Michael Michael Bicycle

I got a red Shogun Shockwave bike. In the past few days my middle aged self has had trouble riding more than a few blocks. It is difficult to reconcile that fact I could ride for hours without stopping as a kid and now I need to stop after 6 blocks and think "Only 1 more hour until beer time" Then again, I could not do any serious working out in high school and I do so now intensely.

It was also great to get through a week without my lawn mower crapping out. I think I am going to bottle the sweat I expel when I mow and market it as an elixir.

News was brought to me by Nancy Pender, including this story about bikini bandits. Not only stealing hearts but also GPS systems.

Beer brought to me by Tetley's.

Finished reading John Lennon The Life
Video book report coming soon.

On the MikePod:
The Cult: "Dreamtime": Good goth rock
Pink Floyd: "Dark Side Of the Moon" "There's no darkside of the moon really. As a matter of fact, it's all dark"
Camper Van Beethoven: "Key Lime Pie"
Smiths: "The Queen Is Dead"

Happy Summer!

I am damn glad that the warm weather is upon us. This past winter was awful. It lasted from mid-November until like April 15. So Mikey's agenda includes lots of beer, shorts, and riding my new bike. Maybe I can pick up a paper route for a few bucks. I also like watching ME-TV and Me-Too on my HDTV. I may never leave the house again. I'll have other musings about HDTV soon. I am working on the next video blog. It might be a send up of a well known cable personality. Here's the business:

Reading:

John Lennon, The Life

On the MikePod:
Beatles: "Yesterday & Today"
Nirvana: "Roma"
Wolfmother: "Wolfmother"
Jimi Hendrix: "Cry Of Love"

News brought to me by Erin Mendez, beer by Miller High Life

Sabado Gigante

I don't speak Spanish, which is a regret. I could never fit a class in HS. Anyway, while killing off some beer and being bored, I came on to "Sabado Gigante". Like I said, I don't understand Spanish, but I do understand hot babes. I love the comedy bits and they all seem to have babes falling out of low cut clothes. I love the live commercials. I love the variety of the program. I used to love watching a female wresting show in Spanish. I also loved "Lente Loco", kind of a "Candid Camera" type show. They had a couple of running bits I loved. There usually was a bit where a guy is interviewing for a job and a chick in a bikini would walk by. There was the old rubber spider in the fruit stand @ the Super Mercado and ofcourse, the pay the babe $50 to drop her drawers and walk down the street. We need that on the ole Anglo vision. Who would host that Regis? Dick Van Patten?

Mr. Lawncare II

The mower broke down again. I took it in and am still waiting on it. Meanwhile my grass is high (Insert pot joke here)and resembles a marshy swamp. I remember as a young adult thinking having a lot of grass would be great but this is crazy. Got a new LCD HDTV. The old one was almost 10 years old and you could not read any print on the screen. I thought I was losing my eyesight. My first observation is cleavage is better in HD.

Business:

On the Mikepod:
Beach Boys: Good Vibrations Disc 1
Liz Phair: "Exile In Guyville" Lowfi potty mouth hottie.
Replacements:"Let The Roadies Play Some" Bootleg, I'm in the audience!
Jane's Addiction: "Live"
REM:"Document"
Black Keys: "Rubber Factory" Great juke joint blues
Smiths: "Meat Is Murder"
Husker Du: "Candy Apple Grey"

Beer provided by Boddingtons Ale, news provided by Jackie Bange (in HD!)

May Video Blog

MIkePod Update, Celebrity Chefs, Pontiac, Swine Flu

Mr. Lawncare

So we finally had a couple of days w/o rain. So I climbed on my roof Saturday and did the gutters. I prepared my mower for the 1st mowing of the season by taking the carburator apart and cleaning the carburator and filter. While I was on my ladder cleaning the gutters on my garage, my neighbor asked if I wanted to trade places with her. The thought of her Volkswagen-large butt in the air on my ladder unnerved me. It is bad enough the public has to see mine. I could not do that to my ladder, we've been through too much together. So I mowed the lawn on Sunday and watched it run out of gas just before I finished cuz the grass was so high.

