Song of the Day: Violent Femmes - Blister In The Sun

Here is a blast from the past.  The Violent Femmes.  Brings me right back to high school in Milwaukee.  As you might guess, the Femmes were very popular in Milwaukee since they are from that area.

Anyway, here is one of their best-known songs:
"Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes - Lyrics"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YdQBkxf4kU

I saw these guys in concert, at Summerfest, in the early 90's I believe.  One of the BEST concerts I have ever seen.

Ah the memories!

40% of the Internet?

Did you hear about the Google outage last Friday?  There are lots of links, lots of stories, but I'd like to focus on one aspect of the story.

From Forbes:
"Analyzing Friday's Google Outage"
http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/08/19/analysing-fridays-google-outage/

The aspect I'd like to focus on?  This:


When Google went down, worldwide internet traffic dropped by 40%.  40%!!!

Again, from Forbes:
"Fascinating Number: Google Is Now 40% Of The Internet"
http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/08/17/fascinating-number-google-is-now-40-of-the-internet/

From the article:

Actually, there are two impressive and fascinating numbers here. The first is that Google does seem to be, in all its manifestations and forms, 40% of all internet traffic. The other is that while going down in its entirety wasn’t a particularly great advertisement for the firm, bringing it all back up in only 11 minutes was a great advertisement for them. After all, screw ups and mistakes happen it’s how quickly and effectively one cleans up afterwards that is the real test.

40%?!?!  Wow.

Song of the Day: Black Lab - Remember

I've posted some songs by these guys in the past, time for another one.

"Black Lab - Remember Lyrics"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zYWW_drkSI


And an unplugged version, that I really like:

"Black Lab - Remember (unplugged)"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMJGL6FE8hI


Do you remember?  I do.

An Engineer's Car

You've heard of clown cars, right?  Well, here's an engineer's car! I love it!

Reminds me of the time, a long time ago, when I bought an Acura Integra.  I happened to buy an Integra RS (lowest trim version of the car).  But I kind of wished at the time that I had preferred the LS version.  Then my car would have been an Integra LS.  All engineers are familiar with integrals, of course!

Anyway, back the engineer's car in question.  What a great idea to add to the "3" designation on the car's badging!

http://i.imgur.com/oecr1.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Mazda3-pi.jpg

Song of the Day: Ben Harper - Picture In A Frame

"Picture in a frame - Ben Harper"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhMz6msdcF4

Another sad song, powerful lyrics.


Lyrics, from the YouTube link:

You can sell your soul
But you can't buy it back
I've spent my whole life
Working to give you
Everything you lack

I wish you were here
So we could walk and talk
In the soft rain
Now all that's left of us
Is a picture sitting in a frame

I would gladly trade
All of my sympathy
For sorrow
If i could have you
Here with me tomorrow

So many wasted days
The past is so hard to get out from under
So many words that i wish i could say
The future rattles my bones weak like thunder

I wish you were here
So we could walk and talk
In the soft rain
Now all that's left of us
Is a picture sitting in a frame

Everything i wish for
Is everything i see
I remember when your kisses were for me

It's Not About The Nail!

This is HILARIOUS!  And true?

From Jason Headley:
"It's Not About The Nail"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4EDhdAHrOg

My reactions, after laughing my ass off:

1. How does he manage to keep a straight face while filming this???
2. I know how she manages to keep a straight face: She's not acting!
3. I'm surprised he's not mad or jealous about whoever nailed her...

Song of the Day: The Milk Carton Kids - Michigan

Love this song:

"The Milk Carton Kids - Michigan"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEDnGAvjQXw

Beautiful song.  Sad.  That song speaks to me on a lot of levels.  Not to mention that I'm from Michigan, which makes me wistful as well.

"And all that's left is a blind reflection
But you know what's coming and you regret it"


Lyrics, from SongMeanings.com:
http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858890045/

The clouds move over Pontiac skies
Their silent thunder matches mine
I know this feeling from long ago
I wonder if it's gone now I know

So when she calls don't send her my way
When it hurts you'll know it's the right thing

Michigan's in the rearview now
Keep your hands where I can see them
You took the words right out of my mouth
When you knew that I would need them
What am I supposed to do now
Without you
Without you

It's unannounced like you'd expected
[Her mom broke down brake line in poor town records]
And all that's left is a blind reflection
But you know what's coming and you regret it

So when she comes don't send her my way
When it hurts most it's the right thing

Michigan's in the rearview now
Keep your hands where I can see them
You took the words right out of my mouth
When you knew that I would need them
What am I supposed to do now
Without you
Without you

Michigan's in the rearview now
Keep your hands where I can see them
You took the words right out of my mouth
When you knew that I would need them
What am I supposed to do now
Without you
Without you