What I’m listening to

Old Time Radio Free Podcast and Download Blog has a fascinating array of audio treasures from decades past. Let me give you a few examples:

The Goon Show – The Spanish Suitcase
Django Reinhardt
Ella Fitzgerald
Maxwell House Coffee Time
Jeff Regan Investigator

I also enjoyed The Ark, which was a show on Radio National in Australia presented by the delightful [...]

Names

A rose is a rose is a rose, says Gertrude Stein.
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.
Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene 2.
Nevertheless, I suspect that Stein and Shakespeare might not have met winners of Name of the Year. The mission of Name of [...]

Photoshop

New site for fun is Photoshop Disasters. Gasp at dodgy reflections, marvel at expansions or deletions.
I also visit Failblog.
When in despair at idiocy, I then go to Lark News. Little brother enjoys it too. Says something for our family’s bizarre sense of humour, I guess.

Cats and Dogs

Here’s a cute gallery of cats and dogs being friends that makes me smile.
Of course, I need my daily LOLcat fix, too. I often e-mail links to DH, especially those that remind me of our little furry darlings. OK, sometimes they’re not very sweet and the Siamese can yodel up a storm when she’s hungry [...]