Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
It's Coming!
We're looking forward to passenger railway service coming to the UAE in the near future.
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Death of a Friend
I was greeted with sad news this morning when I arrived at work.
Over the holidays, a friend of mine passed away suddenly. She was 41 years old, from Houston.
She was feeling poorly and went to the doctor Monday evening, and was admitted to the hospital. She passed away Tuesday morning at 9:00.
When something like this happens, it causes you to pause, and reevaluate your life.
There is no doubt, we really should live each day to the fullest, appreciating all those we're blessed to have in our lives.
Here's wishing you and yours the best . . . always.
Over the holidays, a friend of mine passed away suddenly. She was 41 years old, from Houston.
She was feeling poorly and went to the doctor Monday evening, and was admitted to the hospital. She passed away Tuesday morning at 9:00.
When something like this happens, it causes you to pause, and reevaluate your life.
There is no doubt, we really should live each day to the fullest, appreciating all those we're blessed to have in our lives.
Here's wishing you and yours the best . . . always.
Saturday, September 26, 2015
75 Best Movies for Men
From Esquire -
http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/g226/best-movies-ever-0609/?mag=esq&list=nl_enl_news&src=nld&date=092415
http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/g226/best-movies-ever-0609/?mag=esq&list=nl_enl_news&src=nld&date=092415
Someone on Fox With Sense?
Please forgive the delay in posting this. I couldn't publish it while I was traveling.
Bill Withers Returns to Carnegie Hall
From Essence -
EXCLUSIVE: Bill Withers Looks Back on His Career Before All-Star Tribute At Carnegie Hall
After his long-overdue induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year, Bill Withers, 77, is about to get some more well-deserved props: He will be feted at Lean On Him: A Tribute to Bill Withers at New York City's famed Carnegie Hall on Oct. 1.
An all-star lineup—including D'Angelo, Ed Sheeran, Anthony Hamilton, Ledisi and Aloe Blacc—will perform Withers' 1973 album Live at Carnegie Hall in its entirety. Although he hasn't properly performed in years, the soul legend behind hits like "Ain't No Sunshine," "Use Me" and, of course, "Lean On Me" talks about making his return to Carnegie Hall in a rare interview.
An all-star lineup—including D'Angelo, Ed Sheeran, Anthony Hamilton, Ledisi and Aloe Blacc—will perform Withers' 1973 album Live at Carnegie Hall in its entirety. Although he hasn't properly performed in years, the soul legend behind hits like "Ain't No Sunshine," "Use Me" and, of course, "Lean On Me" talks about making his return to Carnegie Hall in a rare interview.
Check out Bill's 1973 Live at Carnegie Hall album.
Getting the Most Out of Costco
From Reviewed.com -
http://refrigerators.reviewed.com/features/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-a-costco-membership
How to Get the Most Out of a Costco Membership
Grocery savings can be terrific, but dig deep for bigger bargains.
http://refrigerators.reviewed.com/features/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-a-costco-membership
From Humble Beginnings
The Comedian Who Was
Abandoned as a Baby
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/comedian-opens-up-about-being-adopted-by-a-white-family_5605683fe4b0af3706dbf153
A Cautionary Tale About Day Cares
Follow the link below to read this fascinating article -
Quebec gave all parents cheap day care — and their kids were worse off as a result
http://www.vox.com/2015/9/24/9391625/quebec-daycare-study
Praise for Empire
From Slate -
Empire, the most important show on television, returns for its second season Wednesday night, a world champ about to make another run at the title, surrounded by all the attendant excitement and expectation. Since debuting last January, Fox’s prime-time soap about a hip-hop dynasty swiftly became a phenomenon, a ratings smash in an age of vanishing ratings, a buzzsaw in an era when network shows struggle to hum, a largely black production in a still largely vanilla TV environment, a careening, plot-devouring, catfight-boasting melodrama grounded in something real, and the creator of the most indelible TV diva in decades: Taraji P. Henson’s indomitable Cookie, who wears her tacky animal prints like they are a superhero costume. Empire did things to ratings and audiences that network shows aren’t supposed to be able to do anymore. And now it has to do it all again.
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/television/2015/09/empire_season_2_reviewed_the_fox_series_is_the_most_important_show_on_tv.html
Empire, the most important show on television, returns for its second season Wednesday night, a world champ about to make another run at the title, surrounded by all the attendant excitement and expectation. Since debuting last January, Fox’s prime-time soap about a hip-hop dynasty swiftly became a phenomenon, a ratings smash in an age of vanishing ratings, a buzzsaw in an era when network shows struggle to hum, a largely black production in a still largely vanilla TV environment, a careening, plot-devouring, catfight-boasting melodrama grounded in something real, and the creator of the most indelible TV diva in decades: Taraji P. Henson’s indomitable Cookie, who wears her tacky animal prints like they are a superhero costume. Empire did things to ratings and audiences that network shows aren’t supposed to be able to do anymore. And now it has to do it all again.
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/television/2015/09/empire_season_2_reviewed_the_fox_series_is_the_most_important_show_on_tv.html
President Obama's Appointees
From The Washington Post - Apologies for the formatting errors.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-ups-diversity-in-appointees/2015/09/20/5b042aac-5ffb-11e5-8e9e-dce8a2a2a679_graphic.html
Obama ups diversity in appointees
A survey of more than 80 confirmation-required policy positions in the federal goverment found that more than half of Obama’s appointments to these posts has been a woman or a minority, or both.
Source: Anne Joseph O'Connell, UC Berkeley Law | The Washington Post
Wacky Gifts
Just in time for holiday shopping, for those of you who plan/shop before Christmas Eve.
http://awesomeclaus.com
http://awesomeclaus.com
Shower Cap for Babies
For the little ones -
And the older ones -
They're available at Amazon, too.
Where was this ingenious stuff when I was having babies 30+ years ago?
Fathers of Girls
Great post.
http://www.upworthy.com/an-awesome-dad-explains-the-5-revelations-hes-had-raising-2-girls?c=upw1&u=6861cbea6edfdfe5a709ee39ad3c14b64135e61f
http://www.upworthy.com/an-awesome-dad-explains-the-5-revelations-hes-had-raising-2-girls?c=upw1&u=6861cbea6edfdfe5a709ee39ad3c14b64135e61f
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