Here is the music video for “Hole To Feed”, the third video from the album “Sounds Of The Universe” by Depeche Mode. It’s gross.
Depeche Mode – Hole To Feed
Favorite TV shows of the week: September 13th to September 19th
My first list of “Favorite TV Shows” for the Fall 2009. Every week I post my favorite TV shows I watched that week in order. Excluding all the sports and variety shows I watch. I love TV.
1) Fringe – “A New Day in the Old Town” New
2) It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia – “The Gang Exploits the Mortage Crisis” New
3) Entourage – “Security Briefs” New
4) The Office – “Gossip” New
5) Community – “Pilot” New
6) Parks and Recreation – “Pawnee Zoo” New
7) Sit Down, Shut Up – “High School Confidential” New
8) King of the Hill – “The Boy Can’t Help It/The Honeymooners” New
Shoe Fitting X-Ray Machine
During dinner tonight my father told me about his trips to the shoe store as a child. Specifically a store in Trenton that his mother would take him to, the name of the store he can’t remember, but he does remember an x-ray machine. Why on Earth would there be an x-ray machine in a shoe store? He remembered putting his feet (while in shoes) in a slot on the bottom of this machine and then looking through a viewer on the top and seeing the outline of the shoes as well as the bones in his feet. At first I thought he was crazy and that he just remembered looking at a picture of a skeleton foot through the viewer but he assured me that you were able to wiggle your toes and see it in real time as a skeleton. He believed these machines were always on or he had to press a button to see the x-ray.
I had never heard of such a thing so as soon as I go home from dinner I did some quick research to find out more about this machine. He thought that the shoe store in Trenton must have had it made for them and that it was one of a kind, my research shows that they were quite common in shoe stores throughout the country in the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s. The machine was called a fluoroscope and they were used to somehow measure shoe sizes to get a “scientifically accurate” fit. I don’t know how accurate they actually were though. The machines were slowly phazed out of service in the 60’s after they were banned in many states due to the levels of radiation exposure to the user as well as anyone around the machines. That’s a picture of one of the machines to the right. Nice find Dad! I found most of this information HERE and HERE. |
Fall TV
This is a big week for me. Most of my favorite shows are starting this week. Which means that this weekend I will start up again with my posting of my favorite tv shows of the week. Every season I post my favorite shows of the week. With the exception of Entourage, nothing has been on all summer. The last time I posted my favorite TV shows was on May 16th, that week my favorite show was My Name Is Earl. Most of my favorite shows start this week and the rest will be having their season premieres in the following weeks.
Even without the TV shows premiering, it’s still a big week, today alone is the opening day of the NFL (GO RAVENS). US Open has the women’s singles finals and 2 men’s singles semifinals. The Yankees play today as the baseball season winds down. Tomorrow there is Monday night football and the men’s singles final. This weekend is the first race of the NASCAR Chase for the Cup. Ryan Newman had a strong finish this past Saturday at Richmond which enabled him to qualify for the Chase.
In other words, there is going to be a lot on TV in the coming weeks and keep a look out for my Top TV Shows lists. I don’t plan on leaving my house so if you’ll have to come and visit me to see me!
Snake…
Today, my 18 month old nephew, Giovanni, referred to his penis as the “pink snake”. True story.
Logitech Harmony One
I received my new universal remote today, the Logitech Harmony One. It’s beautiful. The software I downloaded for my computer was extremely easy to use and guided me through all the steps necessary in order to get all of my devices working with the remote. Now I hit one button and the TV/DVR/HD Box/Amp all go on at once. It’s great! After the easily guided setup I put the icons of all my favorite channels on the remote. Now if I wanted to watch the YES channel I just hit the YES logo on the remote and the channel comes on. It’s a great compliment to my new HD TV. |
Mr. Cool Suit
Last week I met some friends over at Houlihan’s for karaoke. Our awesome waitress dubbed me “Mr. Cool Suit” as you can see on my tab. It wasn’t so much a suit, just a jacket and tie, white pocket square, nice jeans and dress shoes. That’s a picture of me singing next to Rick D. And yes, you read the tab correctly, that’s $7.75 for a glass of Maker’s Mark, crazy! |
Paula Abdul says I'm beautiful…
For my birthday Paula wants me to know that I’m beautiful. And you know you hard it is to get a compliment from Paula.
My birthday is today and my friends Tiffany and Tommy and their children Jovie and Spencer sent me this card. It’s totally awesome. It has glitter. Glitter makes every card better. |
Duchess, Clothier
Duchess
My suit from Duchess arrived today. It’s incredibly beautiful. It’s a 3 piece suit from their Scotch Basic named 8 1/2 that is inspired by the Federico Fellini film 8 1/2. When I met with the Ladies of Duchess in NYC a couple months ago I chose the design of the suit and picked a fabric, I found the gray herringbone best fit with my skin color. Last week I bought a bunch of shirts, ties and pocket squares. I’m still looking for shoes. Here’s a couple of pictures of the unpacking of the suit. There’s more pictures of the unpacking on my Facebook and I’ll post some of me wearing the suit later this week.