Well it's Christmas time again, and you know what that means...hang the stockings, trim the tree, deck the halls and of course my annual gift of posting a terrible rendition of "O holy night" for the entertainment of my former car pool mate. Maybe we don't get to listen to "the old man on the mountain" every Friday, or talk to the man with the nice teeth or even spend our lunch hour smelling candles, but we'll always have the memories. So this year I've kicked it up a notch and found a video, which really holds true to the quality, style and production value of the original. Merry Christmas Michelle.

So i came across a website today that I thought was so amazing, I felt I would be committing a grave injustice if I didn't make an effort to let people know about it.
Have you ever been listening to you're favourite song and thought, "Man, I love this song...I...I just wish that it had something more. What it really needs is more Cowbell!" If that's the case then you should really check out this site http://www.morecowbell.dj/ It allows you to upload your favourite songs and add variable amounts of cowbell and Christopher Walken.

Where is the Cowbell?

They put a new fountain in Galt Gardens, and I used to think it was pretty nice, it gave me something to look at during my lunch. But now I want to move to Canal City (right after I figure out where it is) so I can watch this fountain during my lunch break.

*UPDATE you can still find the whole thing here.
The latest project of Joss Whedon (of Buffy fame) is a 40-minute, 3-part musical comedy produced for the internet. The basic story is about a wannabe super villain (played by Doogie Howser..I mean Neil Patrick Harris), the hero that keeps beating him up, and the cute girl that he is too scared to talk to.  The three episodes will be released this week at http://www.drhorrible.com/ and will be freee ot watch online until the 20th or something like that.
I watched the first episode today and totally loved it. So I would suggest taking the time to pop over and check them out. If you need more convincing, here is the trailer.

Here is a news story about an Historical site that has probably effected most of your lives.

I came across this story yesterday and I was floored by the possibilities. Don't get me wrong every now and then there is a story about some new find that is going to save the world from global warming and solve the energy crisis. But there is always some big catch, like in order for it to work all the crops we used to use for food will now have to go towards energy, or in order for the fuel to be effective it needs to be mixed with baby kittens. So I'm not ready to declare this the solution, but it's an interesting idea nonetheless.
The basic idea is a group of scientist have genetically altered bacteria like non pathogenic strains of E. coli, so that when they feed on agricultural waste like wheat straw or wood chips they excrete crude oil. So if this works out it would mean that countries would be able to meet their own crude oil needs by using oil pooping bacteria.
And more importantly, they claim that Oil 2.0 is carbon negative, that is they claim the carbon that will be released is less than the carbon the raw materials have used during their lifespan.

Read the full story here

While it sounds like a good idea, I'm willing to bet it will never work unless we considerably cut back on our oil consumption. Just because we found a different way to make it, and it may even be cheaper, doesn't mean we should all hold on to our SUVs, and put our Smart Cars in the Auto Trader. If we really want to give any of this technology a chance it means riding more bike and pooling more cars.

So go to it my Pigeons.

Nathan - Jimson Weed

I first heard of Nathan when Keri McTighe, (vocalist and writer for the band) was inducted into the Winston Churchill Hall of Fame. Garth Happend to be at the induction assembly and told me about this girl who came in a performed using loops, vocals and, if I remember correctly, a theremin. I remember checking some stuff out online and being impressed but nothing really coming of it. Then about a month ago, I was on a little bit of a folk/country binge and I sniped the CD from Garth, and over the last few weeks I've listened to the entire album over 15 times, and that's just at work. I know part of my love for Nathan is the fact that Keri is a WCHS grad, and while she graduated before I got there, I still love to see a fellow Churchillian do well. So I suggest you give 'em a listen, check out their website, or you could even download them on itunes.

Bad Ideas

Nathan

Stone

Nathan