Isn't everyone part Irish?

On the other side of the coin

Thanks to Laura for forwarding this NY Times Op Ed by Frank Rich on the fumbles of the Clinton campaign.

President Al Gore

If only everything that Al said was true. When did he develop a sense of humor, or at least allow all of us to see it?

Tina and Steve

I love Steve Martin.

Go Tina!

I'm not a Hillary Clinton supporter, but I do think that Tina Fey is hysterically funny. Check out her return to the Weekend Update desk.

The 80th Annual Academy Awards, Pt. 3

The best speech of the night almost didn't happen. I'm not sure if it was Jon Stewart's idea or the producers of the show, but I thought it was a wonderful idea to have Marketa Irglova come back after the commercial break to give her interrupted speech. She talked about the spirit of the independent artists and songwriters. I must see Once. I read about it a few months ago in a blurb in the NY Times, but I haven't really been actively seeing movies in the past few months. The gals and I did see There Will Be Blood last night. Daniel Day-Lewis definitely deserved the Oscar for his performance.

Why, Ralph, Why?

Ralph Nader entered the 2008 Presidential Race. Why? I recently watched a documentary on PBS about his last two campaigns for office. I think it explains it all.

The 80th Annual Academy Awards, Pt. 2

The first big award of the evening goes to Javier Bardem. I have not seen the movie, so I will reserve judgment on the selection. But he gave a very nice speech, and he brought his mom to the award ceremony. Isn't that cute?

And the first shocker of the evening is Tilda Swinton winning Best Supporting Actress for Michael Clayton. She also called George Clooney out on the nippled Batman suit. Classic!

The 80th Annual Academy Awards, Pt. 1

So far so good. Jon Stewart is doing a great job. Who else would have the guts to say Gadolf Titler on live television with millions of people watching?

The first award of the evening goes to the costume designer for Elizabeth: The Golden Age. Her name escapes me, but I think she did a fantastic job. I saw the movie on the flight to Sonoma last weekend, so it wasn't exactly a quality screening, but I could definitely tell that the costumes were fantastic.

The second award (and don't worry, I won't do this all evening) was won by Brad Bird for Ratatouille. I didn't see the movie, but I will put it on my Netflix list.

A Lighter Note

Sometimes I get the impression that our friends in the Northeast do not appreciate Midwesterns, and often think that we are backwater hicks, incapable of any culture.  The illustrious New York Times highlights the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra's recent visit to Carnegie Hall.