Generation We

I recently came across a website with a great message for my generation. It's called Generation We, from the book of the same title by Eric Greenberg (which is available for free download on the website). I've embedded the video to give a better understanding of what the message is, and what we can do as a generation to change America for the better. Please take the time to look at this, you won't be disappointed.

A Fond Farewell

Growing up in the '80s, I was a fan of "The Golden Girls". I watched the show all the time as a kid, as good an indicator as any that I would turn out gay. My favorite character was Dorothy, played by Bea Arthur, an actress that made her name in theater before becoming a major TV star in the 70s and 80s with "Maude" and then "The Golden Girls". Bea just passed away after a struggle with cancer, and I wanted to dedicate this post to her. The video below is of Bea and Angela Lansbury singing the duet "Bosom Buddies". In the 1960s, the two starred in the play "Mame" with Lansbury in the title role and Bea Arthur playing her sidekick Vera.

The Music of Final Fantasy

What I remember about Final Fantasy - what really made it come alive for me - was the music. It was powerful, and brought the characters to life through emotion. YouTube has some excellent clips of live orchestral renditions of my favorite Final Fantasy songs. Nobuo Uematsu is truly a genius - he isn't given nearly enough credit for all the beautiful music he's created. Here's a video I found that demonstrates just how relevant his music is:

Tea, anyone?

What is just so unbelievable about the tea party protests is that they're not being honest with themselves. During the six years that Bush had Congress under Republican control, he never met a spending bill he didn't like. During the eight years of the Bush Presidency, the national debt doubled from $5 trillion to $10 trillion. The money was spent on exorbitant tax cuts in 2001 and 2003 that favored the rich, on a bloated Medicare prescription drug program, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (which Bush conveniently excluded from his rosy budget forecasts every year). Those tax protesters in the streets were nowhere to be found during the Bush era, but 100 days into Democrat Barack Obama's Presidency, all of a sudden they come out of the woodwork. This is not a coincidence. I prefer the policy of pay-as-you-go, which the Democrats reinstated when they took over Congress in January 2007, as opposed to the Bush Republican policy of borrow-and-spend. The latter got us into this mess in the first place, and yet to keep Bush spending at current levels it is necessary to increase taxes. President Obama is seeking tax money from those that received the most over the past eight years, and it's high time for them to pony up.

Stalin vs. Martians

This one goes out to my Commie buddies. And anybody that knows me well would think I dreamed something like this up. I swear to you, I had no part in creating a war strategy game where Stalin takes on Martians to the beat of catchy dance music.



I just creamed my pants watching this. Yeah, I'm a geek.