Churches of Christ vs. The Denominations Settled Via YouTube

More evidence that acappella four-part harmony rules...





... and everything else drools. I dare you to watch this last video all the way through. It's painful.

Britney

The newest single from Bebo Norman's soon-to-be-released new album. He says, "'Britney' is a song about what our culture says and does to young women these days. It's about the lies we tell them about fame and money and what's beautiful and what will give them life. It's an apology for those lies. But more than that, it's an invitation to the truth about a God who is bigger than the pain this world so often leaves them in."

I Would Do Anything For Love...

... but I won't do that.

A Question of Hygiene

Just one question: Who picks up a random, strange-looking toothbrush that doesn't belong to them and just sticks it in their mouth like it is their own?

'Hi. I'm in Delaware'

Along my pilgrimage, I am traveling through states that I've never set foot in before. One of them today (on my way from Washington, D.C. to Philadelphia) was Delaware.

I know literally nothing about Delaware. In fact, I often forget that it exists. The only thing that is remotely memorable to me about Delaware is this scene from Wayne's World:

Can You Run That By Me Again?

Just hilarious...

Weezer Does It Again

The rock band of a generation of geeks has made another must-see music video. They took a bunch of YouTube viral video stars & stuck them in the video for their new song, "Pork & Beans." They have embedding disabled, so go have a look.

And here's the references I've recognized to this point:

Chocolate Rain guy
Diet Coke + Mentos Geysers
Britney Spears fan crying (WARNING: Language)
The Numa Numa Guy
Miss Teen USA South Carolina
Kids Making a Video with Lightsabers
"Its Peanut Butter Jelly Time!"
The Dramatic Chipmunk
The Nunchucks Pro
The Evolution of Dance Guy
White boys do the Soulja Boy
Guiness World Record for T-Shirts

Did I miss any?

Who Needs a Radio?!?

Have you laughed today?

Cool McDonald's Commercial

I know, I know. How could that be? It's like a contradiction in terms. An oxymoron. But it's true. McDonald's has made a cool commercial. Take a gander...

Amazing News For Child-Bearing Couples

This was on tonight's NBC Nightly News. If you are carrying a child, or even plan on having a child, you have to watch this!

I Hate Tennessee, man...

Brotherly love in the SEC...

That's MY King!

Many of you have likely seen this before. It's a 6-minute-long description of Jesus by the late African-American preacher S.M. Lockridge. It's a great example of the African-American tradition of preaching. This coming week, I hope to devote a blog entry (that I've been slowly piecing together) to how Senator Obama has embraced that tradition of speaking of late.

Anyway, enjoy!

OH Man!

Trailer released this weekend for the new Indiana Jones flick:

Seinfeld Auditions

Back to my Harding days, this is one of my all-time favorite viral videos. My room-mate Jordan had this on his computer, and whenever one of us was in dire need of a laugh, this was the solution. It gets funnier every time you watch it.

Anyway, for our frivolous weekends here on this blog, I share with you Conan's Seinfeld Auditions...

Movies for Old People

I didn't watch SNL last night, but I caught this clip on the web site's highlights & thought it was hilarious. It starts a little slow, so give it a little while.

Fred Couples

Way back in the day, B.T.W. (Before Tiger Woods), golf wasn't cool.

The Coolest Golfer Ever

But even before Tiger made it popular to play golf, there a guy who made it fashionable. This man was Fred Couples. He's beginning to show his age now, but back then he was "the man." He was the epitome of the saying, "Every woman wanted him & every guy wanted to be him." He looked like Don Johnson, and walked like he didn't have a care in the world. He had this very unorthodox swing, but it was silky smooth. And if any one word defined him, it was that last one: smooth.

A few years ago, my Dad & I traveled to Pinehurst, NC to watch the U.S. Open Golf Tournament live & in person. One of the treats of that Sunday round was walking the course in the crowd almost alongside Fred Couples. You'd just have to watch him walk. He's so... smooth. As smooth as watching liquid chocolate being poured out. It was a fun experience. The other cool thing -- this guy's nickname is "Boom Boom." It's because he's such a long driver of the golf ball. At the time, his sponsor was Bridgestone. And there were these hot blond girls in the crowd that Bridgestone paid to follow him around & wear these cute outfits that said "Boom Boom" on them. Now THAT is cool!!

There are a few athletes that come along from time to time who just seem to be "favored by the gods." Like, Sandy Koufax or Gale Sayers. Fred was one of these. Lucky things would happen for him on the golf course that don't happen for anyone else. Extremely fortunate events. Like (in the video at the bottom, starting at time-marker 0:36) when he holed out from the roadside bunker at the 17th hole at St. Andrews after leaving it in on the previous shot. That is, without question, the most difficult bunker shot in all of golf. And he holed that sucker out. Or, (starting at time-marker 2:00) when he hit his approach shot short at the par-3 12th hole at Augusta in the final round of the Masters Tournament that he went on to win, and it DIDN'T go in the water. It held up on the slope. That NEVER happens! Never has, and likely never will again. But Fred was touched by the golf gods, and he just sort of acts like that's par for the course.

The Achilles of golf

But as the myth goes with those who are touched by the gods, other gods become jealous that a human would be favored above them. And in their envy, these gods act out on their vindictive natures by striking down the favored human. And so, the greatness of these individuals once touched by the gods is only fleeting. Sayers tore ligaments in his knee, and Koufax walked away before he blew out his elbow & ruined his quality of life. For Couples, it was his back. He's always struggled with spasms & back pain that kept him from playing and practicing at an elite level for an extended period of time.

Anyway, this is a compilation of some of Freddy's best moments on the golf course. My favorite moments are from the the 1996 edition of THE PLAYERS Championship. He won that tournament. This is the tournament where they have that island green par 3. The first highlight (starting at about the 4:15 mark) is where he put it in the water on his first shot, re-teed it up, and then holed his 2nd try for a par. The second moment is from the final round of that '96 tournament on hole #16, where he sunk a long putt for eagle. And the final moment is also from the final round of that '96 tournament, where he sunk a long putt for birdie.

You just got PUNKED

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Kyle Kendrick gets pranked by his team-mates, his manager, and the front office. They make him believe that he's getting traded for a "Kobayashi" ...

Frivolous Saturdays

WARNING: Surfing YouTube can be Hazardous to your Time Management. ;) Another of one of my all-time favorite commercials...

Jon Stewart on Clemens

There's a little bit of Jon Stewart's brand of liberal tripe, and a little bit of bleeped out language, but I found his take on "the Roger Clemens Hearings" before the House Oversight Committee hilarious!

Bad Day at the Office