Vote For Kay Hanley On Twitter!

As a voracious consumer of Boston sports, and as one who grazes in the fields of sports radio from time to time, I think a real "ROCK Jock" like Kay Hanley, of Letters To Cleo, would be a terrific addition to the local radio scene.

Please vote for Kay on Twitter!

Just Add Ice

It's great to hear that the 2010 NHL Winter Classic will be played at Fenway Park!

Let's hope it's not 60 degrees on 1/1/10.

I Want A Glazed Donut

I love glazed donuts, and want one right now

Dunkin' Donuts, left; Tim Horton's, right

Young workers push employers for wider Web access - Boston.com

Young workers push employers for wider Web access - Boston.com

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Energy Shots

A dispatch from the Antelope Freeway Health Desk, courtesy of the New York Times:

"The power drink of the moment costs 20 times as much per ounce as Coca-Cola, comes in a tiny bottle and tastes so bad that most people hold their noses and down it in a single gulp.

"Near the University of Maryland the other day, students thought nothing of paying $3 or more for a shot. That is $1.50 an ounce; at that price, a 20-ounce bottle of Coca-Cola would sell for $30.

“'It helps me stay up all night when I have work to do,” said Matt Sporre, 20, a sophomore chemical engineering major who said he drank shots three or four nights a week when school was in session. “Those things are going to be the death of my generation,” he added. “Too much caffeine.”

"Mr. Sporre and several others students said the shots worked well in combination with Adderall, a prescription drug for attention deficit disorder that is popular on college campuses. The Adderall helps them focus, they said, and the shot keeps them awake."

Evian Roller Babies

Celebrate Independence Everyday!

Let's all reflect at least a little today on how very fortunate we are to live in a country where we have the freedom to pursue our dreams.

Then click on the image below to verify that the spirit of the American Pinup still lives.

Glastonbury 2009

So much has been written about how the original Woodstock Music Festival has never been equaled as a rock and roll spectacle, that it's possible to lose sight of the fact that these kinds of giant festivals continue to happen, forty years on.

Perhaps the modern festivals lack the world-class collection of talent that the original Woodstock had, and maybe they're not quite so large.

But based on the evidence provided by these photographs of Glastonbury 2009, which concluded last week in the United Kingdom, it looks like festival promoters have figured it out how to do it right.

RIP, Golden Girl

Farrah Fawcett died today, from cancer.

She was 62.

I bought the poster, too.

Despondex - A Medical Breakthrough!

FDA Approves Depressant Drug For The Annoyingly Cheerful

The BlackBerry As Cartoon Thought Bubble

At business meetings, I use my BlackBerry to take notes from time to time. This frequently elicits disapproving looks, and after reading this article in today's New York Times, I think I can begin to understand why.

"'You’ll have half the participants BlackBerrying each other as a submeeting, with a running commentary on the primary meeting,' Mr. Reines said. 'BlackBerrys have become like cartoon thought bubbles.'

"Some professionals admitted that they occasionally sent mocking commentary about the proceedings, but most insisted that they used smartphones for legitimate reasons: responding to deadline requests, plumbing the Web for data to illuminate an issue under discussion or simply taking notes."

I'm probably not going to stop taking notes on my BlackBerry in business meetings, because it is more efficient for me to do so, and I think it's only a matter of time before it is no longer seen as a distraction.

Diana Krall - "Fly Me To The Moon"

Diana Krall used to be a hotel-bar piano player in Boston, during her student days at Berklee College of Music.

She's come a long way.