Wednesday
Prokofiev.
Schober.
Mozart.

Those are the composers whose works were performed this evening by Keith Lockhart and the Utah Symphony, with guest artists eighth blackbird. It was the last of the Deer Valley Music Festival series. And it was fun. The classical pieces were performed by Utah Symphony; and while I’m not a typically a fan of modern composers, Schober’s work, performed by the symphony and eighth blackbird wasn’t bad. It was a very nice change of pace. I think that I want season tickets to the symphony.

NPR and Other News
Morning Edition: Want Pot with That Shake?
Morning Edition: Mel Brooks: A Lifetime of Laughter
Morning Edition: Ruby Tuesday’s: An Experiment in Eating Out Smart
Morning Edition: Ozomatli: A Multi-Ethnic Musical Fusion (See also: Ozomatli.com)
All Things Considered: College Challenges Oregon’s ‘Diploma Mill’ Law
All Things Considered: A Case for Nude Olympians
All Things Considered: ‘The Reunion:’ The Integration of Shaker Heights
All Things Considered: The Middle East and the West: Rise of the Ottomans

USA Today: Blind students to launch rocket under NASA program

Stray Toasters

  • Toblerone white chocolate. Mm-hmm, that’s right. Bow down.
  • Thanks to everyone who responded to the biking poll. I have one question for those of you who said that you aren’t riders: How did you come about your answers to the other questions if you don’t ride a bike? I’m not trying to be a smartass (this time), I’m just curious. It reminded me of this poll in which I asked “Do you currently have a broadband connection?” The follow-up was “If you answered yes…” And I got responses from non-broadband users. *boggle*
  • Sib3 still wants to be a pirate, but he remembered why he didn’t want to join the Navy (white uniforms aside): He’s not too fond of the water. So, I think that I’ve convinced him to become a sky pirate. That way he gets the best of both worlds: He can be a pirate AND still get to fly.
  • are hatching plans to run for office. We don’t think that we can run as a ticket, so… we have to figure out a way to get him into a position in the ascendency. Something like Speaker of the House.
  • By way of : Bears of discriminating taste prefer Rainier.
  • By way of : Star Trek Service Pack 1
  • Sharon Stone is on The Late Show with David Letterman She’s amusing. She might be a bit tipsy.
  • Interview with Paul Dini
  • Badminton is an Olympic sport!? When did this happen?!?
  • USA Today ran the following poll: “What movie match-ups do you want to see?” As of 12:35 AM (MDT), the results were:
      38.59% – Halle Berry’s Catwoman vs. Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman
      27.16% – Batman vs. Spider-Man
      16.74% – Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man vs. Shrek 2‘s Gingerbread Man
        9.68% – Ewoks vs. the Hobbits
        7.83% – Bad Santa vs. Santa Clause
  • Antigravity

Artist of the Day
PCAF exhibitors Amelia Chao and Paul Ogren: Lightscape Gallery

Namaste.