Filed under: Current Events, History, Politics , Bail Out, economics, economy, Federal Reserve, money, Printing Money, Stock Market Crash, The Great Depression
January 17, 2009 • 10:48 pm 1
Do You Remember?
Filed under: Culture, History, Humor , Blue Sued Shoes, Boogey Man, Cigar Bands, Cracker Jacks, Crynolin, Dixie Cups, Duck Tail Hair, Fender Skirts, Going Steady, Grape Kool-Aid, Hit Parade, James Dean, Knickers, Knock Knock Jokes, Lemonade Stand, Luck Stikes, Moon Hub Caps, Moron Jokes, Pedal Pushers, Pegged Pants, Penny Loafers, Senior Prom, Skate Keys, Sock Hop, Staler Brothers, Tonscilectomy, Trigger
January 5, 2009 • 10:04 am 0
Uncle Jay Explains the News!
Uncle Jay’s word for the week is CONFIDUNCE, or the lack thereof.
Filed under: Culture, Current Events, History, Humor , 1999, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bernie Madoff, Caroline Kennedy, Cats, Confidence, Confidunce, Congress, Cuban Missile Crisis, Disco, Elvis Presley, End of days, End of times, End Times, Gaza, Great Depression, Hiroshima, Homeland security, Illinois, Israel, Jack Kennedy, Jackie Kennedy, Jerry Springer, Los Angeles Times, Macarena, Madoff, Marilyn Monroe, New Year, New York Times, Nick Nolte, Paris Hilton, Peace Process, Ponzi, Ponzi scheme, Prince, Robert Kennedy, Rod Blagojevich, Roland Burris, Senate, Spam, Ted Kennedy, Time Magazine, World War 1, World War 2
February 16, 2008 • 6:24 pm 2
Lament
It’s time for a hair cut. I’ve been dreading it for two or three weeks now. I don’t mind looking cleaned up. I don’t mind the idea of a hair cut. In fact I can hardly bear having the hair growing over my ears. I just can’t stand going to get a hair cut and never, never really getting a hair cut. Every few weeks, I go through this cycle of mourning and lamentation at the demise of the local Barber Shop. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under: Culture, Current Events, History, Journal , Barber Shop, beautician, beauty shop, Culture, demise of the barber shop, lamentation, loss, manhood, mourning, nostalgia, sorrow
February 5, 2008 • 7:13 am 0
Taxes
I contend that for a nation to try to
tax itself into prosperity is like a
man standing in a bucket and trying
to lift himself up by the handle.
-Winston Churchill
Filed under: Current Events, History, Humor, Inspiration, Politics , common sense, Congress, economy, pork barrel, prosperity, taxes, Winston Churchill
February 4, 2008 • 11:40 am 0
Thomas S. Monson Called as President of the Mormon Church
Henry B. Eyring, 1st Counselor, Thomas S. Monson, President, Dieter F. Uchtdorf, 2nd Counselor
Filed under: Culture, Current Events, History, Inspiration, Religion , calling, Dieter F. Uchtdorf, First Presidency, God, Henry B. Eyring, leadership, Mormons, President, prophet, Religion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Thomas S. Monson
January 30, 2008 • 3:29 pm 2
Pachelbel Rant
• 12:28 am 0
A Trip Down Memory Lane
Watch this great video of wonderful memorabilia. Including several sets of Burma Shave Signs. The only one I actually remember from my childhood went: Darling, Dear, your photo came, but your doggone beard won’t fit the frame, Burma Shave.
Filed under: Culture, History, Humor, Travel , advertising, Burma Shave, Humor, memorabilia, memories, nostalgia, road signs, Route 66, Travel
January 21, 2008 • 9:46 am 1
Uncle Jay Explains the News!
This week’s word, boys and girls, is REALITY.
Filed under: Culture, Current Events, History, Politics , American Gladiators, American Idol, Barack Obama, Candidate, election, Guitar Hero, Hillary Clinton, Mike Huckabee, New England Patriots, Paula Abdul, Political Idol, Push poll, Randy Jackson, Reality, Reality show, Sanjaya, Simon Cowell, Supreme Court, Telemarketing, television, TV, Voting, William Hung
January 14, 2008 • 10:09 am 2
Uncle Jay Explains the News!
Another informative report from Uncle Jay!
Filed under: Culture, Current Events, History, Humor, Politics , Ann Coulter, Barack Obama, Barney Frank, Change, Chicago Cubs, Cliche, Comeback, Comeback Kid, Cut and run, Dan Quayle, election, Fred Thompson, George Bush, Hannah Montana, Hillary Clinton, Iran, Israel, John Kerry, John McCain, Michigan Primary, Middle east, Mideast, Miss South Carolina, Mitt Romney, Navy, New Hampshire Primary, O.J. Simpson, Polls, South Carolina, Wide stance, Working families
January 13, 2008 • 10:05 pm 2
William Wilberforce
I am a history buff, big time, so I am much dismayed that I have never encountered the name William Wilberforce. Wilberforce was the driving force behind the abolishment of the British Slave Trade.
