Category Archives: Video

4-Ball in the corner. On Table #3.

By Jesse, himself. | Published: April 11, 2008

Since I’ve been too swamped to write a decent post, I thought I’d post a video of someone with too much time on their hands. Enjoy.

Jill Bolte Taylor – My stroke of insight.

By Jesse, himself. | Published: March 17, 2008

Peter Flaschner — who always seem to find the most inspiring and eclectic slices-of-life — turned me on to this extraordinary presentation. Anyone familiar with the Ted Talks site knows that this conference of Ideas Worth Spreading is a bag of wisdom-nuggets. Few are as powerful as this one. It’s 18 minutes long; it’s a [...]

Also posted in Life | 5 Comments

Reporter Hates Anchor. Anchor Hates Reporter.

By Jesse, himself. | Published: March 11, 2008

Also posted in CatchAll | Tagged funny, Video | 3 Comments

Grizzly.

By Jesse, himself. | Published: October 15, 2007

At risk of turning this blog into a repository for found videos, I couldn’t resist posting this classic that was sent to me by my good friend Tony. I had heard about a documentary on this guy in the early nineties – he was creating a bear-proof suit. Seeing it set to music – well, [...]

Also posted in Brogue Craic | 5 Comments

Murph: This One’s For You…

By Jesse, himself. | Published: September 28, 2007

When I first started watching this, I thought it was going to be the typical musical-ride car spot. I couldn’t have been more wrong.

Also posted in Brogue Craic | 3 Comments

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