Gangnam Style has about a billion views, recently surpassing Justin Bieber to become the number one most-viewed YouTube video of all time.
So, of course, JibJab got in the game. They’ve launched a Gangnam Style video that you can personalize with your face (or a friend’s face). Here's what it looks like.
Hope you are having a happy and fun holiday season.
I had the perfect holiday gift planned. We were going to go to Cirque du Soleil's 'Kooza' show. Jennifer and Zach both missed an earlier show because they were out of town. Cirque is magical enough that I didn't mind seeing it again. So, when I saw a daily deal touting "Kazoo La La' at the Cirque Theater, I jumped on it.
On the day of the show, we got dressed up and drove downtown. Our GPS told us to go one way;
but I remembered where the show was ... only it wasn't there. Since it was
approaching curtain time and we were feeling the time pressure, I followed the GPS to its destination and tried not to argue.
There was a huge line, and very little organization or process (which we thought was very unlike our prior experiences with Cirque du Soleil). Nonetheless, we get to our seats, the curtain rises, and we laugh that someone struggling to do a circus act. Then we start to
look at each other, because it dawns on us that the person struggling is not a clown pretending to struggle, is truly someone who's not very good at what they're doing.
To make a long story short, we bought a ticket to see Kazoo La La, which in no shape or form is related to Cirque du Soleil's Kooza.
Yes, it was disappointing, and we left at the intermission. However, we had a great time. We laughed at the show and ourselves. Then we took the extra time we had
went to
marble slab creamery for ice cream.
The point is, it's not what
happens,
it's what you do.
This is true in trading, in business, and in life. All you can control is how you show up, what you focus on, and what you make something mean. The quality of the experience is still up to you.
I wish you peace and happiness for the holiday season.
It that time of year again. Wow, how time flies.
To my Jewish friends, Happy Chanukah.
As a gift to all of you, here is "The Chanukah Song," performed by comedian Adam Sandler on Saturday Night Live. It became an instant classic, since he first performed it in 1994.
Here is the video.
Here is the Wikipedia post about the Chanukah Song.
He has updated it since then. Here is Sandler's Version 2.
And, here is Sandler's Version 3. Hope you enjoy them ... and best wishes for a happy holiday season.
The Fiscal Cliff Meets the Mayan Calendar ... Worried?
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.
There is something satisfying about a "Perfectly Timed Photo". Click to see others.
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.
Here is a clip of Jimmy Fallon and Christina Aguilera using office supplies and used them as instruments to perform Christina's "Your Body."
Here is the "Instrument" list:
stapler, iPhone keypad, coffee pots with pencil drumsticks, roll of sticky tape, water cooler jug, tissue box & elastic band guitar, spiral notebook (a.k.a. the "tear snare"), keyboard washboard, paper clip shaker, and scissors.
Innovative, talented, and pretty cool.
This photo would be so "perfect" ...
However, all you see on the Internet is not necessarily true. Oh well, it is still funny.
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.
How rich is "Rich"?
There’s rich. There’s starting quarterback rich. And then there’s founder-of-Facebook rich.
But when you’re talking about the richest person ever, you have to go all the way to Timbuktu in the 14th century.
CelebrityNetWorth.com has assembled a list of the 25 richest people who ever lived, adjusted for inflation.
Topping the list is Mansa Musa I, ruler of the Malian Empire until 1337. His net worth of $400 billion was amassed through his empire’s production of more than half of the world’s supply of gold and salt.
Many of the others on the list will be more familiar. Interesting.
There is no escaping "Gangnam Style," the meteoric dance craze performed by South Korean rapper Psy.
OK, it has a catchy tune and fun dance moves ... but how do you explain the incredible global response to "Gangnam Style," a song that's almost entirely in Korean?
Steven Colbert's Take on High Frequency Trading
Stephen Colbert interviewed Christopher Steiner, author of "Automate This: How Algorithms Came To Rule Our World".
As you'd expect in a Colbert segment, there is lot's of 'truthiness' mixed in with the humor.
For example:
To hear the worst that could happen, watch this video.
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Here is a link to Steiner's Twitter feed.
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