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Troublesome to Toronto?
2008-04-22 00:16:00 Hearing my recent whining about money and automobile wrecks, friends up North have responded with a potential solution: Move to Canada. And if the Terrific Toronto site is right, that might not be a bad idea.
Andrew on replay
2008-04-21 23:47:00 For those who have asked why I’m not putting up a story about Andrew Johnston, boy wonder…well, I did, about a week ago. Here it is again, though, for your previewing joy. I’m going to go ahead and add this to the Screening Room, for future reference. More About: Replay
Money and life
2008-04-21 22:41:00 It’s almost funny, but not quite. I’ve several time lately seen an advertisement for a lawsuit funding website. I figured it to be a kind of insurance where one could pay into a fund that would become available should a lawsuit arise. More About: Life , Money
Andrew on replay
2008-04-21 04:47:00 For those who have asked why I’m not putting up a story about Andrew Johnston, boy wonder…well, I did, about a week ago. Here it is again, though, for your previewing joy. I’m going to go ahead and add this to the Screening Room, for future reference. More About: Replay
Simon for Mayor?
2008-04-21 04:32:00 For a bit of a satire with humor look at Britain’s Got Talent, here is a good one fresh from the (U.K.) Telegraph. Opinion writer, Jim White, quips: “Watching the proceedings unfold on Saturday, it occurred to me that it would save us all a lot of time if we just got Cowell to decide ... More About: Mayor , Simon
Baseball, Music, and Biology
2008-04-20 15:50:00 We live right next to the school’s baseball field, and every week, several times per week,the place is packed with parents and friends coming to watch the kids play ball. We have a parent-teacher academic booster’s meeting once per month, and we are lucky to get a handful of parents in attendance. Don’t get me ... More About: Music , Baseball , Biology
Songs, stories, and talent
2008-04-20 01:36:00 There is another voice–and another story–in the fray at Britain’s Got Talent . This one is Madonna Decena. She needs a win at the contest, ostensibly to afford to fly her daughters from the Phillipines to Britain. Why she is in the U.K. performing in nightclubs, and not with her kids in the first place, I ... More About: Songs , Stories
U.K. talent predicted to soar?
2008-04-19 15:59:00 Maybe it’s like when Roger Bannister first ran the mile in under four minutes–a feat that had once been deemed “impossible” soon became common place. With the phenomenal success of Paul Potts, winner of last year’s Britain’s Got Talent competition, the word on the street is that the 2008 victor will achieve equal status. Writing for ... More About: Soar
My rant on printer cartridges?
2008-04-19 15:43:00 Is it just me, or are printers now getting about 20 pages per ink cartridge? Okay, maybe that is an exaggeration, but it doesn’t seem like much of one. Could it be that the printer and cartridge manufacturers are somehow tied in with the oil business? I mean, it feels like I’m getting gaffed at ... More About: Rant , Printer , Cartridges
Paull Potts? career ?up to fate and good management?
2008-04-19 04:21:00 A direct, no-nonsense review of the Paul Potts tour comes out of the Adelaide (Australia) Advertiser today. Writer Ewart Shaw cuts to the chase and doesn’t waste any words. The article is not up on their website yet, but it should show up in the next day or so. Here is the link to their ... More About: Management , Career , Fate , Good
Too cool
2008-04-19 03:55:00 Want to see a picture of the first computer “mouse”? Or maybe get an inside look at the first Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet? How about a shot of Janice Joplin in concert…and hear some great music to boot? This is one cool link–it is an interactive time-line of 1968, courtesy of the AARP. Come on, ... More About: Cool
Was April 17th special for you?
2008-04-18 14:35:00 The first-ever national Poem In Your Pocket Day is history. Did anyone notice it go by? For my part, I was honored to spend the afternoon talking with one of Kentucky’s best writers, Professor Gurney Norman, and then attended an Evening With the Poets event in Hazard, Kentucky. I was please to see the turn-out ... More About: Poetry , April , Special
What?s that again?
2008-04-17 01:00:00 I’m still trying to interpret exactly what it says, but Variety is out with a fresh press release saying that British singer, Leona Lewis, has made music history. Here’s the intro to the article: Leona Lewis’ “Spirit” (J Records/SyCo Music) sold 205,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan, the first time in music ... More About: Paul Potts
Backgammon, anyone?
2008-04-17 00:07:00 Only on the world wide web: I saw a news release today about one of my favorite (though it has been years since I’ve played) activities: . I wasn’t aware of this before, but online backgammon is a pretty big deal around the net, and the granddaddy of them all, the place where more of ... More About: Backgammon
Paul Potts, The Welsh Minstrel
2008-04-16 12:37:00 Lady Sharon, scribe for the Knights of the Pain Table, has posted a rather entertaining and out of the box article on Paul Potts–and it features a YouTube clip of Paul and Elizabeth Marvelly performing “The Drinking Song.” Says Lady Sharon, “Go forth our dear Welsh minstrel. As thou singeth in Australia, Tokyo, Seoul, Denmark and ... More About: Paul Potts
Information Technology booming
2008-04-15 21:58:00 I earlier wrote about information technology certification programs. Since I am now studying web design, I frequently get tips on sources for information. Here’s one of those, hot off the press. It is an incredibly full of options place to gain IT Certification. More About: Information , Technology , Information Technology , Good Stuff
Julz writes from New Zealand
2008-04-15 13:06:00 It’s a good time to check Julie-Ann’s blog for an insiders look at the Paul Potts tour. She describes the USA experience (intense and tiring) then tells us about New Zealand (finally, a break.) As always, Julz’ posts are homespun and give us the flavor of what it is like on the bus. It’s a ...
Thursday is the Day
2008-04-15 03:02:00 With the first ever national Poem in Your Pocket Day just ahead of us, there is still time to make plans for your own festivities. Michael Hoover, writing for the (Hanover, Pennsylvania) Evening Sun recommends some great ideas to get us started. Take one, leave one, but for crying out loud…celebrate on April 17th and ... More About: Thursday
Shaping Up for Spring
2008-04-15 02:47:00 A taste of springtime, here on Troublesome Creek, has got me revved back up to do something that I’ve threatened to do all winter–lose some weight and build back some muscle. I’ve been headed physically downhill for about two years now, ever since blowing out a tendon near my ankle and being diagnosed with early ... More About: Spring
Paul Potts and the Southern Hemisphere
2008-04-15 02:28:00 Paul Potts is scheduled to appear live on Australia’s WIN TV tomorrow night (7:30 pm local time.) The news report says that a 34 piece orchestra will accompany our hero, though no mention is made of whether Elizabeth Marvelly will sing with Paul. My take is that this will pretty well be Nessun Dorma and ... More About: Paul , Southern , Paul Potts
Clean fun
2008-04-14 22:41:00 Finding new sites and ideas on the web is almost as much fun as traveling in person and a whole lot less hassle. I find myself turning to a search engine with just about any question that comes to mind–my dictionary and other reference books are just gathering dust. More About: Clean
Bullied again
2008-04-14 00:33:00 He has been bullied all his life, raised poor, and when he sang at Britain’s Got Talent he made Amanda cry, Simon’s eyes roll, and the audience rise to their feet. Paul Potts ? Nope, it’s this year’s contestant, young Andrew Johnston. He’s past the first round, wearing a sweatshirt and jeans…is a tuxedo in his ...
Home Theater Seating
2008-04-13 21:52:00 In the “What do you get for a mom who has everything?” category comes Home Theater Seating , from Boston Tables. Being of a practical nature, seeing these photos got me to thinking that these chairs would make an excellent Mother’s Day/Father’s Day combination gift. The concept reminds me of my Uncle Fred and his lovely ... More About: Home Theater
Poetry and popera
2008-04-13 21:18:00 You gotta love the Motherland… Tantamount to the opera elitists’ position that Paul Potts does not qualify as an opera singer, is the pronouncement of the Queen’s English Society: If it doesn’t rhyme; then, it’s not poetry. It seems that a fury is brewing over the subject, and even Poet Laureate, Andrew Motion, is not safe ... More About: Poetry
Out of the shell?
2008-04-12 18:48:00 Of the various salutes to National Poetry Month that we have posted on this site, arguably the best received was that of the popular poet Billy Joe PlumBob reciting his popular “Ode To the Oyster.” Folks on Troublesome Creek are still talking about it. During a recent visit by Billy Joe to our campus, we ... More About: Shell
Is Paul Potts over-exposed?
2008-04-12 18:40:00 In a recent comment on one of my posts, concerning what I perceive to be an ongoing display of apathy by the Paul Potts public relations team, reader JoeBloggs said the following: “It?s not realistic to be in the media all the time, there is such a thing as overexposure where people get fed up ... More About: Paul Potts
Flower power
2008-04-12 05:10:00 Today is April 11th, and Mother ’s Day falls on May 11th, this year. That makes today the traditional day when my wife reminds me that the required holiday is almost here. It is also the traditional day when I inform her that she is not my mother. I love tradition, and that one is high ... More About: Power , Flower , Flower Power
Gnosis
2008-04-12 04:45:00 National Poetry Month is in full swing and today’s poem of the day from the Academy of American Poets is not boring. Here it is, for your reading enjoyment: Gnosis by Theodore Worozbyt Turns out the radiologist didn’t know thing one about radios. I stood there in my stocking feet and waited for the music to begin again. ...
How to?
2008-04-12 00:10:00 Now this is handy–a website that houses a search engine for how-to articles and tutorials. My current study is a course in web design. Along with that, I’m finding out that there is much that goes on behind the scene and I often need to look for educational support–I need to learn about what I ...
News?
More articles from this author:2008-04-11 23:08:00 I don’t know, it’s seems to be a pretty lame little article about Paul Potts in today’s Virgin Media. Let’s face it, though, their business is selling broadband and cable. Writing about the artists is simply support work. In that light, then, I should be applauding them for putting forth the work to get something ... More About: News 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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