October 2009
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listening to "The Killers - Somebody Told Me" →
Efe is really feeling this one right now. I’ll admit, it’s catchy. The Killers always get me groovin’. #btv
listening to "Charlie Mars - Listen to the... →
Heard this song for the first time the other day; absolutely in love. And the music video stars Nancy from Weeds! #btv
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Mommy Always Said "Wash With Warm Water!"
But Mommy was wrong.
You see, the Food and Drug Administration has always claimed in its medical literature that washing your hands with soap and water as warm as one could handle was the most effective way to ward of those yucky bacteria.
And, given the current and vast paranoia over the Swine Flu, health officials across the country are insisting that we all wash our hands as often and as...
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Will Airports Screen for Body Signals?
In an amount upwards of $20 million, the Department of Homeland Security is currently funding a project called ‘Future Attribute Screening Technology’ (FAST) which may soon replace current security protocol in airports, convention centers, mass transit centers, federal buildings and stadiums - essentially anywhere there are security concerns.
FAST utilizes cameras and specialized...
listening to "Paloma Faith - I Just Wait" →
This girl sounds just like Amy Winehouse. I’m so down. #btv
listening to "Bad Company - Feel Like Makin →
The drum break in this song … just wow. I know it makes you all bust an air-drum move. Stop pretending you don’t. #btv
listening to "Golden Girls Theme Song" →
Ahh, such a feel good jingle. This one is dedicated to Efe. And to you, #btv.
listening to "Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway" →
You know, I’ve always been on the fence about the Black Eyed Peas, but this song puts me on their side. Fergie sounds gooood. #btv
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Chicago Gets Smacked in the Face
The world found out on Friday that Rio de Janeiro, Brazil would be the host of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Around the world, most people graciously celebrated Rio’s triumph (because, after all, this was it’s third attempt at hosting the Games) but some Chicagoans were left resentful.
(Sorry to add insult to injury, but I think it should be noted that Chicago was the first city...
listening to "Jay-Z Ft. Drake →
If I weren’t sick (and therefore heading out on the town), this is definitely the song I’d get ready to. On repeat. #btv
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Three Riveting Talks You’ll Want to Listen To
Have you ever visited Ted.com? If not, total fail. It’s an expansive site with a monstrous archive of talks, speeches and performances by all sorts of public figures and organizations. Some are hilarious, some are sociologically powerful, and some are straight up jaw-dropping.
To lure you into checking it out from time to time (new videos are added every week!), I’ve compiled links to three...
September 2009
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Dancing Babies.
I visited my friend in Portland, ME this past weekend, and on Saturday, her mother stopped by her apartment. She noticed the laptop on the bed and immediately insisted on gathering ‘round to watch this hilarious viral video she’d recently seen on Youtube: a baby dancing to Beyonce’s “Single Ladies.”
Of course, we watched. And laughed for a steady five minutes,...
listening to "De la Soul - Me, Myself and I (DJ... →
Ahh… A true old school song that still gets it poppin’.
listening to "Johnny Cash →
This duet is pure gold. So twangy, so fun to sing to. And isn’t that the goal of a good song? One you can sing your heart out to in the car? #btv
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New! BFP Express Caption Contests.
Here’s even more of a reason to pick up the BFP Express when you see it: exercise your intellectual (and comical) abilities by participating in the newly implemented “Caption Contests”. Simply create a caption to go along with the photo, text it to 25543 with the keyword: BFPXCC, and win!
Now, I know you can think of something witty to say there.
And, naturally, prizes are...
listening to "Springsteen - Thunder Road" →
This is such a good song.
listening to "Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek (Tiësto... →
This is probably one of my favorite songs. I did not know Tiesto had remixed it. None of that Jason DeRulo non-sense. Immy rocks..
listening to "Explosions in the Sky - The Birth... →
This one’s a good hump-day song. Love live instrumentals, too. Hope it eases some midday work tensions… without putting you to sleep. #btv
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Technology ... is it the Death of Us?
Okay, so here’s the thing. We live in an uncannily advanced, technological world. Innovation never ceases. Regardless of whether we truly need or even want something new and improved, we’ll get it.
And that’s fine and all, so long as the various technologies are used efficiently, responsibly, and sustainably, serving some purpose that’s helpful or, in the least,...
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The Age of Stupid: Be Smart and See It
And no, I’m not trying to make a blatant reference to our generation. I’m talking about the film that’s going to be released this upcoming Monday. I’m talking about the film that you all need to see.
