Born Again American, watch, listen, read...

by Keith Carradine

Just a workin’ man without a job
It got shipped off to China via Washington, D.C.
And I know I’m nothin’ special, there are plenty more like me
Just the same
I thought I knew the rules of the game

I stood up for this country that I love
I came back from the desert to a wife and kids to feed
I’m not sayin’ Uncle Sam should give me what I need
My offer stands
I’ll pull my weight you give me half a chance

I went up to a congressman and said to him “you know
Our government is letting people down”
He said he’d need a lot of help to buck the status-quo
I said there was a bunch of us around

I’m a Born Again American, conceived in Liberty
My Bible and the Bill of Rights, my creed’s equality
I’m a Born Again American, my country ‘tis of me
And everyone who shares the dream from sea to shining sea

My brother’s welding chassis at the plant
He’s earning what our granddad did in 1948
While CEOs count bonuses behind the castle gates
How can they see
When all they care about’s the do re mi

It’s getting where there’s nowhere left to turn
Not since the crash of twenty-nine have things been so unfair
So many of our citizens are living in despair
The time has come
To reaffirm that hope’s not just for some

The promise of America’s surrendering to greed
The rule is just look out for number one
But brace yourself ‘cause some of us have sown a different seed
A harvest of the spirit has begun

I’m a Born Again American conceived in liberty
My Bible and The Bill Of Rights
My creed’s equality
A Born Again American, my country ‘tis of me
And everyone who shares the dream from sea to shining sea

It’s clear my country’s soul is on the line
She’s hungering for something that she lost along the way
The principle the framers called upon us to obey
That in this land
The people’s will must have the upper hand

I felt the calling once before and took a sacred vow
And faithful to that vow I have remained
I hear the calling once again, my country needs me now
And to her cause I have been re-ordained

I’m a Born Again American conceived in liberty
My Bible and the Bill Of Rights, all people living free
A Born Again American, my country ‘tis of me
And everyone who shares the dream
From sea to shining sea
And everyone who shares the dream
From sea to shining sea
A M E R I C A

Baby Boomers, Born to be Wild

Cute cartoon video of baby boomers singing a very twisted version of Steppenwolf's " Born To Be Wild"...

the new world of working with millenials (aka Gen Y)

the new world of work



http://www.askgeny.com/




Millenial Generation

Season 7 Trailer for 24 Leaked on YouTube

ok, be forewarned...

you must love LOLCATS and Jack Bauer in 24 to enjoy this.

Shift Happens, the text

Here is the text from "Shift Happens", video from Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod. Important thought- and conversation-provoking commentary about trends that are coming at us, and fast!

SHIFT HAPPENS

Did you know . . .

Sometimes size does matter.

If you’re one in a million in China . . .

There are 1,300 people just like you.

In India, there are 1,100 people just like you.

The 25% of the population in China with the highest IQ’s . . .

Is greater than the total population of North America.

In India, it’s the top 28%.

Translation for teachers:

They have more honors kids than we have kids.

Did you know . . .

China will soon become the number one English speaking country in the world.

If you took every single job in the U.S. today and shipped it to China . . .

China would still have a labor surplus.

During the course of this 8 minute presentation . . .

60 babies will be born in the U.S.

244 babies will be born in China.

351 babies will be born in India.

The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that today’s learner will have 10-14 jobs . . .

By the age of 38.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor . . .

1 out of 4 workers today is working for a company they have been employed by for less than

one year.

More than 1 out of 2 are working for a company they have worked for for less than five years.

According to former Secretary of Education Richard Riley . . .

The top 10 in-demand jobs in 2010 didn’t exist in 2004.

We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist . . .

Using technologies that haven’t been invented . . .

In order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.

Name this country . . .

Richest in the World

Largest Military

Center of world business and finance

Strongest education system

World center of innovation and invention

Currency the world standard of value

Highest standard of living

England.

In 1900.

Did you know . . .

The U.S. is 20th in the world in broadband Internet penetration.

(Luxembourg just passed us.)

In 2002 alone Nintendo invested more than $140 million in research and development.

The U.S. Federal Government spent less than half as much on Research and Innovation in Education.

1 out of every 8 couples married in the U.S. last year met online.

There are over 100 million registered users of MySpace. (August 2006)

If MySpace were a country, it would be the 11th-largest in the world (between Japan and Mexico).

*The average MySpace page is visited 30 times a day.

Did you know . . .

We are living in exponential times.

There are over 2.7 billion searches performed on Google each month.

To whom were these questions addressed B.G.?

(Before Google)

The number of text messages sent and received every day exceeds the population of the planet.

There are about 540,000 words in the English language . . .

About 5 times as many as during Shakespeare’s time.

More than 3,000 new books are published . . .

Daily.

It’s estimated that a week’s worth of New York Times . . .

Contains more information than a person was likely to come across in a lifetime in the 18th century.

It’s estimated that 40 exabytes (that’s 4.0 x 1019) of unique new information will be generated worldwide this year.

That’s estimated to be more than in the previous 5,000 years.

The amount of new technical information is doubling every 2 years.

It’s predicted to double every 72 hours by 2010.

Third generation fiber optics has recently been separately tested by NEC and Alcatel . . .

That pushes 10 trillion bits per second down one strand of fiber.

That’s 1,900 CDs or 150 million simultaneous phone calls every second.

It’s currently tripling about every 6 months and is expected to do so for at least the next 20 years.

The fiber is already there, they’re just improving the switches on the ends.

Which means the marginal cost of these improvements is effectively...

$0.

Predictions are that e-paper will be cheaper than real paper.

47 million laptops were shipped worldwide last year.

The $100 laptop project is expecting to ship between 50 and 100 million laptops a year to children in underdeveloped countries.

