You Didn't Build That

Morning Walk along Lambert's Cove

Another great painting of Makonikey Head and Split Rock by Vineyard artist Ken Vincent.

Morning Walk, 2012 ~ Kenneth Vincent

NHL Lockout

Gary Bettman, NHL Commissioner

Here we go again.

Offical NHL statement, er, propaganda:

"Despite the expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the National Hockey League has been, and remains, committed to negotiating around the clock to reach a new CBA that is fair to the Players and to the 30 NHL teams.

Thanks to the conditions fostered by seven seasons under the previous CBA, competitive balance has created arguably the most meaningful regular season in pro sports; a different team has won the Stanley Cup every year; fans and sponsors have agreed the game is at its best, and the League has generated remarkable growth and momentum. While our last CBA negotiation resulted in a seismic change in the League's economic system, and produced corresponding on-ice benefits, our current negotiation is focused on a fairer and more sustainable division of revenues with the Players -- as well as other necessary adjustments consistent with the objectives of the economic system we developed jointly with the NHL Players' Association seven years ago. Those adjustments are attainable through sensible, focused negotiation -- not through rhetoric.

This is a time of year for all attention to be focused on the ice, not on a meeting room. The League, the Clubs and the Players all have a stake in resolving our bargaining issues appropriately and getting the puck dropped as soon as possible. We owe it to each other, to the game and, most of all, to the fans."

iPhone 5 - Bigger, Lighter & Faster?

Jimmy Kimmel has some fun with iPhone fanboys and girls. Great example of the power of positive brand associations.



And, here's an effective photo showing some of the real improvements.

More Split Rock Hijinks

9/11 Remembered

It's a sunny and crisp September day, a Tuesday.

As it was 11 years ago today.

"The September 11 Digital Archive uses electronic media to collect, preserve, and present the history of September 11, 2001 and its aftermath. The Archive contains more than 150,000 digital items, a tally that includes more than 40,000 emails and other electronic communications, more than 40,000 first-hand stories, and more than 15,000 digital images. In September 2003, the Library of Congress accepted the Archive into its collections, an event that both ensured the Archive's long-term preservation and marked the library's first major digital acquisition."

The New Yorker Caption Contest

Serving up some red meat for readers of The New Yorker, this week's caption contest - entries due September 9 - should be a doozy.

Paul Noth ~ The New Yorker

Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton is on the other side of the world in China during the Democratic National Convention. Bill, on the other hand, will be center stage on Tuesday night, in Biden's slot. Maybe Obama will dump "the smile with a body behind it" after all? Either way, there's little affection between these Presidents according to this New Yorker article, Let's Be Friends:

"Tim Russert told me that, according to his sources, Bill Clinton, in an effort to secure an endorsement for Hillary from Ted Kennedy, said to Kennedy, 'A few years ago, this guy would have been carrying our bags.' "

September  18 postscript:
Here are the three caption finalists, vote here:

	"They keep watch on the offshore accounts." Submitted by Michael Vorenberg, Barrington, R.I.
	"They used to face left." Submitted by Jeffrey Hutchins, Black Mountain, N.C.
	"Fortunately, they only cover one per cent of the island." Submitted by Tod Goldberg, Indio, Calif.