Lex Kuhne | 60 Second Blog

Welcome! Tell me: Can you extend a mea culpa to someone you've only just met?

noreply@blogger.com (Lex Kuhne) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:24:00 +0000

"So, Lex," you may wonder. "I'm checking this out because of you speaking at TEDxDetroit. It appears that you posted over 500 times on this blog, but then you did a dead stop, only to start up just a bit more than 23 months to the date of your last post."

"Dude. WTF?"

Well, the video culmination of what tripped me up, shut me down, and sent me to the wonderfully ADHD-fueled world of Twitter follows. I shall tell the entire story in the near future. In the meantime, welcome (back) to LexKuhne.com's "60SecondBlog."

Since I need to post something, howzabout some funny friends' videos?

noreply@blogger.com (Lex Kuhne) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:47:00 +0000

Forget it that it's funny, but Mr. J. Chris Newberg's "Morningwood" could air on pretty much any decent college station:

And my new BFF, the adorable and funny Jordan Elizabeth:

Why is a public service "socialism" only when you object to it?: Non Sequitur of the Day

noreply@blogger.com (Lex Kuhne) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:00:00 +0000

I'd been thinking along these lines, and then Nicholas Kristoff wrote it in the NYT:

"If they object so passionately to “socialized health,” why don’t they block their 911 service to socialized police and fire services, disconnect themselves from socialized sewers and avoid socialized interstate highways?"

And this. . . this. . . is so hi-larious:

There's a fine line between smarmy hypocrisy and bat-shit crazy

noreply@blogger.com (Lex Kuhne) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:04:00 +0000

We've mentioned in the past an animus toward the ~~Republican~~ wingut Congressman from Detroit's western suburbs, Thaddeus McCotter.

While he touts his supposed deficit hawkishness (to various degrees of failure), his new deficit building initiative is "HAPPY."

"HAPPY" is proposed to be an annual $3,500 per household deduction for pet expenses.

Now, I love my pets to an extreme, and I certainly ~~respect~~ understand pandering for votes on the backs of a huge special interest group.

However, this kind of political hypocrisy is just . . . a bitch. Get it? Ahhh-hahahahahaha.

Cheers to NPR's ATC for the lead. Thad's ~~interview~~ pandering follows:

Foodies and Gardeners Haunt My Dreams Edition: Non Sequitur of the Day

noreply@blogger.com (Lex Kuhne) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:29:00 +0000

"Martha Washington Asparagus."

Why?

Just . . . because. . . now I can.

Non Sequitur of the Day: Football Phrase Co-opting Edition

noreply@blogger.com (Lex Kuhne) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:00:00 +0000

As we've discussed, words mean something. So, it always interests me when a usage seemingly comes out of nowhere to be everywhere.

Today's example: "Pick six."

The phrase originally meant this.

And it has now begun to mean this.

(An all-too-rare Detroit Lions' example can be found here).

Happy Dual Purpose Holiday: Who knew that turkeys were Italian?

noreply@blogger.com (Lex Kuhne) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:20:00 +0000

To my fellow Americans -- especially on the East Coast, and super especially, Italians on the East Coast (though this suggests you might want to re-think that) -- Happy Columbus Day.

To my ~~fellow North Americans~~ my near and dear Canadian friends, Happy Thanksgiving.

Alas, without access to Canuckian cable, we in The D can no longer watch the traditional holiday CFL doubleheader games.

So, back to work, eh?

"Does this make me look fat?": A fine line between truth and humor

noreply@blogger.com (Lex Kuhne) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:00:00 +0000

The once- and still-hot Nicole Eggert, via Funny or Die, puts herself out there to make a valid point:

Nicole Eggert is BACK IN BAYWATCH! from Nicole Eggert

Slacker Friday Cover of the Day: "Enter Sandman" . . . on kazoo!

noreply@blogger.com (Lex Kuhne) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:15:00 +0000

This one goes out to the lovely Jehan (who you can check out here, and find out where to watch her on the TV today and Monday here):

Hindsight is 20-20, especially on those new president award thingies

noreply@blogger.com (Lex Kuhne) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:34:00 +0000

MEMO

To: Arizona State Commencement authorities.

From: Nobel Peace Prize committee.

Re: Barack Obama.

FYI.

If all dogs didn't go to heaven, this one would head the line

noreply@blogger.com (Lex Kuhne) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:34:00 +0000

One of our two dogs, Buster, died yesterday.

It sucks, but like all loves, the rewards were absolutely worth the costs and unavoidable risk of inevitable separation.

