My Thermos

Of the many joys of blogging, not only do I have a place to share my own thoughts, but I also have the opportunity to share some other great stuff that I find in my online adventures.

Here is what you should be reading:

Cultural Offering recently shared some Crowded House while Eclecticity offered up a really nice Wondermints track. Both excellent choices and just samples of the great stuff I find there on a regular basis.

Good Old Days? While we all like to think about the Good Old Days and remember the past fondly, Kelly reminds us that a little perspective is a good thing.

A huge thanks to Mark Czerniec for sharing a treasure in That April 4 at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis

In 1993, NPR anchor Liane Hansen traveled to Memphis and the museum, and she spoke with the Rev. Samuel "Billy" Kyles, at whose home Dr. King had planned to eat dinner that evening.

The audio is now available via NPR and is an amazing listen.

Gina describes what is thankfully No Ordinary Day in our house. It's a stirring tale of broken windows and odd radishes. Hope you enjoy.

Scareware Spreads: Michael Wade discusses the ever increasing spread of scareware. I see this all the time in my biz and it's nothing more than extortion in my book.

Make A Wish: The Live Music Blog shares how the band Umphrey's McGee worked with the Make A Wish foundation to give a very special fan a very special day.

Cheers!

SB

So not sure how I got tagged or chosen for this but My Thermos is now on Guitar World as a potential news source. It appears to be a Digg sort of thing, and I think most of my content is probably woefully uninteresting to their audience, but I guess an occasional post might catch someone's eye. As of now I am ranked 118 out of - well probably 118, but it's something I guess.

Feel free to head over and vote me up if you're so inclined.

Eric Clapton sat in with The Allman Brothers Band a couple of times this week as part of their 40th Anniversary Beacon Extravaganza and viideo is up over on YouTube. Here is a great clip of the Derek & The Dominos classic "Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad", which is just stellar. If you've got about $100 you can still sign up to see the whole run streamed, in much higher quality than this, over at Moogis.

Remember a week or so ago when I talked about spending more time on Facebook. I'm already mostly over that.

Those that know me know that fickle isn't a word that can really be used to describe me, but between the complaints about the interface change (which I like) and the incessant quizzes and such, I'm mostly not paying attention there any longer. As always, join me over at Twitter if you want to stay current.

It's Fantasy Baseball time of year and I have once again opted to join in the fun. Even though I ended up winning last year, I sort of cringe when thinking about doing this again.

Actually, I do feel somewhat prepared thanks to the guys over at RazzBall. I used their draft order last year with good success so I'm confident that at least I won't embarrass myself. Most of what they write about is beyond my comprehension (or interest) but if it helps me, it's bound to be really useful for those who actually know what they are doing.

That's what happening in my world - what's new with you?

My huge super secret project was launched on Saturday. It's live but I'm not quite ready to share it yet.. remind me next week and you can see what has been keeping me from My Thermos.

As I have been working today, Gina was making her homemade bread just a room away. It is in the oven now and smells just heavenly. Clicky on the linky for a look, it's all you're going to get...

Nat from Mini-Obs features the outstanding yet staggeringly unappreciated Steve Forbert in her Friday Flashback. Nat's blog is one of my favorites as not only is there a great love of classics that we both share, but I also get a ton of new music tips from her.

Not quite sure how I happened upon Jonathan Beckett but I have enjoyed his writing in various online spots. He recently set up a more permanent home over at Cheese and Beans which I recommend. His Books to Read is a good place to start, both as an intro and well, for some books to read.

I seem to be getting a lot more connections on Facebook recently. I'm not really a fan of a lot of the apps and various virtual stuff that people send to me, but it has been nice to reconnect with some old friends and I'm enjoying keeping in touch with people that I never thought I would encounter again. I keep my friends there limited to folks I've had actual real contact with, but if you know me and are also there - find me and we can connect.

I have more to say but the bread is done - and it's hot.

SB

I know this has been passed around but if you haven't seen / read about A Simple Misunderstanding about a young girl's drawing, it's worth a look.

Honestly, if you want more regular updates from me, you should follow me on Twitter.

The blog - My Only Kidding - makes me laugh out loud.

Art Constellation shares her Wall Drawing Project from Venice. Fascinating to see it evolve, fade and renew.

Speaking of Twitter, I took part in the @sbbuzz Tech Talk there the other night which was great. I'm not sure if Twitter is really the best place for it, but it turned out well and I met some interesting people with solid business ideas. Want to join us next week?

and finally,

Best Storefront Ever:



I would so shop there.

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Happy Weekend All!

SB

Normally on Friday I try to do the Top 5 on Friday via Music Memoirs, but this week it's about 80's music videos. Since I believe that video did indeed kill the radio star, I'm going to pass. I might still do the Tuesday Tunes word association as those are always fun.

I've contributed a couple of interesting reviews to Web Worker Daily over the last couple of weeks. Remember, while you can pull up a list of just my articles, we've got a great group of authors so I encourage you to read the whole thing.

Thanks to Michael Wade at Execupundit for his frequent mentions of my little blog. I don't actively seek backlinks so while each one I get is an honor, his site is amongst those I regard most highly so I truly appreciate his acknowledgement.

Shout out to the good folks over at Nylvi for the very fine Paul Weller LP they sent out to me as my prize for a recent contest they held. If you're a vinyl junkie, you have to check them out.

On MichaelPhelps

Look, I don't blame Michael Phelps for apologizing. He has a living to earn, so he did what he had to do.

In the meantime, I merely note that this broken wreck of a man's failure to win any more than a pathetic fourteen Olympic gold medals (so far) is a terrifying warning of the horrific damage that cannabis can do to someone's health—and a powerful reminder of just how sensible the drug laws really are

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The 25 things about me meme is big all over Facebook and elsewhere so I thought I'd point you to my previously posted 101 Proclamations. It's been almost a year since I put this list together and upon reading it again, I think it does a darn good job of telling you a lot about me.

and finally...

The Inquistor alerted me to the Golfer Pee Club, one of those "duh, why didn't I think of that" items. I'm not a golfer so I am not able to really discuss the usefulness of this, but it seems that it could come in quite handy given the amount of beer that can be consumed.

SB

On Web Worker Daily I do a feature where I assemble some links and other interesting things that I think are worth sharing but I probably would never get around to writing a full post about.

There I call it Clearing The Cache, here I think a more appropriate title would be "From The Inner Groove"

So here goes:

PopMatters brings us a fantastic week long celebration of the 40th anniversary of the The Beatles White Album. (via The Daily Vault)

Nat from Mini-Obs gives Todd Rundgren the BYOBO treatment and assembles quite a fine list indeed. Was glad to see It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference there, it's always been a favorite of mine.

Cultural Offering shares a wonderful list of things to Teach your children...

Gregg from Ton-Fifty-One shares his Y&T road trip experiences. Made me look up what Zebra is doing these days.

Colin Hay with a really great live acoustic version of Overkill.

SB