This evening I watched the movie Amazing Grace about Wilberforce’s work in Parliament, to stop that horrible and inhuman business. It was so inspirational and left me deeply humbled and appreciative of the devotion of such men, who through faith, integrity, determination and great sacrifice, change the world!
Amazing Grace is a must see movie experience!
Filed under: History, Inspiration, Religion , Abolition, activism, Amazing Grace, Great Britain, Parliament, Sacrifice, Slave Trade, Slavery, William Wilberforce
January 7, 2008 • 9:16 am 0
Uncle Jay Explains the News! Happy New Year!
Uncle Jay remains my primary, most honest and most concise news source. I may indeed have a small mind, but Uncle Jay sure helps me understand and put things into perspective. Thanks Uncle Jay.
Filed under: Culture, Current Events, Earth, History, Humor, Politics , 1999, Al Gore, Amy Fisher, Beard, Britney Spears, Campaign 2008, Candidates, Chandra Levy, Change, Climate Change, CNN, Conan OBrien, D.B. Cooper, David Letterman, election, Focus groups, Fox News, Giuliani, Global Warming, Hillary Clinton, Jay Leno, Jessica Simpson, Late Night TV, Lindsay Lohan, New Year, Obama, Ozzy Osbourne, Pop-up ads, Princess Diana, Rehab, Rudy Giuliani, Rush Limbaugh, Severe weather, TV, Weather, Wizard of Oz, writers strike
January 5, 2008 • 8:56 pm 1
Nanook of the North
My brother has long begged me to watch this movie. It was filmed in 1921. The movie follows Nanook and his family as they live their lives in one of the harshest places on earth. To me, the most remarkable thing is their obvious heartfelt joy!
This is just a bit of the movie. I found it in its entirety, at our local library. It is interesting, compelling, startling and at a fundamental level, inspiring.
Filed under: Architecture, Culture, Earth, Health, History, Inspiration, Relationships, Travel , Arctic Fox, Eskimo, Fishing, Harpooning, Hudson Bay, Husky, Igloo, Inuit, Inuksuk, Joy, Kayak, Pelts, Seal, Survival, Trading, Umiak, Walrus
December 27, 2007 • 8:04 am 0
Scoville Family Cemetery from Google Earth
This past summer, my sweetheart and I went ancestor hunting in Michigan, Ontario and Quebec where I found graves of many of my progenitors. I just located some of those sites on Google Earth. Here is a photo of the Scoville Family Cemetery on Scugog Island, near Port Perry, Ontario. Google Earth Placemark ~GE1568.kmz
Filed under: Family History, History, Relationships, Travel , Ancestors, Canada, Cemetery, Google Earth, Graves, Head Stones, Michigan, Ontario, Quebec, Rebecca Scoville, Scoville, Scugog, Stephen Scoville
December 26, 2007 • 10:35 pm 0
MSNBC’s The Year In Pictures
I regularly check the Week In Pictures at MSNBC. There are always some amazing photos. At the end of every December they do the Year in Pictures, they’re wonderful, especially the Space Photos.
Click on the photo to learn more about the JAXA, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and their HDTV images of the Moon.
Filed under: Art, Astronomy, Culture, Current Events, History, Photography, Science , Astronomy, Earthrise, Galaxy, HDTV, JAXA, Moon, News, Photography, Science, The Milky Way, The Year In Pictures, War, Wildfire
December 23, 2007 • 8:44 pm 0
Uncle Jay’s Christmas Special – He Sings!
Filed under: Culture, Current Events, History, Humor, Politics , 24, Alberto Gonzales, Barry Bonds, Baseball, Britney Spears, China, Christmas, CIA, CIAvideos, CNN, counterfeit, debate, dogfighting, Dont tase me bro, Drugs, election, foreclosure, Hollywood, housing crisis, interrogation, Jack Bauer, Jamie Lynn Spears, Larry Craig, Michael Vick, Mortgage crisis, New Year, pregnant, Presidential debates, protest, Roger Clemens, Steroids, television, torture, toy recall, toys, TV, writers strike, Xmas, Year in Review
December 17, 2007 • 8:56 am 0
US – Saudi Relations in a Nutshell
The opening of Peter Berg’s movie The Kingdom encapsulates US – Saudi history in a mere four minutes. A little review that’s well worth watching.
Filed under: Culture, History, Politics , Oil, Osama Bin Laden, Power, Saudi Arabia, United States, Wahabi
