Even the Most Boring Video Becomes Absurdly Dramatic When Set to a Ennio Morricone Score . . .

(Flickr set of stills, here)

Colin Greenwood, Cheers Mate, and Happy 40th Birthday!

Wolfram Alpha's results for June 26, 1969 mention that Colin Greenwood was born that day.

Here's Coz doing his thing on Dollars and Cents

Myself and Mr. Greenwood share more than a birthdate, apparently, he likes to take snaps, too.

Your Daily Photo (Burn One Down Edition)

Curious how it would look to burn a birthday candle down completely while it was perched on a Twinkie. Processing the results into an extremely uninteresting video now.

Mike Gundy Said It Best...

Concise version

Complete version

Kawaiiiiiiii version

Happy Birthday, Leela James (and Ron Mexico)

According to Wiki, happened on this date:

1284 --- The Pied Piper did his dastardly deed.
1945 --- UN Charter signed in San Francisco.
1963 --- JFK does or doesn't describe himself as a jellied donut.
1969 --- Dr. Goodman, John Hopkins class of 1929, delivers his last child (though he remains a GP until the early 90s, and you won't find this info in a Wiki)
1974 --- A UPC is scanned for the first time.
1993 --- The Clinton Administration launches missle attack against Baghdad intelligence headquarters.
2003 --- Lawrence v. Texas decided.

Born on this Date:

1819: Abner Doubleday
1892: Pearl S. Buck
1904: Peter Lorre
1909: Colonel Tom Parker
1956: Chris Isaak
1961: Terri Nunn
1968: Shannon Sharpe
1969: Me (that kid mentioned above)
1974: Derek Jeter
1980: Ron Mexico
1983: Leela James (non-birthday song covering No Doubt, video below)