Observations from the Other Side of the Pond

I've referred to Justin Webb, North American editor for BBC News, in previous posts. Last week he made a keen observation on the political distractions on the campaign trail, i.e. lapel pins and bad bowling.

It's All in the Numbers

If you're interested in how the numbers really look for the Democratic Nomination, check out RealClearPolitics.com.

SATC Movie Opens May 30

In honor of the Sex and the City movie, check out the beautiful Vogue photo spread of Sarah Jessica Parker and Chris Noth.

Cokie Roberts

While I was picking up lunch and a prescription for my mom, I listened to a small part of "St. Louis: On the Air" on our local NPR station. The interview was with Cokie Roberts on her new book, Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation. I saw Cokie Roberts on The Daily Show a few weeks ago and she was smart and funny!



I couldn't catch the whole interview, but I found out that she was going to be at the St. Louis County Library for a presentation and book signing this evening. I invited my friend Stacey, and we attended the event. She really is a delightful and very insightful speaker. I'm definitely going to pick up the book soon, and as soon as I finish the book, I'll provide a report.

Threatdown - Stephen Colbert

How to Build Invisible Shelves

Here are instructions on how to build "invisible" shelves.

Barney Stinson's Blog

While visiting Jenna in Louisville, we had a How I Met Your Mother marathon. In a couple episodes, Barney referenced his blog. So I did a search and lo and behold, CBS has a site for Barney's blog.

Stephen Colbert's Total Gas Holiday

Why didn't I think of it? Watch the whole four-minute piece for some of the smartest comedy on TV.

Justin Webb's America

I stumbled upon Justin Webb's blog, while I was browsing around the BBC News website. From time to time, I like to see how the rest of the world views the United States. Justin is specifically writing about the US campaign for the next president. It's interesting reading.

I Want to Believe

This is a clip of Chris Carter, the creator of The X-Files, discussing his upcoming film. I can't wait!

Quantum of Solace

The Quantum of Solace is such a ridiculous name for the new Bond film, but you know I'll watch it. I've seen every Bond film and I love all of the actors who have portrayed the legendary character, but especially Daniel Craig. He has a quality that I can't put my finger on, but he's just so yummy! Yeah, that's pretty eloquent.

Farewell Eight Belles

I wasn't at Churchill for Derby this year, but I am in Louisville. The Derby party I attended was lots of fun with great people and delicious food. The Derby race was very exciting and I think Big Brown has a real chance at the Triple Crown. After the initial celebration of Big Brown's win, everything came to a halt with the announcement of Eight Belles' death. She was a beautiful horse and really proved herself against the field of boys to finish second in the Kentucky Derby. It was even more tragic that we found out so abruptly on national television, before we even had a chance to really celebrate the win by Big Brown. In our world of instant news, NBC immediately found the Churchill Downs vet to find out what was going on. It was really poor timing. The vet just found out that Eight Belles was euthanized on the track, and then he has the NBC reporter asking him questions. I think it all could have been handled in a much more respectful and classier manner. In any case, here's to Eight Belles. May they keep running fillies in the Derby in her memory.