August 15, 2011
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Links here are good only for the week of August 15. After that... is
anybody's guess.
There's a cute romantic comedy motion picture named "State Fair,"
coincidently about the Iowa State Fair, though it took place circa 1945,
not 2011. But there are wonderful state fairs taking place all over the
midwest (and elsewhere, we presume) right now. If you can, partake.
Enjoy!
Meanwhile, in this week's thrill-packed issue:
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Newsletter Table of Contents
(Yep; each is a clickable link)
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Last week's Trivia Teaser:
1. The Hoover Dam is named after President Herbert Hoover.
2. President Hoover was a Republican.
3. Franklin Roosevelt succeeded Hoover as president.
Three more coming up, below.
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The easiest way to get there from here:
BBHQ Shorts: Quick Takes on Recent Items in the News:
8/13: Them versus Us: a Stimulating $800 Billion Alternative.
8/12: Wisconsin Teachers' Revenge: "teach them a lesson!"
8/11: "Worst financial crisis since the great depression."
Glance at the BBHQ Shorts
here.
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Eye Remember - Great Vacation Destinations
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This week we focus on Grand Rapids, Michigan -- it's not on everyone's
top-10 list, is it? But we have a special reason for selecting this
heartland of America vacation destination.
OK, so the picture above was not taken during August. But the weather
there this time of year is a lot more mild than other places we have
selected recently.
Grand Rapids sits on the bank of the Grand River... where else? It's a
very pretty area in a marvelously pretty state (all the negatives of
Michigan notwithstanding).
Hershel explains (below) why we have such a great respect for Grand
Rapids.
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It's summertime... we're going "light" in the summer, with less-than-serious quotes.
I bought a cactus. A week later it died. And I got depressed, because I
thought, "Dang; I am less nurturing than a desert."
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-- Demetri Martin
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This Week with the Chicowitz
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This week, Hershel spotlights Grand Rapids, Michigan:
Last January, Newsweek magazine looked down its nose at what it called
"America's Dying Cities." (Mighty ironic, coming from America's dying
magazine, is it not?) Anyway, the proud folks in Grand Rapids did not
take kindly to their city's inclusion on the list. So, using Don
McLean's "American Pie" as the theme, they made wonderful promotional
video demonstrating the spirit of Grand Rapids. It's a fun sing-along,
and it shows great creativity. You'll get a kick out of this!
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You can read the entire essay here.
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Here are three questions from the most recent BBHQ Weekly Trivia
Contest:
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There
are no prizes here... it's all just for fun.
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Members can play all of our trivia games in
The BBHQ Trivia Library.
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Our "Lyrics You Can Share" selection this week comes from
a sweet song by the Carpenters that never made it to the top as a hit song.
Nonetheless, it is an upbeat, glad-to-be alive song. This is from "Sweet
Sweet Smile."
You're always in my heart
From early in the mornin' till it's dark
I gotta' see your sweet, sweet smile every day.
When I wake up in the mornin'
And I see you there
I always whisper a little prayer
I gotta' see your sweet, sweet smile every day.
I gotta know that you love me
And that you want me
And that you'll always be there;
I've gotta' know.... that you care.
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You can listen to a clip from the song near the bottom of this week's essay. Click
here,
scroll down the page, and listen to our "Lyrics You Can Share."
And this week, we have a bonus. Our music clip includes some video,
compliments of Real's Annabelle the sheep.
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And of course, you can buy this music and all kinds of stuff -
please! - using our link to
Amazon.com.
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The BBHQ Joke of the Week
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Dispelling the notion that today's kids have no creativity, here are
some metaphors written by students in a high school English class:
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She had a deep, throaty, genuine laugh, like that sound a dog makes
just before it throws up.
The ballerina rose gracefully en pointe and extended one slender leg
behind her, like a dog at a lamppost.
She grew on him like she was a colony of E. coli and he was
room-temperature beef.
She walked into my office like a centipede with 98 missing legs.
It hurt the way your tongue hurts after you accidentally staple it to the
wall.
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Uncle Jay is one of our favorite boomer... artists.
Uncle Jay is back... after three months in oblivion. So, this week Uncle
Jay surmises about what happened while he was on a 3-month lunch break:
Click the pic, above, to view a short clip of Uncle Jay's take on the news or
visit his web site to watch the complete video.
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Have a great week. We'll share the fun again next Monday.
- the Boomer Crew at BBHQ
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