Brian McNitt's Blog » Silliness http://mcnitt.com Web strategy, social networking, standards-based development, accessibility, triathlon, web memes, and other bits of fun. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:41:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Top 10: Best Literal Music Videos http://mcnitt.com/top-10-best-literal-music-videos/ http://mcnitt.com/top-10-best-literal-music-videos/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:43:18 +0000 Brian McNitt http://mcnitt.com/?p=1021

You many have seen the Bonnie Tyler, Total Eclipse of the Heart literal music video make the rounds several months ago but did you know there are more…many more…literal music videos out there? For your entertainment, I’ve compiled the top ten best. They are…

1. Men Without Hats – Safety Dance (Literal Version)

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2. Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the Heart (Literal Version)

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3. Air Supply – Making Love Out of Nothing at All (Literal Version)

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4. Journey – Separate Ways (Literal Version)

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5. A-Ha – Take On Me (Literal Version)

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6. Pat Benatar – Love Is A Battlefield (Literal Version)

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7. The Monkeys – Daydream Believer (Literal Version)

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8. Tears For Fears – Head Over Heels (Literal Version)

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9. Biz Markie – Just A Friend (Literal Version)

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10. Creed – With Arms Wide Open (Literal Version)

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]]> http://mcnitt.com/top-10-best-literal-music-videos/feed/ 0 Your Opinion: Short or Long Hair? (Vote!) http://mcnitt.com/your-opinion-short-or-long-hair-vote/ http://mcnitt.com/your-opinion-short-or-long-hair-vote/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:43:55 +0000 Brian McNitt http://mcnitt.com/?p=538 So I’m trying to decide if I should go back to short hair or not. Figured I would create a poll.
What do you think? Vote! The fate of my hair is in your hands. Thanks for your opinion. :)

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A viral video spreading across the social networks, Prop 8 – The Musical was created by award-winning composer Marc Shaiman (Hairspray) and stars Jack Black, John C. Reilly, and more. Shaiman’s video lampoons California’s controversial Proposition 8.

(Credit goes to Max Kiesler on Twitter for the initial discovery.)

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Bottom line: Too much kibble, not enough wet. We’re
going to get this wet/dry dog food thing sorted out!

For the rest of the saga see:
Aug. 30 – Another Dog-Related Voicemail (audio)
Jun. 26 – Smokey’s Dental Appointment (audio)

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B-b-b-brilliant.

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Scott Beale posted this on Laughing Squid back in September and it’s been stuck in my head ever since — Devo covers “Satisfaction” by the Rolling Stones on Saturday Night Live (1978). Full credit to Scott for the find. ;)

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Col. Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency speaks at the Ontario Science Centre about some of the very human aspects of space travel. Something to consider the next time you wish upon a star.

]]> http://mcnitt.com/wishing-upon-a-star/feed/ 0 How To Cook Your Life http://mcnitt.com/how-to-cook-your-life/ http://mcnitt.com/how-to-cook-your-life/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:20:59 +0000 Brian McNitt http://brianmcnitt.com/wp/2007/10/05/how-to-cook-your-life/ How to Cook Your Life logoIn 1283, Zen master Dogen, founder of the Soto Zen School in Japan, wrote a cookbook in which he encouraged readers to cultivate mindfulness through simple kitchen chores like washing rice and kneading dough. How to Cook Your Life is a documentary film filmed at the Scheibbs Buddhist center in Austria and the San Francisco Zen Center which follows cooking classes by Zen teacher Edward Brown. Entertaining, practical, and full of humor, Brown applies Dogen’s ancient Buddhist principles to modern day cooking, life and thought. Check out the preview.

How to Cook Your Life opens on Friday, October 26 at the Lankmark Theatre at Embarcadero Center in San Francisco, the Smith Rafael Film Center in San Rafael, and other theaters across the country shortly thereafter.

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IT in the Real World cartoon strip
Image from LinuxKungFu.org.

[tags]IT,project,programming,humor,mcnitt[/tags]

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