Gerald McBoing-Boing

A 1950s cartoon of a little boy that speaks only in sound effects, adapted from a story by Dr. Seuss. More here at wikipedia.


Plus, I just learned you can do screenshots like the below while showing video - very cool.

lunchtime doodling (originally drafted July 14, 2009)

A coworker and I were using Wordle, which generates word clouds based on text or page addresses you give it. During lunch I tried a couple more things with it and then looked for phrases, appropriate or not, based on location clusters of words in the first inauguration speeches of 43 and 44. I listed them below, but there are many more.

o
done lines

force feed cooperation
just met
work today
big government
every small crisis
work now
make peace
economy challenges
americans fear power
god country
question every freedom


w

allow poverty

trust power
abuse government
simple american
children (abandonment) promise
public god
defend problems
good economy pledge
angel interests
follow now
ideals achieved
generations make america
responsibility challenge
cause beyond ambitions

Galactic

Heard these guys in an NPR interview this morning.  Fantastic, eclectic, and a mix of New Orleans old and very, very new.