It’s been referred to as “An Inconvenient Truth, but with a personality” by the LA Times; Ken Livingstone says that “Every single person in this...
listening to "Modest Mouse - The World At Large... →
A sweet live version of a great song by one of the coolest bands alive. This tune is also quite perfect for a rainy day like today, #btv.
listening to "Kate Nash - Birds" →
If I were newly falling in love, this would be my jam. It’s so cute it hurts. No, seriously… I’m in pain. #btv
listening to "Snoop Dogg - Drop It Like It →
Good morning #btv! What an awesome day.. Any amazing plans for the weekend?
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2012: Are We Going to .. Die?
As we steadily creep forward through time, the Maya’s and their alleged predictions about the end of time (December 21, 2012, in case you want to mark it on your calendar) rise to the forefront of prophetic discussions about the future. But it seems like there is a lot of misinterpretation going on.
Sure, the Maya’s were cool. Any ancient civilization that can boast the only complete...
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Where is All Our Money Going?
A mouse was found inside an ATM in La Grande, Oregon with an expensive nest. He used chewed up $20 bills to use at its mattress, pillows, and sheets.
“The mouse, discovered Thursday, had thoroughly torn up two bills and damaged another 14 to line his nest. Employee Millie Taylor says she screamed and slammed the machine’s door shut.” I’d scream too. That’s my money!
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The 2010 Burton Good Book ended up on Kathy...
And we’re all enthralled. So let’s dissect it.
First, it’s got a real classy looking cover. Reddish, leatherish, refined with gold print and gold touches on the pages and an “old-school bookmarking ribbon thingy” according to Efe’s “old-school bookmarking” expertise. (Which is, mind you, quite expansive). Side note: how much do you think Burton...
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Facebook Goes Back to Basics.
Ever find yourself cursing Facebook as you stumble across a friend’s page that’s complete with 28 applications, 13 upcoming events, some stupid thing about Mafia Wars and a laundry-list of responses to a mindless status update? Chances are you do. On the reg.
So for you, and me, and whoever else wishes Facebook would stop excessively adding applications like an Italian adds toppings...
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This is so crazy that I almost don't believe it.
The Bilodeau family of Falmouth Massachusetts embarked on a nice little cruise this past June. While approximately 600 miles off the coast of North Carolina, quite near Bermuda, the daughter, 8-year old Meagan, tossed a bottle containing a letter she wrote into the Atlantic. She hoped someone in a faraway place like Europe, for example, would find it and that they’d become great pen pals.
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Intervale Auction Stays Local, Goes Virtual
Today marks the second day of Burlington’s own Intervale Center Online Auction, which remains open for bidding through September 30th and open for donations through September 18th.
Unlike most traditional auctions, 100% of the profits from this one will stay local, providing support for Intervale Center programs such as farming, local food systems and the upkeep of the Intervale’s...
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Are books becoming obsolete?
There’s a certain reverie that comes with hanging out in a library, surrounded by the thoughts and theories of thousands upon thousands of authors. There’s a tale for every human experience, a poem for every love story, and a story to go along with every moment in history. And, ok, I’ll admit it: the old books smell good. Like, really good.
But it seems like books are being...
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5 More Great Record Finds In #btv
Yusef Lateef: Other Sounds, Downtown Discs - $8
Mr. Lateef is a fantastic jazz musician who is most notable for his flute/sax playing. On this album, he rocks his signature instrument and brings four others along for the ride, and delivers his unique signature to some great tunes. This session was recorded in 1957 and dances circles around many albums released in this period.
Bill Idol:...
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LaToya Jackson Snags Michael's Songs
It’s well known that only hours after Michael Jackson’s death his family brought trucks to his pad and started cleaning it out. Now, it has surfaced that Jackson’s sister LaToya snagged hard drives containing the artist’s unreleased works, including songs he recorded with Ne-Yo, Akon, and will.i.am, plus many songs that were cut from his 1980s albums. Frank DiLeo,...
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Best Afternoon Snacks
If your stomach is growling in the afternoon you want to stop the pain by eatting as soon as possible. Who has the will power to wait until dinner anyway. Be naughty and dive into these delicious sins:
1. Vermonster: Twenty scoops of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, 4 ladles hot fudge, whipped cream, 3 cookies, and a choice of 4 toppings.
2. Big Fatty’s Ribs: Nothing will crench your...
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Who Knew Lots of Rain is Good?
A rainy cool summer may keep you in bed and groggy, but Lake Champlain is benefiting…who knew?!
Mary Watzin, dean of the UVM’s School of Natural Resources, said brisk winds and cool temperatures have kept major algae blooms away from northern Lake Champlain this summer.
At least the algae is gone for those rainy days on the boat….riiiight. Now you have a topic of...
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Israel Offers $1 Million For Proof That Mermaids...
Israel has been positively abuzz with a slew of mermaid sitings off of its coast. No, this isn’t a joke. The Kiryat Yam municipality is taking the reports so seriously it is offering a $1 million reward to anyone who can prove the existence of a mermaid in its waters. All you need is a verifiable photograph.
“Many people are telling us they are sure they’ve seen a mermaid...
August 2009
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5 Spectacular Sporks
Sporks are quite possibly the finest utensils ever designed for eating. They can do it all, and you don’t need a knife when you have your fingers. However, most people think that sporks are stictly zero class plastic pieces of shame that you get at fast food joints. That’s true, but they have a sophisticated side as well. Here are some of the greats.
1. The ThinkGeek Titanium...
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Moose Pardon
Remember Pete the Moose who was saved from a dog attack and raised by a Vermonter? Well the Pete is making state headlines again.
This time he’s getting a pardon by Governor Douglas. A zoo in New Jersey has offered to take Pete in and the state is looking into it. He can’t be released into the wild for frear of Cronic Wasting Disease.
Dozens of people protested infront of...
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Texting And Driving May Become Illegal Nationally
A recent Virginia Tech study showed that drivers are 23 times more likely to get into a crash if they are texting. Plain old dialing and calling some one increased the odds by 6. This shouldn’t come as a huge surprise, as one can reasonably assume that taking your eyes off the road and a hand off the steering wheel will probably create a hazard.
14 states have already made texting while...
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The Russian Navy Chases UFOs, Decides To Share
The Russian Navy has recently declassified their records of UFO encounters. Oddly, most of them take place in or around the water. They are most often seen in the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean, in the southern part of the Bermuda Triangle, and also in the Caribbean Sea. Military divers describe the unknown life forms as “a group of humanoid creatures dressed in silvery...
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Rumored Apple Tablet Will Be A Game Changer
I usually don’t like touch screen interfaces. They always seem clunky, unresponsive, and less useful than their equally priced non-touch counterparts. Enter the iPhone and iPod Touch, and Apple introduced something that wasn’t perfect, but was dramatically better than any other touch based platform that came before it. It has an operating system that makes sense for its...
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Which American Accent Do You Have?
I’m obsessed with accents. YOUTHINK.com has a cool accent survey that I took. It seems pretty accurate and asks 17 questions about how you pronounce words.
My results came out as Neutral. What will your results be? I don’t know…thick Vermont accent? Take it!
You probably don’t have this accent, but who knows…
Michael Schumacher Returns To F1 Racing
As some of you are aware, Felipe Massa, the Ferrari driver who won at Schumacher’s last race, was hit in the head by a suspension piece during a qualifying run at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Fortunately, Massa is going to be fine, although he may suffer permanent damage to his eye. Hopefully he will have a 100% recovery.
Ever since that happened, rumors have been flying that Michael Schumacher,...
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Slim PS3; Happening Or Not?
For months the internet has been positively abuzz with rumors of the PS3 slim, a trimmed down model with fewer parts, all the same features, and a nicer price. Spy photos allegedly leaked directly from the Sony factory (below), but those have never been confirmed.
Why bother talking about this now? Well, Amazon Germany put the PS3 Slim on their website, and then promptly removed it after...
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Dogs With Sunglasses are Cool
A dog in China is always seen wearing sunglasses. His owner put them on him to protect his eyes from the sun. Now if the owner doesn’t put the sun glasses on the dog, he’ll bark non-stop. This dog is just badass…
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Best Places to Find a Job
The 5 best places to find a job are:
1. North Dakota
2. Nebraska
3. South Dakota
4. Utah
5. Wyoming
(based on June unemployment numbers)
It seems that it might have something to do with living out West. Maybe it’s all that snow removal that is creating jobs.
The worst state to find employment is…Michigan. Vermont is 13th on the list. Maybe I could move to Alaska and become an...
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The Internet War Over Paula Abdul
Fox has just confirmed that Paula Abdul isn’t coming back, and Paula made a bunch of weepy tweets about it. Bonnie Fuller called her a liar about 30 minutes later. Is this the final nail in the coffin or another publicity stunt? With Seacrest getting $45 million and Simon allegedly getting over $100 million (not confirmed), one would think that Fox could hold on to Paula. I suspect the...
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2 Funky Phresh Burlington Free Press Employees
This is Kathy Soulia, Senior Client Strategist. She is a fine mama of money making. She loves to tell people what to do in the office, but when she goes out to lunch at Rooney’s, they tell her what to eat. She lives to generate as much capital for her clients as she possibly can, but despises paperwork. She absolutely, positively would never ever re-name the Burlington Free Press...