stop it running through my head as I headed home with my first sponsored immigrant. Johnny Kim compiled this video for a class project some years ago. He did a great job!
Friday, June 13, 2025
An Ancient Rome Quiz
A couple of years ago, a meme went around about how men think of ancient Rome a lot, many of them reporting thinking about it every day, and how that was baffling to women. Whether that's true or not, thinking about Rome back when it ruled the world is a far cry from studying it. If your knowledge about the Roman Empire comes from movies or memes, this TED-Ed video quiz might surprise you. On the other hand, if you learned about ancient Rome from unceasing research connected to your job, like I did, you might ace this quiz like I did. It's rather easy, since you just select from multiple choice answers. Can you spot the myth or untruth?
The Schwartz Awakens
People have been talking about it for years. Indeed, the original Spaceballs set up a sequel called Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money. We don't know if that will be the title, but Spaceballs 2 is coming out in 2027. Mel Brooks himself, who will turn 101 years old in 2027, makes the announcement. Brooks will not direct this time, but he will reprise his role as Yogurt. Rick Moranis is coming out of this 30-year retirement to play Dark Helmet, and Bill Pullman will once again play Lone Starr. In addition, Keke Palmer has been cast, as well as Lewis Pullman, Bill Pullman's son. Amazon MGM Studios describes the film as “A Non-Prequel Non-Reboot Sequel Part Two but with Reboot Elements Franchise Expansion Film.” Which tells us nothing, but we'll find out more in the next two years.