Song of the Day - "With A Little Help From My Friends"

Erik Sanjurjo: Happy to be home from adventure.Heard this song on road in P.R.Thought it was an appropriate sentiment.Do appreciate the support that I've gotten.

With A Little Help From My Friends by The Beatles

What would you think if I sang out of tune,
Would you stand up and walk out on me.
Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song,
And I'll try not to sing out of key.
Oh I get by with a little help from my friends,
Mmm,I get high with a little help from my friends,
Mmm, I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends.

Do you need anybody?
I need somebody to love.
Could it be anybody?
I want somebody to love.

What do I do when my love is away.
(Does it worry you to be alone)
How do I feel by the end of the day
(Are you sad because you're on your own)
No, I get by with a little help from my friends,
Mmm, get high with a little help from my friends,
Mmm, gonna to try with a little help from my friends

Do you need anybody?
I need somebody to love.
Could it be anybody?
I want somebody to love.

Would you believe in a love at first sight?
Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time.
What do you see when you turn out the light?
I can't tell you, but I know it's mine.
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends,
Mmm I get high with a little help from my friends,
Oh, I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends

Do you need anybody?
I just need someone to love.
Could it be anybody?
I want somebody to love

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends,
Mmm, gonna try with a little help from my friends
Ooh, I get high with a little help from my friends
Yes I get by with a little help from my friends,
with a little help from my friends

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBDF04fQKtQ&feature=related
[Beatles version]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIKBq9TeFlw
[Joe Cocker live version]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrOY6myQz4g&feature=related
[live version with Paul McCartney]

Quote of the Day - Warren Hellman

"Money is like manure. If you hold on to it, it stinks. But if you spread it around, good things grow." - Warren Hellman, the banjo-picking, bluegrass-loving venture capitalist and philanthropist.

Source: Rainey, James. "Bay Area News Project has high hopes, few employees," Los Angeles Times, 3/10/10.

played it safe 2day & didn't leave the office. U never know when the Ides of March will strike again. Also, have no friends named Brutus. ;)

Hart on Obama's Inheritance & Expectations

... Indeed, virtually all the major problems we face are interrelated. They don't operate separately. The economy (jobs) is related to trade which is related to international finance which is related to energy which is related to military operations which is related to foreign policy, and on and on.

President Obama inherited two wars, his critics must be reminded. They required, and received, considerable presidential attention. Few presidents in recent memory have entered office with so much unfinished business: the worst financial crisis in 75 years and two wars.

... be grateful we have a president who can do more than one thing at a time.

Source: Hart, Gary. "One Thing at a Time," Huffington Post, 3/15/10.

Quote of the Day - Anna Sewell

There is no religion without love, and people may talk as much as they like about their religion, but if it does not teach them to be good and kind to man and beast it is all a sham . . .

Source: Sewell, Anna. Black Beauty

Cartoon - Predictions

played basketball & then soccer today--burning 2,500 cals & getting the HR up to 188. Now craving the homemade pie in the fridge. Earned it!

thinks The Marriage Ref is a guilty pleasure that needs some work but Larry David, Madonna & Ricky Gervais were absolutely hysterical.

off to City Club on Bunker Hill for the Pat Brown Institute's "Envisioning L.A.'s Economic Future" Panel. KPCC's Shirley Jahad is moderating.

wondering if it's full moon in Burbank? Willie Davis dies. Corey Haim found dead. Amy Beck, Jordan Middle School teacher, turns herself in.

listening to the Dropkick Murphys and memorizing the lyrics to "Jump Around" in anticipation of St. Patrick's Day next week. No blarney. ;)

it's the hypocrisy we hate. This one's for you Senator Ashburn: http://ping.fm/8ZINl

Samuelson on Millennials

"As baby boomers retire, higher federal spending on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid may boost Millennials' taxes and squeeze other government programs. It will be harder to start and raise families. Millennials could become the chump generation. They could suffer for their elders' economic sins, particularly the failure to confront the predictable costs of baby boomers' retirement."

Source: Samuelson, Robert. J. Op-Ed "Will Millennials become the chump generation?" Washington Post, 3/8/10.

Pop Culture of the Day: Mint Julep

3: ingredients in a Mint Julep (bourbon, mint, simple syrup).

Source: Hoffman, Davd. 2009. Pop Culture By the Numbers Tess Press: New York, p.79.

Rule No. 147 "Chest Hair"

Chest hair will be back in style by autumn 2010.

Source: Esquire. 2008. "Esquire: The Rules," Hearst Books: New York, p. 58.