Back to Life!

My return to the blogosphere has little to nothing to do with spores, barium, or Soviets, but if Metallica can be resuscitated by Rick Rubin...maybe this blogging thing might work again.

Carl Discusses Recent Sporting Events

Cool song.

So I certainly no lomger have my finger on the pulse of what the kids are listening to these days, but I did come across this song that's only a year or so old that I dug. Gotta give ups every now and then to what the horn-rimmed glasses and sweater vest set is listening to I suppose.

I love this clip, even after hundreds of viewings...

now if only I can figure out how to upload Fletch...

Picture of Bub

This is an anonymous blog, so to quell any interest in what it is I look like, I've included a picture.

An Unexpected Take on an Old Classic

OK, so all she really does is use the lyrics, but it's cool nonetheless.

A Particularly Strong Yale Class of 2012?

Greg Mankiw on Harvard's decision to end its early action application program:

I don't make many forecasts on this blog, but here is one off-the-cuff. I bet that with Harvard and Princeton out of the picture, applications to Yale's nonbinding single-choice early action program will see a considerable boost next year. The interesting question is whether a significant number of top candidates, once admitted by Yale, will choose to forgo a Harvard application altogether.