Whereabouts: Philadelphia, PA
Word: segue [seg-way] – intransitive verb 1. to proceed without interruption; to make a smooth transition noun 1. an instance or act of segueing; a smooth transition
Birthday: Toshitsugu Takamatsu (1887), Bix Beiderbecke (1903), James Earl Ray (1928), Chuck Norris (1940), Osama bin Laden (1957), Shannon Tweed (1957), Sharon Stone (1958), Pam Oliver (1961), Jeff Ament (1963), Rick Rubin (1963), Neneh Cherry (1964), Jasmine Guy (1964), Edie Brickell (1966), Timbaland (1971), Eva Herzigova (1973), Robin Thicke (1977)
Occurrence: 1876 – Alexander Graham Bell utters the words, “Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you,” during the first successful phone call. What do you think Mr. Bell’s reaction would be if he knew that conversation would eventually lead to most everyone walking around with a telephone in their pocket?
Irksome: At the beginning of this year, amateur hockey player Don Sanderson died after spending three weeks in a coma, a state he had been in since hitting his head on the ice during a hockey fight in Brantford, Ontario. Since the night Sanderson sustained his injuries, there has been much debate about fighting in hockey. But not much debate is going on inside the game of hockey. As Toronto Maple Leafs GM, Brian Burke put it, “To me, it’s not a debate within the game, it’s a debate that’s raging outside [the game].” Fighting isn’t going anywhere. The reason why? Because the players, coaches and fans like fighting in hockey. It has a code and a history. This week, the GMs of the NHL will be meeting in Naples, FL to discuss many issues confronting the game, including fighting. I predict that no rules or guidelines will be altered in regards to hockey fights. The NHL will do what they did after the Todd Bertuzzi-Steve Moore incident; patiently wait for it to go away. For further reading on the subject, check out Mike Heika’s article in yesterday’s The Dallas Morning News.
Quotation: We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down – Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Soupçon: Looking for the healthiest fish to eat? According to this article, it’s the Alaskan Wild Salmon.
Tune: Check out “No One’s Gonna Love You” by Band of Horses, a band that has become one of my favorites in only a short time. Great compilation video.
Link: Hecklerspray – a daily website covering all kinds of entertainment-related issues.
Gallimaufry: Click HERE to read the article “When Man and Machines Merge”. Ray Kurzweil has some well-formulated and interesting ideas on the future of man’s relationship with machines…SHAMELESS PLUG – My friend Kelly has begun chronicling the “mostly quirky, often adventurous, sometimes queasy look into the whack dating life of a 20-something in Philly” in her brand new blog. Click HERE to check it out…Wanna try a great sushi place in Philadelphia? Check out Yakitori Boy at 211 N. 11th Street. You won’t be disappointed.
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