Many of my generation (baby boomers turned 60) have followed Doonesbury cartoon as part of our adult lives. Its creator, GB Trudeau, began writing the Doonesbury script when he was in college in the late 60's, as I was. I found some common ground with the characters, and their lives as they unfolded over the years. It was humorous and timely as he chronicled life on a college campus in the turbulent times of the late 60's and 70's. His script had a way of shining a blinding spotlight on society, growing up, and other cultural aspects of American life in the 70's,80's 90's up to today. I often found myself drawn to the minor characters of the script as well as the main characters. What was remarkable about this script is that the characters were aging along with us. As we became young parents and middle aged and struggled with getting older, the characters in Doonesbury were also facing many of the same struggles.
Although they reflect our generation, I'm surprised that they've been able to stay so thin. That's not normal! Their bodies have not shown the effects of living a life of use and abuse as many of our bodies have. I wonder when one of the Doonesbury characters will get a joint replaced or be diagnosed with heart disease?
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Three Websites Worth Checking out
I wanted to share three websites that I've found that I check daily and provide me some information, news, and enjoyment.
One I've made reference to before is TED.(www.TED.com) If you enjoy being intellectually stimulated by experts in the field of technology, entertainment and design; you'll find yourself returning often to the site to see what new 15-20 minute presentations have been posted. A variety of topics that will stretch and stimulate your thinking are available. I like the way you can re-order the speakers based on different criteria (topic, "most-emailed", "most awe inspiring", etc).
The Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/) is an online source of news and opinions. If your politics leans towards the progressive side; you'll find the Post a interesting source of ideas and opinions that you may find yourself in nodding agreement with or at least recognize a perspective that you may not have considered before.
Pandora (www.Pandora.com) is an internet radio site. A free (which is always a bonus) program that is derived from the Music Genome Project. Like the Human DNA Genome project that mapped the human DNA, the music genome project attempts to catalog the DNA of all music and find common threads shared by artists and songs. At Pandora you can create multiple stations based on your music preference. You can start a radio station of a broad category (folk singers) or start with a performer (James Taylor). It will then play similar artists that share similar musical DNA. There's a lot more about the site that is fun and can add to your enjoyment of the music besides just sitting and listening for hours to music you enjoy. In this case, opening pandora's box is an enjoyable experience.
20 somethings are probably very familiar with Pandora, but they may not have shared it with their grandparents yet.
One I've made reference to before is TED.(www.TED.com) If you enjoy being intellectually stimulated by experts in the field of technology, entertainment and design; you'll find yourself returning often to the site to see what new 15-20 minute presentations have been posted. A variety of topics that will stretch and stimulate your thinking are available. I like the way you can re-order the speakers based on different criteria (topic, "most-emailed", "most awe inspiring", etc).
The Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/) is an online source of news and opinions. If your politics leans towards the progressive side; you'll find the Post a interesting source of ideas and opinions that you may find yourself in nodding agreement with or at least recognize a perspective that you may not have considered before.
Pandora (www.Pandora.com) is an internet radio site. A free (which is always a bonus) program that is derived from the Music Genome Project. Like the Human DNA Genome project that mapped the human DNA, the music genome project attempts to catalog the DNA of all music and find common threads shared by artists and songs. At Pandora you can create multiple stations based on your music preference. You can start a radio station of a broad category (folk singers) or start with a performer (James Taylor). It will then play similar artists that share similar musical DNA. There's a lot more about the site that is fun and can add to your enjoyment of the music besides just sitting and listening for hours to music you enjoy. In this case, opening pandora's box is an enjoyable experience.
20 somethings are probably very familiar with Pandora, but they may not have shared it with their grandparents yet.
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