Media synergy
This match made in media heaven was bound to happen:
Glad Bri-lie has a fallback plan. With his six-month unpaid suspension, it was going to be tough to support his family on a measly $5 million a year.
Well played, Snow Miser
After a relatively mild and blissfully snow-and-sleet-free November, December and January, winter has come on with a vengeance. This morning while I was standing in half a foot of snow and waiting for my bus, the temperature was ten below. Reminded me of the “Snow Miser” song from “The Year Without A Santa Claus”:
I’m Mister White Christmas
I’m Mister Snow
I’m Mister Icicle
I’m Mister Ten Below.
You win, Snow Miser… now please go away, and send us your brother Heat Miser. Not only does he bring the heat better than habanero hot sauce, but he also has a killer Billy Idol hairdo.
Come to think of it, all of our horrible winter weather started right after Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow.
I know he’s a groundhog, not a gopher, but maybe we need Carl Spackler to take him out.
“I’m not that strong a swimmer”
Saturday Night Live just celebrated its 40th anniversary, and everyone is weighing in on their favorite actors, characters and skits. Below is the skit that’s my all-time favorite. It’s certainly one of the most underrated, but the future movies of Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer have proven their genius.
The 40th anniversary celebration made me miss Phil Hartman even more. What a gifted character actor, not just on SNL but in “NewsRadio” and “The Simpsons” as well.
Check out this clip from “NewsRadio” when he spoofs PBS’ old singing political satirist Mark Russell.
Anthem – the impersonal touch
I’ve been hacked, via my company’s healthcare plan. (I’m sure Fox News will blame it on Obamacare operatives.) Millions of other folks who have Anthem healthcare are in the same boat. Below is the note all of us got, not from the CEO, but from the DESK of the CEO of Anthem.
Apparently inanimate objects can write emails – who knew? I knew this chair could talk though…
If you’ve just put the personal data of millions of people at risk, do you really have to use “from the desk of” in the headline? Basically you’re saying “I didn’t write this and I didn’t send this.” I’m sure the CEO has better things to do than, oh, say, ensuring the safety and security of the healthcare records of the millions of subscribers who help him earn millions of dollars each year.
Hey Mr. Swedish (if “Joe Swedish” is indeed your real name – sounds kinda fishy to me), own the mess – don’t pawn it off on your desk.
Step up to the Mike
Michael Gannon is my cousin’s son. (Does that make him my second cousin, or first cousin once removed, or third cousin to the nth degree?) He’s an extremely talented musician, songwriter and singer. Here’s his video tribute to Joe Cocker. Rock on!
You can check out more of Michael’s videos on his YouTube channel, and hear more of his music on his website.
And if you want to get a chuckle out of someone misinterpreting Joe Cocker’s singing, check this out:
Humanizing Technology
Amazing true-life story…
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