I hope the start of Buster's time off this mortal coil is an entertaining as this take from "All Dogs Go To Heaven."

R.I.P.

I Had a Good Reason to Miss the UM-ND Game, but I Can At Least Get Propagandized

noreply@blogger.com (Lex Kuhne) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:12:00 +0000

The well-produced opening montage to yesterday's game, which I'm sure all 110,000-plus attendees listened to raptly:

[Edit: I took out the embed, because the music bed under automatic video launch was frickin' annoying, so here's the link.}

Go Blue!

Non Sequitur of the Day: I <3 The Big Apple Edition

noreply@blogger.com (Lex Kuhne) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:00:00 +0000

"To live in this town you must be tough, tough, tough, tough, tough!"

Slacker Friday (Non Sequitur) Cover of the Day: I Want Money, Part 7

noreply@blogger.com (Lex Kuhne) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Widespread Panic covering the late, great Warren Zevon:

"Send (this) lawyer ~~s, guns and~~ money . . ."

Non Sequitur of the Day: I Want Money Edition, Part 6

noreply@blogger.com (Lex Kuhne) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:00:00 +0000

"Money, it's a gas /

Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash /

New car, caviar, four star daydream /

Think I'll buy me a football team."

"His Pet Boy Sherman" Is a Concept that SO Does Not Work in 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Lex Kuhne) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:05:00 +0000

I am so ready to channel Mr. Peabody:

Non Sequitur of the Day: I Want Money Edition, Part 5

noreply@blogger.com (Lex Kuhne) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:19:00 +0000

"To Hell with poverty /

We'll get drunk on cheap wine . . ."

Non Sequitur of the Day: I Want Money Edition, Part 4

noreply@blogger.com (Lex Kuhne) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:00:00 +0000

"You wanna do things, do things, do things, good things with it . . ."

Non Sequitur of the Day: I Want Money Edition, Part 3

noreply@blogger.com (Lex Kuhne) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:00:00 +0000

"Money's too tight to mention . . . "

Non Sequitur of the Day: I Want Money Edition, Part Deux

noreply@blogger.com (Lex Kuhne) — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:12:00 +0000

"Money makes the world go around . . . "

Stumbling onto a Blog Brings Two Fiunny-ish Finds

noreply@blogger.com (Lex Kuhne) — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:03:00 +0000

I love working and hanging with comedians: not only funny, they're typically super-smart. So, I'm happy to have found, and pass along, "The Comic's Comic" blog, which covers and comments on breaking news in the comedy world. Two of its recent articles were:

1. Comedian and cancer patient Steven Mazan plays Letterman after lobbying and working to get on.

2. Saturday Night Live cut two cast members, Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson.

When I mentioned the firings to my wife, she responded, "bet it was the big girl" (i.e. Casey).

She nailed it.

Now, as you can see from her prescient, whistling past the graveyard video below, Casey is anything but fat. But whether her appearance had anything to do with anything -- and size-ism toward women is the only prejudice still openly tolerable in America (can you imagine a woman on TV ever out of shape as Chris Farley?) -- it seems like Casey was just unable to cut through the cacophony that is the SNL creative process.

SNL's Casey Wilson Reads Internet Comments from Casey Wilson

Slacker Friday Cover of the Week: I Want Money Edition

noreply@blogger.com (Lex Kuhne) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:06:00 +0000

Covering the first hit single for Motown, by Barret Strong, the ultimate one-hit wonder, the Flying Lizards:

"Now give me money (that's what I want) . . ."

A Peacock Does Strut, Even Without Reason

noreply@blogger.com (Lex Kuhne) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:30:00 +0000

To re-join its use of the classic Peacock Logo, NBC is starting the new season by bringing back the old positioner, too.

Even if they're abdicating five hours of sciprted creativity a week, that is cool.

A flashback taste of the future:

There Have Been Popes Named Alexander, Y'know

noreply@blogger.com (Lex Kuhne) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:18:00 +0000

I touched on Ted Kennedy's human fallibility last week in the wake of his death, and suggested that true Christians -- those who don't let their politics get in their way of their "faith" -- would forgive the man in death for his human failings while on Earth.

Well, it turns out the Senator was thinking along those lines, too, by way of a letter to the Pope seeking forgiveness, which was hand-delivered by his President.

And the Pope, it turns out, forgave him.

So, Winguts: what's your excuse now?

Non Sequitur of the Day: Wanna Go to Cedar Point Edition

noreply@blogger.com (Lex Kuhne) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:10:00 +0000

"Love Rollercoaster," by Dayton's own Ohio Players: