Ranking Beatles Songs

Ranking every Beatles song in order is a near-impossible project, but one that offers plenty of fodder for arguments. Let the discussion begin: Playing The Beatles Backwards: The Ultimate Countdown (via kottke)

The Big Picture Inauguration Photos

As always, The Big Picture has some amazing photographs, this time of The Inauguration of President Barack Obama. The third one — a satellite photo of the National Mall — really gives you a “holy crap!” shot of the number of people there.

Final Bush Coverage

…courtesy of The Onion: Bush Spends Day Feverishly Booby-Trapping Desk Vice Presidential Handlers Lure Cheney Into Traveling Crate Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency

The Kids & their Friends

I’ve been wanting to get back into shooting photos lately. The recent snowstorms provided a good subject, but my dislike of cold + laziness kept me inside. But I really have to keep practicing, so I had the kids show off their favorite stuffed animal while I played with the off-camera flash.

2008 Soundtrack

2008 Soundtrack

This is the fourth year of my annual soundtrack project, and here is this year’s summary of my musical tastes. Again, the only rule is that the songs chosen have to fit on a regular audio CD. Listen on Apple Music (except for *) Thes One: “Gate City Savings And Loan” The Shins: “Little Boxes” …

2008 Christmas Card: The Beatles

The Beatles: A Hard Day’s Night This is the card that started it all. We just did it on a whim — no real planning — but many of our family & friends said “you have to do this every year!” So here we are…

Yankees Trying to Buy Their 27th

Since I don’t follow football, basketball, hockey or NASCAR, the months between October and March are just a countdown to spring training. So while I’ve heard that some Boston-area teams are doing well, I still follow only off-season baseball. So far the Yankees have signed both C.C. Sabathia and A.J. Burnett — with more to …

iPhone Site Design

What do I do on a Sunday evening after the kids are in bed? Why, optimize one of my personal websites for iPhone viewing…for fun! So now if you view a Sinko podcast on your iPhone or iPod touch, the layout will be optimized for your smaller screen. And yes, I know: