Smart, Entertaining Reads from People I Know

I started this morning off the way I usually do by browsing a couple of "my sites." It's a way I ease into the work day. I should probably just go right into work so that I can leave sooner, but I know that once I get going there is no turning back. So I prefer to slowly get going. I think I've always sort of been like that. More of the guy that slowly eases into the pool or the ocean vs. the guy that dives right in to the freezing ocean water.

I digress. This morning in my web roundup I read an entertaining rant by Karl. It's on education. It's very smart, true and somewhat cynical. You should check it out. When I read it, it made me want to email it to an old professor of mine who blogs about education. So I go over to his website and find this little gem about politics in our country. He doesn't usually blog about politics, but what he said is also smart and true. And it made me think, "I know some smart and entertaining people with clever thoughts and ideas, and I like that. I should blog about it and pass this stuff on to my 4 readers." And so I am.

Arcade Fire Brilliance

I love the Arcade Fire and just about everything they do. After their last album they released the fantastic video featured below. They recently came out with another album, The Suburbs. They have once again upped the ante and the standard of greatness that they themselves have set.

Go to this site: The Wilderness Downtown

Put in your home address or any other address of your choice.

Enjoy. (Note: it can take awhile to load and the pop-ups are part of the experience. I watched it on Firefox and not on Google Chrome so I don't know if it works on Explorer or if I was missing out on much but not using Chrome.)

Maybe I liked it because I actually grew up in a suburb. Or maybe I liked it because I like pretty much anything Arcade Fire does. Or maybe I liked drawing trees and branches and then watching the birds come by later and rest on those branches. Or maybe I liked it because it's just plain cool and awesome.




Here is the Neon Bible video I mentioned: