Archive for the ‘humor’ Category
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
From Reason.tv: The Environmental Protection Agency's "Rulemaking Matters!" contest invites filmmakers to submit short videos that explain how federal regulations touch our lives. The best video wins $2,500! Presenting a reason.tv submission: "Rulemaking Matters!" The EPA webpage for the contest is here. Check out Reason.tv's other two entries for ...
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Sunday, March 14th, 2010
The Daily Camera asks: Boulder's Sacred Heart of Jesus school has decided that two schoolchildren cannot return to their private, Catholic school after this year because their parents are a lesbian couple. ... What do you think? My response, published in the Camera on March 14: The Sacred ...
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Friday, September 12th, 2008
If only...
(Via the Texas Public Policy Foundation)
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
One of my favorite records from childhood was Ernie's Hits. One of my favorite tracks was "Tiger Hunt," which, I recall correctly, I listened to and enjoyed with my brother, Andy. In honor of Andy's birthday today, I have transferred an audio cassette recording of Tiger Hunt and posted ...
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Monday, December 17th, 2007
Last week was the final "graduate show" for my improvisational comedy class that I had been with for more than a year, given by the The Bovine Metropolis Theater in Denver. It has been great to perform with Anders, Jane, Jim, Lori Beth, and Marylee, and I hope to ...
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2007
The final class of the Bovine Metropolis Theater's Level 3 series started off with an excellent exercise: we stand in a circle. The rules are to do what everyone else is doing, and exaggerate or subdue it. Eventually everyone is doing the same thing, which is evolving. ...
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Sunday, February 18th, 2007
Today my improv comedy class from Madcap Theater performed a couple of shows to demonstrate what we had learned in the six week "Level 1" class. As with the first performance, it went great. What is even more satisfying that what I've learned through the classes is the ...
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Monday, January 29th, 2007
Last night I saw a this South Park episode (Season 7, Episode 8) that ridicules the metrosexual fashion.
Ridicule sure is persuasive - I'm going to start wearing my socks three or four times before washing them. ;)
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Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007
Andrew called my attention to a great story about improv comedy by Doug Kassel
I’m reminded of the story of Elaine May auditioning with actors for “The Compass Players” in Chicago in the 1950’s. The actors were told that they were to improvise a scene where they were to go into ...
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Sunday, December 31st, 2006
6×10 to the 23rd / Avogadro's Number
(parody of 867-5309/Jenny)
Performed at: New Focus, Inc.,
2630 Walsh Avenue, Santa Clara, CA
Tuesday Lunch, June 15, 1999
All the band members were New Focus employees. The rehearsals for the above song consisted of their playing the song without my "singing," and my singing the ...
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