Funnies: John Daker sings…

Unfortunately for John Daker, he is too old to go on American Idol.  Luckily for us, we have a video recording from the 1980s (?) which Simon Cowell can view and critique.

Funnies: “Make You Happy Tonight” by Tripod

If you have yet to see this video by the group Tripod, you are in for a treat. 

Musing: How NOT to get a million blog hits a day

Just scrolling through some of the hottest blogs/posts of the past few weeks, I have seen a trend which concerns me.  Like with most sensational media these days (CNN, Washington Post, Fox News, New York Times, etc), controversial and negative news dominates our lives.  Everywhere you go you see things like still and video images of Saddam’s hanging or Britney Spears walking around without underwear for no real reason other than it catches peoples hidden desire for things which are traditionally taboo.  There is nothing wrong with knowing about such events; however, to have this constantly being pushed in your face at the sake of other newsworthy items shows lack of integrity instilled in our modern media.  Integrity has been replaced with ratings.  Content has been replaced with sales.  To see so many top blogs/posts which mirror the modern actions of the mainstream media is a bit disappointing.

Here at MODU’s Musings, I will do my best not to post topics of this nature simply to drive up my viewership.  While my analysis of Apocalypto or the Antikythera Mechanism might not be as interesting as watching the cell phone video of Saddam dropping to his death, it is family friendly and positive, as well as being self-satisfying.  Again, there is nothing wrong with posting the above mentioned items, since the sharing of data is the best way for us to become smarter individuals, and knowledge will set you free.  If you are looking for these kind of topics on my site though, you will be highly disappointed.

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Movies page: Apocalypto

Apocalypto- Waiting a few weeks for the movie hype to die down some, I went to the theatres to see Apocalypto, and I must say I was a bit surprised.  For those who are not familiar with Mel Gibson’s new movie, Apocalypto is framed around a small Mayan tribe during the 1500s.  This tribe lives in the forest and is pretty much sheltered from other tribes or the large Mayan cities.  Due to hard times in the nearby city, raiding parties are sent out to capture men and women from these small tribes and bring them in to be sold as slaves or offered as sacrifices.  The tribe in this movie has been attacked, and the lead character is trying to escape from his captors to return back to his village to save his wife.

Holiday: Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone.  I hope you had a great evening and made it to your destinations safely.  If you go out tonight, please obey the traffic laws and respect our men and women of your local police forces, for while you are out having fun, they are working all night to ensure that you and everyone else makes it home safely.  Give them a break, slow down, and follow their instructions if they pull you over at a safety check.  It would hurt to extend a warm hand shake and well wishes to them too.  They deserve it.