Attention Beatles fans! This is one for the collection. A picture of the band crossing Abbey Road from right-to-left, instead of left-to-right, goes up for auction in London on Tuesday. All of the members are wearing shoes in this picture, and Paul's not holding a cigarette. What will the Beatles conspiracy theorists say now?
May is Bike To Work Month, and Friday is Bike To Work Day. I'm a pretty avid cyclist, but in the recreational category. My excuse for not riding to work more frequently is that I come in at 4:30am, and I need to listen tot he news on the way in so I know what's happening before I go on the air. But I do love the feeling of riding so early, especially this time of year. It's just starting to get light, the air is fresh, the birds are singing . . . . .a very invigorating way to begin the day. So I'm going to ride tomorrow, and I hope you try it too.
Click here for details of Bike To Work Day activities. And to make things easier, you do get some support along the way. Here's an interactive map of commute stations where you can rest and refuel on your ride in to work. Some stations have mechanics if you have bike trouble or you need some air in your tires:
On Sunday afternoon, there's going to be a solar eclipse, and we may actually get to see it here in Washington. At 5:24pm, the moon will slide in front of the sun and block 94f percent of its light. We'll see a ring of fire in the sky. Well, if it's not cloudy, that is. And it probably will be. Here's the scoop:
Oh yeah, you know you're not supposed to look directly at the sun during an eclipse, right? Here's a little craft project that'll let you see what's happening. You can build a pinhole projector. Let me know how that works for you.
SoCal duo Best Coast (Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno) is back with a new album that just came out this week called The Only Place. The title track is below and it's about as light, beachy and poppy as you can expect out of a duo from Southern California. Not that it's a bad thing! (Let's be honest, I wouldn't post it if it sucked.) Great summer listening.
Best Coast will be at the Neptune on Tuesday, May 22nd!
SoCal duo Best Coast (Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno) is back with a new album that just came out this week called The Only Place. The title track is below and it's about as light, beachy and poppy as you can expect out of a duo from Southern California. Not that it's a bad thing! (Let's be honest, I wouldn't post it if it sucked.) Great summer listening.
Best Coast will be at the Neptune on Tuesday, May 22nd!
Unfortunately, our string of sunny skies will probably end with rain tomorrow, but between the clouds on Sunday, we could witness a partial annular eclipse. An annular eclipse is when the moon covers the sun, but leaves a ring of sunlight around it. We won't be able to see the full eclipse (unless you're going to Bend, OR for the weekend...) but we will see a partial eclipse. They are predicting the best time to watch will be between 4:45pm and 5:45pm on Sunday.
I think we can all agree that The View is pretty much unwatchable. But yesterday President Obama showed up and the women of The View quizzed him about pop culture. He actually did pretty well:
So POTUS likes The Avengers and Modern Family, and he DVRs Mad Men and eats chips and guacamole. Good to know. I guess it's good that this president has some awareness of the lives of average Americans, but then I think -- does he have nothing better to do than sit on a couch with five screaming women? I have a headache after watching four minutes of the show. Do people really sit through the whole thing?
