Well, what a week. Hurricane Harvey is in the news as clean-up efforts continue, while Hurricane Irma is heading to Mar-a-Lago (Fortune.com) and Rush Limbaugh’s home studio (Miami Herald). An earthquake and tsunami in Mexico (The Guardian, UK), plastic in our water (Teach the Earth website, hosted by carleton.edu), and solar flares (space.com). Everyone, I hope you are staying safe, and are in a position to help the less fortune.
The solar flares may cause disruptions in electronics, and I’ve noticed that the internet hasn’t been playing very nice the last few days — I assumed it was just because my location wasn’t very good, but I’m having the same problems at home.
So, just in case I’m late, I’m scheduling this post to go out on time. I’m not sure what to recommend. I’m going to wrap my electronics and my head in aluminum foil, and give the old pen and notebook route a try.
You’ve just got to laugh, haven’t you? Well, wish me luck on my more-serious, on-topic post, and in the meantime, please enjoy the fabulous Weird Al Yankovic with his rendition of Lorde’s “Royals” — titled “Foil” of course. So weird and wonderful!
And hey, if you manage to see a great sunset or (gasp!) the aurora (swpc.noaa.gov), drop us a line in the comments, or post a link to your pictures!
With no further ado, I link you to Mr. Yankovic! (P.S. “Word Crimes” is also terribly funny if you haven’t seen it.)
You missed the hellish forest fires in the Northwest. Thanks for the video!
Disaster, disaster everywhere. And we had a small earthquake yesterday, which has not improved my mood at all. I think I need more Weird Al in my life . . . .
That video was delightful. I am reminded of that old saying, that just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you.
I don’t know why, but Weird Al is someone I’ve loved since high school. A lot of his surreal silliness just hits my funnybone, and the foundation is often very in tune with the pop culture themes running through our society. I vaguely feel like I should be offended by the doo-wop girls, but they are just so fabulous! The time period is right, the costuming is perfect for this song, and it’s just great. Plus, the surprise ending. OMG. That’s the kind of story I like!