Posts Tagged ‘Diversions’
Daily Diversion: Bambi in the news
Thursday, April 8th, 2010How should we deal with the media’s bizarre obsession with deer? Sing a funny song, naturally.
Daily Diversion: Bizarre political ad
Friday, February 5th, 2010Crazy? Or sheer genius?
Daily Diversion: Urban cattle drive
Sunday, January 31st, 2010When you work a weekend shift at a newspaper, you never know what kind of story you’re going to cover. Some are kind of lame, but I liked this annual cattle drive on Houston Street in downtown San Antonio. I covered this event a few years ago and Abe Levy wrote the most recent story about the cattle drive, which kicks off the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. I took this video of it last year when Jen and I were downtown on my day off. Good times.
Daily Diversion: How to report the news
Friday, January 29th, 2010Brilliant.
Daily Diversion: 1980s TV news promo
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010The suit at the 18 second mark is 100 percent pure awesome.
(Hat tip: Boing Boing)
Daily Diversion: Hitching a ride with air show pilots
Friday, November 6th, 2009I hope Billy Calzada took his Dramamine for this sweet video of air show pilots doing their thing.
Daily Diversion: Epic commercial
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009Who says there’s no truth in advertising? I would buy a mobile home from this guy. Check out more independent commercials here.
Daily Diversion: Sling shot man
Friday, September 11th, 2009One of the longest — and most interesting — TV stories I’ve ever watched.
Daily Diversion: My new baby!
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
Baby Pete Tedesco: 7 pounds, 1 ounce of total cuteness.