It’s not quite May, and the stories of two baseball franchises are just about written: the Minnesota Twins opened a new ballpark, and haven’t lost a series yet.  The Milwaukee Brewers have blown out, been blown out, or blown a save with shocking regularity, and are knocking on the...

Recently, I was leaving work and flipped around the presets on my radio dial as I pulled out of the parking lot.  Within a block, I turned it off in disgust.  I got home and fired up a web browser for no real reason but to do it, and there was nothing that I wanted to see.  Well, that’s...

I realized how much the way I interact with ads has changed in the last couple years. I think online ads work better on me, in part because I have the internet front and center, to do more research or get more details.  I don’t interact with my TV the same way.  This also serves to help...

Survey: 72% of Millennials ‘more spiritual than religious’ – USATODAY.com. Of course, this strikes me as very true, but what will this mean in the future?  If faith dies and churches close, what will our world look like?  Will it be less moral?  Will it change how we see...

Bryan had a successful 2-show run in First Impressions last week, so that’s one thing.  We’re also both playing some new albums from ongoing favorites OK Go and Storyhill.  If you decide to push play on Inglorious Basterds, leave your historical sensibility at the door and prepare...

I feel like I’m the only one (or at least one of a few) who are terrified by the concept of geolocation, especially for applications like foursquare. The value it brings doesn’t supersede my concern about people knowing where I am at any given time.  There’s a lot I like to...

And The Happiest Place On Earth Is… – 60 Minutes – CBS News. The key to happiness may be in our own brains.  Perhaps our hopes for life are too high.  The Danes have this figured out.  They don’t expect much out of life, therefore, they’re disappointed less...

CNN Fails to Stop Fall in Ratings – NYTimes.com. What’s wrong at CNN?  By my assessment, CNN is pretty balanced and not as shrill as it’s competitors.  Is that the problem?  What if the market doesn’t support an attempt at balanced...