A Renewable Marriage License

I came across this song today that I thought was a fantastic concept!

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Why Didn’t Volvo Trucks Save Epic Split Commercial for Super Bowl?

Every now and then, I see a commercial that just completely wows me. This time, it’s by Volvo Trucks showing off the stability of their dynamic steering with Jean-Claude Van Damme in the slowly jaw dropping commercial below.

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My 23andMe Genotyping DNA Tune!

This is a cute feature by 23andMe’s genotyping result, to convert one’s DNA results into a short little 8 second tune. Easy enough to blog about, too.

How does it work?

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Stompin’ Tom Connor Dies :-(

And a hockey game just broke out of a kitchen party that just broke out in Heaven…

The Wayne Gretzky of Canadian music, legend Stompin’ Connors just passed away at the age of 77 of natural causes. The press release on his website is below. I sure hope he was watching or dreaming of a hockey game, or singing or doing something he loved. He will surely be greatly missed!

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Country Style Somewhere Over the Rainbow, by Ian Tyson

I’ve heard the famous song, (Somewhere) Over the Rainbow, in many, many styles, but not country… until today. I found out about this very moving rendition by Canadian country legend, Ian Tyson, via a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation series called Rainbow Battle pitting different renditions against one another. Ian’s performance completely took me by surprise and entranced me, I must say! Have a listen!

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