On the MikePod:

Beatles: "UK Rarities"
Loud Family: "Interbabe Concern"
Eric Clapton: "Me & Mr. Johnson"

Beer brought to me this weekend by Corona
Weather brought to me by Bonnie Schneider

Hi Mary!

Cake Reality Shows

I find it staggering that there are 3 reality shows based on cake making.

Ace Of Cakes on Food Network, Last Cake Standing also on the Food Network and Cake Boss on TLC. TLC stands for The Learning Channel, shouldn't we be seeing algebra competitions or something? Back to my point, I can't believe there is an audience for one cake show, yet alone 3. If I want to see the drama behind cake making, I'll go to Jewel. Funny, I don't remember my grandmother dealing with angst while making cakes when I was a kid.

On the MikePod:
Chicago: "Greatest Hits 2"
Robert Plant: "Shakin & Stirred"
The Cult: "Sonice Temple"
Rolling Stones: "Dirty Work"
The Loud Family: "Interbabe Concern"

The Vagina As A Clown Car

I was glancing about the TV to rid myself of boredom when I stumbled on TLC. No not the defunct girl-group, but the cable channel. I was hoping to see something like
"I Have an Appendix as Big as a Volkswagen" or some other surgery show and they were running promos for their various large family shows like
18 Kids and Counting Jon & Kate + 8 and Table for 12. Couple this and the Octomom
I don't get the fascination with the extra large family by today's media. It's like OK, let's pop the kids out and go on TV, like a clown car in the 3 ring circus. Oh and Octomom is a name you really want to trade mark. Like she's a super hero or something.

My You Tube Channel

While I try to sort out why both of my PCs will not process video so I can make more movies, check out my You Tube Channel

Google Apps

I use Google Docs for easy access to spreadsheets, documents and presentations. I am looking into using Google Sites to share information with colleagues

Book Report #1 Stealing Lincoln's Body

Book by T. Craughwell detailing the 1876 macabre attempt to steal Linc's body and the many times the body was removed to prevent other tries

Book Report #2 The Last Lincolns

Charles Lachman's account of Linc's decedents and how the family line died out.

Ditka Book Report

"Book Report, Then Ditka Said To Payton"

March Video Blog

More Book Reports

For more intersting stuff, check me out of Facebook. Next video blog and video book reports coming soon. Here's more book written book reports until then:

Book Reports

Video book reports coming soon. Until then:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pv3F5vnXjlIYDLdmwthjRJA&output=html

Movie Making

As you have seen, I have been using my Flip Mino video cam to make movies. I edit the footage in Windows MovieMaker and then add it to You Tube and link it to my Facebook profile. I am doing a lot of experimenting. I am thinking about the coming March videoblog.

Business:

On the Mikepod:

Beatles: "Abbey Road "(Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab) Great album in great needle drop sound.

Lush: "Gala": Great shoe gazer album

Tommy Bolin: "Private Eyes": Great album by an under appreciated guitarist.

Beer brought to me by: Boddington's

Feb 2009 video blog

My Take on Facebook's 25 Randumb Thoughts

Deep Freeze

I woke up Friday and it was -36F with a windchill of -50F. And that was similar to the temps the day before. Luckily, my Nissan 200SX started both days after full days exposed in the train station lot. I draped a blanket on my legs both nights for the ride home.

I bought a new pair of Levi's 501 blue jeans after an old pair of 505s had a rip in the crotch. Ain't that a kick in the crotch! I have been doing a lot of Facebook, the greatest waste of time known to man so far.

On the MikePod:

1) Led Zeppelin :Spitfire 1980 Switzerland show. Good sb quality.
2) Bad Company: Run With The Pack. More straight forward AOR the way I like it.

Beer brought to me by Tetley's