Predictions are that by 2013 a supercomputer will be built that exceeds the computation capability of the Human Brain . . .

By 2023, a $1,000 computer will exceed the computation capability of the Human Brain . . .

First grader Abby (the author's daughter) will be just 23 years old and beginning her (first) career . . .

And while technical predictions further out than about 15 years are hard to do . . .

Predictions are that by 2049 a $1,000 computer will exceed the computational capabilities of the human race.

What does it all mean?

Shift Happens.

Now you know . . .

For more information, or to join the conversation, please visit:

http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/2006/08/did-you-know.html

http://shifthappens.wikispaces.com/

Holidaze revisited, including a Soulja Video

Soulja Kids Remix

Click either pic below for more pictures of our Christmas visit to NY. This is Bert with his brother Doug's son, Parker, who pauses/poses whenever he sees a camera (i.e "ham"):


Click below for spooky Halloween kid pics:

Citizen Soldier, great video, song and message

The National Guard is a direct descendant of the militias of the 17th Century American colonies before a professional, full-time military was even considered. If my research proves correct and up-to-date, our current military efforts abroad consist of 60% standing military and 40% National Guard and Reserves. {please correct me if I'm wrong!}

This video (experienced in a theater recently as part of the movie previews) has some truly great symbolism and pays tribute to the selfless deeds of the "citizen soldier" from our humble beginnings as a country through World Wars and to today in both war and natural disaster.

3 Doors Down (and their MySpace page)
National Guard Promotion

Citizen Soldier
Lyrics

Beyond the boundries of your city's lights.
Stand the heroes waiting for your cries.
So many times you did not bring this on yourself.
When the moment finally comes, I'll be there to help.

On that day, when you need your brothers and sisters to care.
I'll be right here.

[[Chorus]]
Citizen soldiers.
Holding the light for the ones that we guide from the dark of despair.
Standing on guard for the ones that we've sheltered.
We'll always be ready because we will always be there.

When there's people crying in the streets.
When they're starving for a meal to eat.
When they simply need a place to make their beds.
Right here underneath my wing, you can rest your head.

On that day, when you need your brothers and sisters to care.
I'll be right here.

[[Chorus]]

Hope and pray, that you never need me.
The rest assured I will not let you down.
I walk beside you, but you may not see me.
The strongest among you may not wear a crown.

On the day when you need your brothers and sisters to care.
I'll be right here.
On that day when you don't have strength for the burning you bear.
I'll be right here.

[[Chorus]]
Citizen Soldier lyrics on http://www.metrolyrics.com/

HERO

Warning: This is long (7 minutes) but well worth watching to the end. A great tribute for Veteran's Day.

Happy Haunting

Be sure to watch all of Halloween Haunts on WHRO and listen on WHRV. Also available via iTunes.

Family Photo Album 2007

Family Photo Album 2006

The Renaissance Festival, Sterling NY, August 2006:



Riding the Elephant



At the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Syracuse NY, August 2006



Welcome to Harrisonburg VA on July 4, 2006



Bertel Climbs the Rock Wall



Only the Good Die Young



Jillian Climbs the Rock Wall at Massanutten Mountain



The Kids Visit us in Virginia July 2006

On the Massanutten Ski Lift--Climbing, Singing and a Deer Sighting



At Massanutten WaterPark



Bert Body Surfs at Massanutten WaterPark



Playing Mini Golf





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Schmidt Family Reunion at Covewood Lodge in Adirondacks, NY made famous by murder in the early 1900's and even made into the movie "A Place in the Sun" starring Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift





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Jillian goofs around


Bertel practices for baseball


Bert and Missy are crazy!


Bertel plays baseball




And for more Schmidt Family pics and video:
WELCOME TO BARB & DICK’S HOMEPAGE

At Covewood Lodge in Adirondacks, NY
Mark & Marie on teeter-totter with the kids
That's Doug in the background

The Schmidt Clan, Bert playing photographer

Missy playing photographer

Barb and Grandkids

L to R: Mark, Barb, Linda, Bert, Doug

The Guttenbergers, L to R: Tom, Egan, Morgan, Casey, Linda, Corey

Jillian poses in front of the lodge

And Bertel poses!

Jillian receives flowers after her debut performance in "The Wiz"

Bertel helps dad do dishes!

Jillian receives flowers from dad after her Dance Recital


and poses with her classmates


Jillian's 9th Birthday Party



And at Monsters, Inc. on Ice

Evolution of Dance

#1 Most Viewed All Time Video and #1 Top Rated Video on YouTube.com



http://www.evolutionofdance.com/ Check out the website, too!

Here's a list of the songs:

Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
The Twist - Chubby Checker
Stayin' Alive - The Bee Gees
Y.M.C.A. - The Village People
Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
Keep On - The Brady Bunch
Greased Lightnin' - John Travolta
You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
Billy Jean - Michael Jackson
Thriller - Michael Jackson
Oompa Loompa - Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Mr. Roboto - Styx
Break Dance (Electric Boogie) - West Street Mob
Walk Like An Egyptian - The Bangles
The Chicken Dance - Bob Karnes
Mony Mony - Billy Idol
Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice
U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer
Love Shack - The B-52's
Apache - The Sugarhill Gang
Jump Around - House of Pain
Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot
Tubthumping - Chumbawaba
What Is Love - Haddaway
Cotton Eye Joe - Rednex
Macarena - Los Del Rio
Bye Bye Bye - N'Sync
Lose Yourself - Eminem
Hey Ya! - Outkast
Dirt Off Your Shoulder - Jay-Z
Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice ("Yo, let's get outta here. Word to your mother")
Bye Bye Bye - N'Sync ("Bye, bye, bye")